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I Failed 12 Times Before This Worked
And weirdly, I’m glad I did. Let me just say it straight — I didn’t win on the first try. Or the second. Or even the fifth. I failed twelve freaking times before anything actually worked. Twelve. As in… one short of thirteen. And each time, it chipped away at me a little more.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
5 Mindset Shifts That Saved My Sanity
Let’s just get this out of the way: I didn't learn these from some guru, a shiny self-help book, or a weekend retreat in the mountains. I learned them in the middle of mental chaos — while ugly crying on the kitchen floor, fighting off burnout, and questioning if I was just… bad at life.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
What 100 Days of Discipline Taught Me
I didn’t wake up one day magically craving discipline. In fact, for most of my adult life, I kinda avoided it. The word alone made me cringe. It sounded cold, rigid — like something you'd force yourself to do if you hated fun and lived off spreadsheets and black coffee.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
The “Unfollow” Rule That Freed Me
There was a point — not that long ago — where I felt like I was living my life in a constant state of comparison hangover.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
The 1% Rule That Changed Everything
Let me start by saying this: I didn’t believe in “small steps.” Not really. I used to think if you wanted to change your life, you had to go big or go home. Massive routines. Hustle. Drastic transformations. Tear-it-all-down-and-start-over energy.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
5 Morning Routines That Transformed Me
I used to dread mornings. Not just dislike them — dread them. Waking up felt like bracing myself to get punched in the face by the day. Emails, guilt, comparison, noise — you name it. I’d wake up already overwhelmed, heart racing before I even touched the floor. Every morning felt like starting the day five steps behind. Like I was running toward a finish line I couldn’t even see.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
I Tried 30 Days of Radical Honesty
And it shook everything I thought I knew about myself. The Spark That Lit the Fire I always thought I was a pretty honest person. I don’t cheat. I don’t scam. I usually say what I mean — or at least, I thought I did. But one night, doom-scrolling like someone avoiding their own thoughts, I came across a video about radical honesty.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
The One Choice That Changed My Life
You ever lie awake at 3 a.m., staring at your ceiling, feeling stuck? Like life’s this slow drip of the same old? No big disaster, no explosion—just a tedious, endless loop? That was me. More nights than I can count.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
Why Motivation Alone Won’t Save You
Let’s get real. Motivation? It’s... a wild thing. Sometimes it hits like lightning—you feel electric, invincible, like nothing can stop you. Other days? It’s gone. Completely. Vanished without a trace. Like that one friend who hypes you up on Friday but ghosts you on Monday morning.
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans
The Kitchen Test: Strength, Change, and Character
Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee Beans Once upon a time, in a quiet town nestled between green hills and whispering winds, a young woman came to her father with tear-filled eyes and a weary heart.
By Ali7 months ago in Humans
The Things I Never Said to My Mother. AI-Generated.
The Things I Never Said to My Mother I’ve been thinking lately about all the words that never made it past my lips. The ones that hovered in my throat like a lump I couldn’t swallow, the ones I rehearsed in the shower but couldn’t perform in real life. This is for you, Mom — for the things I never said when you were looking, when I was silent, when I should’ve known better.
By waseem khan7 months ago in Humans
7 Harsh Facts Every Teen Must Hear
Let’s not sugarcoat anything. Being a teen today is like being caught in the middle of a hurricane — social media screaming at you to be perfect, school pressuring you to “secure your future,” and your own mind whispering, “You’re not enough.”
By Umar Amin7 months ago in Humans