That’s not the game winners play — I remember when I first joined Twitter, sometime in 2012. I recognized none of the usernames that looked like auto-generated passwords — an amalgamation of letters, numbers, and special characters. To increase my follower count, I’ll follow random accounts and @ them to follow back or dm that ff request…

A situation-imposed writing break is the biggest nightmare — It’s impossible to write all year long with no breaks. At least I’ve not attained that level of invincibility yet. Yes, I take most weekends off to rest and relax. Or, when life tasks me with other commitments, I’m usually away from the writing desk. …

Confidence is a currency — If the pen is mightier than the sword, then the confidence with which you wield the pen makes all the difference. That’s why you need to be a more confident writer. What’s the alternative, anyway? A writer who always hides behind a façade, stealing the occasional peek at what the…

We don’t exactly need laws to prohibit these behaviors — While discussing the increasing problem of disrespectful behaviors with a friend, she told me I worry too much about what she boils down to just human nature. However, I think some of it is inexcusable. Some of these disrespectful behaviors border on the criminal, even if the law is silent. …

Nothing major, just a few little tips — The days when it took years to understudy a grizzled veteran to learn some world-changing skills are behind us. Welcome to the brave new world, an era where you could just as easily pick up micro-skills — one small piece at a time — to improve the quality of your…

You can always improve in life — Self-improvement can enrich our lives. It can set us up to soar; it can strengthen us to stand firm when things are crumbling. Could that be why people of all ages are scrambling for life skills to help them get on top of our ever-evolving world? Or at least catch…

But everyone can catch up — When I interact with people, I’m amazed at the varying levels of emotional maturity on display. But that always leaves me with one big question: How come some maintain respectable levels of emotional maturity — at least in public — while others cannot hold it up? I concede I may…

Watch out for them, and watch your life get better. — Everyone has some terrible habits lurking in the background, waiting to show up at the least expected time. Some of these may be outside your control. But many others are purely self-inflicted. By self-inflicted, I mean you had all the time to change things, but you did nothing. …

Learn these tips and make the adjustments — We’ve all encountered that one person we felt was a tad too boring for our liking. Or certainly not as exciting as someone else we’ve been around. Maybe our interaction with them was several hours of staring at our phones, swiping left and right, or scrolling up and down, almost…