Denisa

Joined August 2020

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I Read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and It Transformed How I View Finance
I’m not going to lie. When I opened Rich Dad, Poor Dad and got to reading, I was struck by how repetitive and quite poorly written the book is. I even considered ditching it, thinking to myself, “How can there be such hype around this book?”
By Denisa9 months ago in Lifehack
5 Quick Tips to Avoid Scammers on Upwork
I love Upwork. Okay, that may be too strong a word. As a platform that’s full of people who want to pay you 5 dollars for a 1000-word article and then ask for 3 more revisions, Upwork isn’t exactly the freelancing heaven.
By Denisa11 months ago in Lifehack
I Tried Meditating in a Lucid Dream — Here’s What Happened
I’m the kind of person who gets extremely excited about everything that goes beyond the scope of what we consider to be real.
By Denisa12 months ago in Longevity
Freelancing Is Sustainable on One Condition: You Turn Into a Hamster
I love being a freelancer. I set my own hours and rates, I don’t have to sit in on long work meetings that lead nowhere, and the introvert inside me squeals with happiness each time a new contract is opened without any face-to-face interaction.
By Denisa12 months ago in Motivation
Running Out of Ideas? Take a Shower and Experience the Power of “Incubation”
As a writer, I sometimes run out of ideas. And it feels dreadful. It’s like jumping into a pool of glistening cool water on a hot summer day only to hit the hard bottom.
By Denisaabout a year ago in Lifehack
Why Telling Yourself You’re a Writer Will Ultimately Transform You Into One
In June 2020, I made a significant change in my life that’s led to my earning thousands of dollars doing what I love — writing.
By Denisaabout a year ago in Journal
“The Pixel Theory” Really Puts Our Idea of Success Into Perspective
I can’t wait to drink margaritas at a beach in Thailand, bathe in the ridiculous amount of money I’ve made doing something I love, and live the best life ever.
By Denisaabout a year ago in Motivation
Women Are Tired of Hearing Men Talk About Crypto. I’m Tired of Women’s Ignorance
I’ll be honest. I’ve always thought cryptocurrency was way too complicated for me. All the terminology terrified me — I mean, what the hell even is this Web3? Is it a new Dark Net, a place you can only access by plugging special technology into even more special technology just to start decoding secret messages?
By Denisaabout a year ago in Viva
Why You Might End Up Just Like Your Parents Even When You Really Don't Want to
“Ugh, I hate how my mum always rambles on and on about stuff and never asks any questions,” I complained to my boyfriend. “It’s like she doesn’t even know what dialogue is.”
By Denisaabout a year ago in Families
What Real Men Can Learn From Fictional Boyfriends
See that girl? The one with the book in her hand, giggling like a 13-year old, her face flushed and her eyes quickly moving across the page as if she can’t stop reading for even a second?
By Denisaabout a year ago in Humans
A Year Ago, I Earned $1500+ per Month Writing. Now I’m Back to Cleaning Toilets
I was on a roll. I was earning $1500 per month from Newsbreak and an additional few hundred from Medium — for a 22-year-old student living in a foreign country, this was the biggest amount of money I’d ever made, let alone from doing what I actually loved.
By Denisaabout a year ago in Motivation
I Went on One Bumble Date and Met the Love of My Life
It’s just one date, it’s no big deal, it’s just one date, it’ll be over soon, I kept chanting in my head as I walked toward the café where I was supposed to have tea with the first guy I’d ever met on a dating app.
By Denisaabout a year ago in Humans