It’s been a year and a few months since I started my journey to make a living through writing, and my biggest obstacle so far can be summarized in one word: CONSISTENCY. I’d write one day, and go radio silent for weeks to a month at a time. There are reasons of course _there always are_ but it all boils down to me not being able to show up when I said I would. Over time, I have put together some tips that help me become more consistent, and have an overall positive result as far as productivity goes, and they are:   ·        ACCEPTANCE: YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE LAZY It may seem like an overall demoralizing thing to say, and I promise you this is not coming from a place of ridicule. Admittance of a problem is the first step to fixing the problem. You are lazy, just as I was and perhaps still am. It’s not as bad a thing as it might seem though. I like to think of it as motivation to be more efficient. That will bring us to the next part; finding ways to be consistent.   ·        SET GOALS, BUT START SMALL In your bid to check out all those New Year resolution vows and become a better you, you might start watching some hardcore motivational videos. A little Andrew Tate here, a bit of David Goggings there, and while I don’t have anything against the hustle, PLEASE do not burn yourself out. You sit in your six by six house office, chanting: “who’s gonna carry the boats! And the logs!” My dear…we might end up having to carry you to the hospital. Consider this: all the corpses on Mount Everest were once very motivated people. Join a challenge online. Don’t do 90 days challenge oh! Who sent you? Patterns do not change overnight. 7 is good, 10 is good too. Start small and it’ll be easier to achieve your consistency goal.   ·        PLAIGIARISE IN STYLE What is originality, but plagiarism from multiple sources, with a bit of personal touch. Chances are, whatever it is you want to do, there is someone else who has done it and done it well. Find them, watch them, and learn from them. From the most newborn of amateurs, to the best of the best, figuring out what to write about can be stressful. Pro tip, find out what others in your niche are writing about and write about that. Originality will come to you in time but for now, build the habit and skill.   ·        LEVERAGE YOUR PEAK PERIODS If you feel inspired to write today, don’t wait till tomorrow.  Write a thousand words, write 10 articles, write a whole book if you must, but let it flow. Most important, are the ideas. WRITE THEM DOWN! Many times, I’ve had great article ideas on random moment and I’d think “I’ll write about this later”. News splash, I did not. I did not, because I forgot. If you don’t want to be that person too many times, always try to write down your ideas.   ·        ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER Now I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who’s just starting out. If you haven’t developed some level of independent drive to be consistent, the constant reminders and need to be accountable to someone will make you a pain to deal with.   Consistency is not just turning yourself in every day. It more than that. You do not have to put out the exact same volume of work every day (no one will complain about that though), but the ability to take a step forward. It does not matter if it’s a big step, or a small step, or a leap forward. Just keep moving towards the final goal.

To live and let love  How hard a test that is. To live; to grieve in pain and loss to die in bloody mud soaked feet. In earthen library we walk through pages white and brown, till one last stop. One moment to take in the musk, Of pages flipped, and chapters lost.  I came, I lived, I grieved, I loved. 

I love you  As we held hands at the back of class A whisper through the phone at night  I love you  Scribbled in writing as neat as I could make them On birthday notes and velvet coloured cards I love you  On quiet days, side by side in empty classrooms with books in hand. As you lean on me, behind the movie screen. In hot breath on my neck as you whisper to me.  I love you  On rocking waters and quiet days. No laughter but in the winds of silence as it mocks what was, is, and could be.  Please  Waters have become raging oceans, loud cheers of everyone but us. Of everyone at us.  I am sorry. The waters are calm now. I feel it flow inside me.  I'm falling from the end of the tunnel, my memories now dead sharks and giant squids.  From the twilight of the other side, I wonder  will dawn bring a better view 

When It is hard to think of a specific date for when the desire for writing started. I can remember being a lover of the written arts from my primary school days. However, my desire to learn content writing specifically started two years ago, 2023.    Why I want to write, mainly as a source of income. It is also a way for my to earn while chasing my passion.    What I'd like to specialise in content writing of blog posts, articles, and website copy.   Who i am most inspired by a friend of mine, who is an accomplished content writer, and editor.    How In a time frame of approximately 2 years, I plan to take advantage of the internet, and learn skills necessary for the craft.  I also intend to learn how to leverage social media to boost the effectiveness of learnt skills in income earning. 

Humanity is a curious species. We look around us and wonder at what we see; we want to know more. We look at the sky, and marvel at the stars and the moon.  Ancient humans worshipped the moon, modern humans hold the world outside in awe.  It then comes as a sort of mystery, as to why we haven't dug as deeply into the mysteries of our own oceans. We explored the moon before we did the seafloor. That does seem a bit counterintuitive, considering the world is made up of 71 percent water.  This is not to say we do not know anything about the ocean. We do in fact, know a lot about our seas. We know of the waterfalls in the ocean, we know of lakes inside the ocean, we have so far discovered thousands of new species too. But all of that; all that we know - and it is a lot- only amounts to about 21% of the oceans.  So what exactly is stopping us?  That is a good question. We got to the moon did we not? Surely, exploring the ocean should not be more difficult than that!  It would disappoint you to know that it is in fact, just as difficult.  There are a few reasons, but two of them stand out as the biggest: Viruses: Did you know that deep in the ocean, there are millions of unknown viruses? We know nothing about these many possible causes of death and so it seems foolish to send people there and open up possibilities for global infection  Pressure: When we leave the earth's atmosphere, there is almost zero gravity acting on us. This means there is almost no pressure up there. That is what allows astronauts to float like they do. The opposite is true when we consider the depths of the earth.  The closer we get to the core, the more pressure we would face. Pressure enough to bend steel.  While we have been able to map out a good part of the seafloor using sonar technology, we still do not know enough. Our machines can only go so deep before malfunction due to the pressure. It is our hope that with the progress of technology, humanity will shed a light on the darkness of our deep waters.