Even though it’s difficult to win a top story on Vocal.Media, it doesn’t mean you’ll win a challenge or be a runner-up. Despite the platform accepting as many as 50 runner-ups per challenge, that doesn’t mean your top story will earn you a spot on their award winners list. You…

Dear Readers, I have decided to take the next step with Medium and pay for a membership. I’m curious to see if having the $5 membership will make a difference in the experience of using this platform. I’ve heard that having a membership will help in creating a fanbase, improve the distribution…

The following is a quick digest of ten (or more) random countries throughout the world. The issue makes it possible for you to learn about problems nations are facing. The countries were selected using a random generator. Today’s issue features news from Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Mozambique, Indonesia, the United States…

Walking 10,000 steps takes commitment and creativity. You need to plan how you’re going to get your steps into your day while also taking on your job, your kids, and all the other activities. | Source: Jeffrey Czum, Pexels. Font created using Canva. Committing to the Challenge It’s not too challenging to get 10,000…

Finding Your Group Myers-Briggs types people into one of 16 personalities. Each of the 16 personalities belongs to one of four families: the guardians (SJ), artisans (SP), idealists (NF), or rationals (NT). The test is based off four spectrums: Introversion to extroversion Intuition to sensing Feeling to thinking Judging to perceiving Based on…

It is possible to have a wedding on a tight budget. You’ll want to narrow your focus and make sure you’re prioritizing the right things. | Source: Edward Eyer, Pexels Wedding Planning on a Budget If you’re planning a wedding on a shoestring budget, there are some tricks you can use so that you can…

There are five ways that people show their love. | Source: Nathan Dumlao, Unsplash Incorporating Love Languages into Your Relationship You’ve likely heard of the five love languages if you’ve ever come across a dating help site, gone to marriage counseling, or listened to podcasts from a dating expert. The five love languages are the ways…

Facebook had a major update recently. My profile and newsfeed look completely different. It’s harder to read comment threads, it’s definitely harder to make posts, and things feel like they’ve gravitated toward a dystopian novel. What stage of late capitalism are we in? Today I noticed it was suggesting groups…

Taking Notes from Pinterest to Build Readership on Medium I’ve noticed a trend lately where people aren’t reading my posts but instead adding them en masse to their reading lists. I don’t know if they intend to read my work one day, or if it’s to create a board for the future when they might want to read what…