All you need for YouTube: editing software, stock footages, music, photos, thumbnails, and gears — I have written many pieces about starting a YouTube channel. Running an active YouTube channel involves many trials and failures. It is a marathon game where you may not see any gains for a long time despite the enormous effort that you invest in the channel. As a small YouTuber…

How to overcome distractions for real. — As a part-time content creator (Medium blogger, YouTuber, Instagrammer), creating content on these social media platforms is a crucial component of my daily life. After all, it is my business, my part-time job. I often get judged and bashed for using my phone for too long or checking social media…

It is inevitable. What are you gonna do about it? — Writer’s block is when a writer is unable to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. Virtually every author experienced writer’s block in their writing careers, whether it is writing papers in college, composing blog posts, creative writing, or technical writing at work. Let’s face it when you are…

Have we got minimalism all wrong? — In the past decade, minimalism has gained much attention in the mainstream culture. Topics like tidying up, living with less, and simple lifestyle has created a cult-like following all over the world. Many social media influencers and celebrities, such as Marie Kondo and Matt D’Avella, created countless videos, blogs, and…

I don’t want to “return” to the “new normal”. — Unlike most people who continued working from home in 2020 or even in 2021, I was part of the first waves who were recalled back in the office in August 2020, even before the vaccine rolled out. There was a lot of resistance. Many workers organized several protests. But nothing…

YouTube tips for new content creators. — About three years ago, I started my own YouTube channel as a side hustle. Since content creation was so new to me, I read many articles online to learn as much as possible about how to become successful on YouTube. Most of the online YouTube success tips include things like…

The good, the bad, and the controversial — Recently, a new trend called “becoming THAT GIRL” went viral on the world’s most popular social media platform: TikTok. As a researcher in social science and lifestyle blogger myself, I am intrigued about what being “that girl” entails. Who is “that girl”? What does “that girl” do? Why does everyone…

Practical tips to mindfulness meditation — According to CDC, meditation is now the fastest growing complementary health approach in the U.S., with a threefold increase from 2012 to 2017. More and more people start to realize the research-proven health benefits of meditation, such as stress reduction, decreased anxiety, decreased depression, reduction in pain, improved memory, reduced…

Key differences and shifts in money mindsets. — An old mindset for achieving financial security is to “dip into savings.” If you are a fan of the famous comedy show — “Friends,” you may remember the following scene. When Monica lost her job and was in a rough financial situation, her dad had the following conversation with her…