Category: Writing

  • 6 Ways To Avoid Blogging Burnout And Stay Inspired

    6 Ways To Avoid Blogging Burnout And Stay Inspired

    Blogging burnout happens. It is real and common among many bloggers. You could be a regular blogger, blogging consistently with a lot of passion. Then one day blogging burnout hits you. You feel a lack of motivation and unfocused each time you sit down to blog. You can’t find inspiration to blog. You feel drained…

  • 8 Things You Should Never Share On Social Media

    8 Things You Should Never Share On Social Media

    These days social media is a big part of people’s lives. It’s great for keeping in touch with family and friends, allowing you to share your life with others. Often it’s worth thinking twice before posting certain things of yourself online. That’s because what you post online is out there forever and can be used…

  • 5 Valuable Lessons I Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging

    5 Valuable Lessons I Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging

    It’s been five years since I started this blog. Five years of blogging about multiculturalism and cultural habits. This blog started out as a place to put up articles I’ve written, articles knocked back by dozens of publications I pitched to. Today this blog is a space helping many around the world understand cultural differences.

  • Art vs. Science: Why I Don’t Regret Choosing Writing Over A Career In Numbers

    Art vs. Science: Why I Don’t Regret Choosing Writing Over A Career In Numbers

    Art or science? That’s a choice we might have to make at some point in our lives, maybe when we’re deciding what to study. Or choosing our career. Or deciding on which passion path to take. Art is commonly thought of as abstract work, work that doesn’t always follow particular patterns, work open to interpretation.…

  • 5 Challenges Of Being A Non-Fiction Writer, Blogger And Published Book Author

    5 Challenges Of Being A Non-Fiction Writer, Blogger And Published Book Author

    Writing non-fiction isn’t easy. Like any craft, it’s never short of challenges. But with non-fiction writing, there’s constantly the challenge to actually keep doing it and achieve something with it. Recently I published a chapter in a compilation self-help book (more on this at the end of the post). The timing of it comes on…

  • Why It’s Hard Being A Blogger. And Why Some Asians Find It Hard To Be Creative

    Why It’s Hard Being A Blogger. And Why Some Asians Find It Hard To Be Creative

    Blogging. It’s a space where we are creative and share creativity. Our writing. Photography. Fashion tips. Handmade craft. But blogging and creativity don’t always come easy, sometimes perhaps more so if we’re Asian. Next week marks three years since I started this blog. Three years of being a multicultural blogger writing about all things culture…