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There’s a fine line between courting someone and harassment. — Springtime in Berlin “Hey, how are you doing?” I looked up from my phone and saw a man who I did not know. From his stance, I could see he was trying to make an advance. I applaud his bravery, as rejection always lurks around the corner. “What are you doing?” he asked…

Don’t postpone that dream or idea for sometime in the future. — I was twenty. The median age was seventeen. Many of the dancers were even younger. I had wanted to explore this sport much earlier, but I was afraid of sucking through the initial stage of picking up a new hobby. At twenty, a classmate from one of my project groups…

Writer, spreadsheet & tooling nerd, amateur filmmaker, personal development junkie (aren’t we all), language lover, introvert. — My name is Gracia Kleijnen, and I came here to write *aggressively chugs down a cup of coffee and slams it on the table while placing fingers back on the home row*. Professionally, I work in copywriting. That implies I write a lot. …

Sharing living expenses with a partner or flatmate? This spreadsheet helps you track who paid for what. — Avoid arguments over toilet paper or who covered the weekly grocery bill last time. Use this shared expense tracker in Google Sheets to know who paid for what. So that you can argue about more important matters from now on. How to get started Make sure you’re logged in to your Google account.

Track your expenses and spend within your budget per category in 2023 and beyond — Want to get a grip on your finances, but you’re not quite ready to switch to an app? This spreadsheet template helps you track all your expenses, set budgets, see your total fixed and non-fixed costs, and know how much you’ll have left to save (or spend). From 2023 onwards…

A spreadsheet to help you break down bigger yearly and monthly goals into smaller, more manageable chunks to work on per week — Do you struggle to get big projects off the ground? This spreadsheet template might help. Although I’ve switched to a Trello board myself, there’s still a bunch of you who keep downloading the template. Hence, an update for 2023. How to use the planning template First, click either of the links below to get a copy…

Track up to 20 habits in one yearly overview — Track healthy habits, such as how often you hit the gym, your daily water intake, homework assignments, language learning activities, or any other habit you want to build. Get your free template here Click on either of the links below to get a copy of the template: 2023 Google Sheets Habits Tracker with mini calendars…

Yearly and monthly versions, starting on Monday or Sunday — Maintain a social media posting overview with this free Google Sheets Social Media Editorial Calendar, updated for 2023. If you’re posting across platforms, it helps to keep track of what you’re doing and where. Use this calendar to write out social posts in individual cells. The current calendar week is…

Write, and they will come, regardless of how — 260+ published stories on this platform later, and I’ve mostly gotten over the fear of hitting the publish button. Readers have been polite and kind to me — thus far. Maybe because I deliberately stay away from heavily loaded political topics. Due to backlash and because I don’t feel well-informed…