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…

Use this Google Sheets Editorial Calendar 2021 template to plan Social Media posts across all your Social Media channels. — Table of Contents · Why this template was created · Use cases · How to get your free template · How to customize your template · Downsides Why this template was created As just one person, it can feel challenging to be present in many places at the same time in the glorious online landscape. Through creating a…

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 freelance in copywriting. That implies I write a lot. …

Less screen time for less overstimulation, more relaxation, and more mental space — Two to four hours every day. Spent on… nothing, really. It’s embarrassing to admit. The average user spent 4.1 to 4.8 hours on their phone in 2021. That’s 1.752 hours per year, or a total of… 73 days. Despite that, the majority of smartphone users experience screen time to have…

Here’s how it went — Why walk 100K steps in one day? The short answer: I wanted to know how it feels to push your body to and beyond its limit. I don’t remember the last time I walked so much that my legs felt like they were about to fall off. Maybe during the “Avondvierdaagse,” a four-day event in the Netherlands…

While you may scream, “Don’t work for free,” I’d do this all over again — Congratulations, you’ve made it to the next round! During my last job hunting spree, I was tasked with take-home assignments three times. I wasn’t paid for any of them. A company needs to vet if you’d be a good match. They invest their resources into you and hope you’ll stick around a bit to see if you pay…