From the perspective of someone who is socially distanced from self helps. — I haven’t read self-help books for a year more. Every time I see a book about it, I shifted my gaze elsewhere and sighed exasperatedly. I was deep into the self-helps before I realize some of their intentions are a little too forceful, and their positivity is turning toxic. …

Is quitting social media a new trend now? — In the business world, social media is always a must-have. In the digital age that we are living in now, every business needs them to raise awareness. It doesn’t matter how much social media is made, but everyone is catching up with trends to survive. However, one company finally got…

Does this mean goodbye to half of your customers? — In 2020, I indirectly declared my hate of social media by switching off the platform and muting half of the people I’m not too close there. My only active social media is Instagram. I rarely use Facebook now. In one day, I spent at least 20 minutes or more on…

You don’t have to be Elon Musk to do this instead of rubbing people’s faces to convince people to buy your stuff. — As the title is self-explanatory, honest marketing is when an ad is being truthful and authentic to the public with no sugar coats about their products or services. And it is the most genuine and sometimes, funny way to market. We’ve all seen Ryan Reynolds’ ad that kept us hooked…

I’ve avoided everything else. — I used to think LinkedIn is a safe social media platform, as people are way nicer there than anywhere else. But boy, was I wrong. It promotes a lot of toxic positivity and hustles culture that I could no longer stand on my feed anymore. In the end, just like…

Are you a lecturer or storyteller? — Ever since becoming a writer online, I have always thought reading fiction books was useless and just for fun when my goal is to be a better writer. Now, before you kill or yell at me how dead wrong I am or how stupid I could be to even think…

Your audience is not the only ones watching. — I don’t know about the other countries when it comes to regulations when people flex their assets online but in Indonesia, showing off your assets will not only grab casual viewers but the officials as well. And if they catch you doing shady stuff to get those fancy assets, you’re…

Here’s what we can learn from Warren Buffet — Warren Buffet once said: “Never invest in a business you cannot understand. Be fearful when others are greedy.” When the hype of Theranos was wild and before it was caught with all the scandalous stuff, everyone was hoarding their stocks except for Warren Buffet. Apparently, just like the era of…

And that includes advice and work. — Keanu Reeves once said in an interview that he hates giving advice. I didn’t understand at first because he’s the one person that people these days need advice from. He’s wise, humble and successful. …