Rohan Bhardwaj's blog on thoughts, stories and ideas.

What Does It Mean When You See A Shooting Star

Photo by Alexander Andrews / UnsplashA shooting star isn't a star at all. It's a meteor that has crossed the Earth's atmosphere and falling down on Earth. Its high speed makes it catch fire. And from far, you think it's a falling or shooting star. Luckily, the meteor turns to ash

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Excel In Life

From childhood, you are pushed to excel in your life. There are many reasons - your parents want to find success through you, your parents want good things for you or that's how their meaning of life is. If you are not chasing something in life, then are you even

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The Only SEO Guide You Need

Search engine optimization is a fancy word. You want to get found. Sure, you can read blogs after blogs but if you don't understand the essence, you will keep doing random things. But before we tackle the SEO, let's understand how else can you get found: Paid AdsViralityPaid AdsIdeally, you

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What Would You Do If...

It's better to have a backup plan. What would you do if your plan A fails? For example, let's say you want to start a company. The odds of success are low. As such, if you put everything in and pray, then only God can bless you. Because most businesses

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Really Good Websites: A Reading List

The Internet is a magical wonderland. And as such, most of its gems aren’t easy to find via a simple search. You have to scour the internet, join communities and really dive into conversations to find the gems. Here is a list of some of the really good websites

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Why Do I Push People Away

If you feel uncomfortable, insecure or awkward, then it's alright to push people away. The thing is - there always exist two extreme sides. And you have to find your own balance. Let's say an extrovert person wants to go to multiple parties. And another introverted person wants to sit

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The Best Piece of Writing

Writing is a difficult job. At first, it seems like - all you have to do is sit down and spit out your thoughts. But it’s a complex process. You live an interesting life, see things differently, connect things, draw inspiration, tell a story and then put life into

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Inside The Substack

What it does right and what it doesn’t. Substack is the best new thing in the market. Every journalist, writer and entrepreneur is writing on Substack. And then leaving Substack after a while. Because the core idea of Substack is simple and not attractive for a long period. The

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Why Notion Is The Best Productive Tool

And so is every tool ever Notion is an amazing tool. They are popular. If you are in the productivity zone or someone who lurks on the internet - you will have heard of them. And as such, they are amazing. They can be used as a document writing software,

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Why Do You Do Anything Anyway?

It's not as simple as you think... Take for example, going to office everyday. Sure, you do it because that's what you signed up for. But you are doing it because you care about the monthly income. What if you invested a lot of your money upfront such that in

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The Truth About Productivity Routine Of Your Hero

I love Seth Godin, he is a marketing genius. And my hero - much like he is a hero for millions of his fans. He writers blog post daily. That’s a lot and he has been doing this for a very long time. And that’s not his job.

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Apple is Empowering The Creator Economy

When you remove the headphone jack. A lot of companies started trolling. How will they listen the music without the headphone jack. Isn't headphone jack the necessary thing, and airpods- that's something expensive new thing from apple. And people were hesitant, but a lot of people bought the airpods and

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You Probably Should Work At A Startup

It’s thrilling, exciting and you will learn a lot. Often the first thing you want when you graduate from college is a nice paying job. And that means working in an established firm giving you the money, facilities and securement. And that’s nice. But it’s nothing compared

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A Unique Way To Complete Your Book

Book writing is hard. It takes a toll on you. And when you start writing your book from researching, how some of the past books looked like - it becomes overwhelming. And then you quit. For many reasons - your idea doesn’t span to make it a book, you

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The Happy Serial Killer

As the police started approaching the house. They felt a trembling in the ground. Maybe it was an earthquake. Or maybe someone was using a high powered machine. They rushed to the door, and they could see a person playing. It was dark, and there was not much to see,

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It Works Better In Community

Or it doesn't. Let's take writers as an example. They are considered as a lone person who writes in her spare time. And is scary because she dedicates a lot of time alone with her thoughts. And that thinking can be scary. Among all that - she has to scrub

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Daily Writing Is Hard

But so is daily anything. You wake up and brush your teeth, wash your car, go for a walk, eat food, comb your hair and do things daily. At this point, you aren't thinking much about it. But all of these requires patience and willingness to keep doing over and

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Most Important News

Does it exist? Or is it a mere manifestation of your imagination. Back in the 80s and 90s, the news was delivered in simple tone. And you couldn't make out whether it was an important news or not. It was up to you to decide. Compare this to the current

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Podcast Is The Future

Or rather the present. When you think about it - you were fascinated by movies. And listened to the songs on radio. And then there came commentary on radios. You used wake up on certain time to listen in. Or perhaps, you were like me who used to listen to

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Be Respectful

When your mom starts to scold you, you shout back - don't beat me. The scream is loud. You did the mistake of taking money from your mom's purse without permission. But now, you don't want to be scolded. You think of yourself as the big boy. Your mom responds

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Middleman: How Amazon and Google Ended Up Doing Shady Stuff

An explainer of how you can change the world and then break the promise because now you are too powerful. Google is a powerhouse in search engines. A search engine is nothing but a database that matches your query and comes up with the link when you think about it.

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Dinner A Love Story

Your dinner is the best meal you will have each day. And it's the love story which keeps redefining how your relationships will be. And as such, it's important you pay attention to your dinner. It's a love story you don't want to mess up. Let's explore dinner and all

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How To Use Empathy While Doing Customer Service?

Customers are the backbone of your business. If you want to start a business then you can either do all the non-essential things like designing your office, renting a big place, doing fancy meetings and so on. Or you can get your first customers. Because once you have people paying

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The Boom On Internet And How You Should Approach Your Writing?

Internet is relatively new. When the smartphone market exploded, it brought with it a new dimension. Combined with high-speed internet and easy access, you could do things on your small screen - which would otherwise require a plethora of other apps, hardware or investment. Take a calculator, for example -

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Made Up Words

Writing is talking. You speak without speaking. There are other methods to doing this. Take Morse code, for example. You can use flashlights and signal an information with just light on or off. It's only possible because it can be converted back to whatever language you use to communicate. Language

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