abualyaanart

Joined June 2025

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I write thoughtful, experience-driven stories about technology, digital life, and how modern tools quietly shape the way we think, work, and live.

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74 Articles Later: The 5 Mistakes That Kept Me From Growing on Medium
Article After publishing 74 articles on Medium, I expected momentum. More views. More followers. Maybe even consistent income.
By abualyaanart3 days ago in Writers
I Wrote 74 Articles on Medium: Here's What Actually Changed (And What Didn’t)
Article When I started writing on Medium, I had a simple assumption: Write consistently → get views → earn money. It sounded logical. Almost mechanical.
By abualyaanart3 days ago in Writers
157 Articles Later, I Realized I Was Chasing the Wrong Thing
I didn’t start writing because I loved writing. I started because I thought it could make money. That’s the part most people don’t say out loud.
By abualyaanart5 days ago in Writers
I Published 157 Articles on Medium.
There’s something specific about crossing 100+ articles on Medium. At 10 articles, you’re experimenting. At 50, you’re still inconsistent.
By abualyaanart5 days ago in Writers
I Wrote 157+ Articles on Medium
When people talk about making money on Medium, the conversation usually swings between two extremes: “You can’t earn anything anymore.”
By abualyaanart5 days ago in Writers
I Built a System for My Money and Time Then Realized I Was the Problem
Three winters ago, I opened my banking app expecting to feel proud. I had done everything “right.” Spent less. Automated investments. Read the books. Followed the advice.
By abualyaanart8 days ago in Futurism
Your Website is a Ghost Town (and That’s Okay)
I finally did it. I followed the "expert" advice. I bought the domain, obsessed over a minimalist WordPress theme, and told myself that if I posted twice a week, the audience would eventually find me. I treated my blog like a Field of Dreams: if I built it, they would come.
By abualyaanart13 days ago in Futurism
Forget the "Audience Building" Trap
There is a persistent, soul-crushing lie circulating in the writing world. You’ve heard it a thousand times: “Build a massive audience first, then figure out how to make money.”
By abualyaanart13 days ago in Writers
My Room as a Mirror: Writing From the Inside Out
There’s a room I return to every night, even when I’m nowhere near it. It’s only a small space—four walls, a desk, a chair—but it’s where most of my life actually happens. Or at least, where it gets sorted, questioned, and scribbled onto paper. I didn’t realize until recently how much my room and my head look alike: cluttered in places, empty in others, and full of half-finished thoughts and memories shoved into strange corners.
By abualyaanart14 days ago in Writers
Why Rich People Don’t Have Clutter (And What Their Mindset Gets Right)
I didn’t notice the link between clutter and money until I walked into my brother’s house one Christmas. No mess. No “junk drawer.” No teetering piles of “I’ll sort this later.” Just space. Calm. And yeah, he’s rich now — or at least “comfortably well-off” by UK standards. It hit me harder than I expected: rich people really don’t have clutter, and it’s not just about storage. It’s about mindset.
By abualyaanart14 days ago in Trader
I Forced Myself to Write Every Day for a Year. Here’s What Actually Stuck
Creativity, discipline, and building habits that survive bad days On a Tuesday night last year, I opened my notes app and saw a number I didn’t expect.
By abualyaanart14 days ago in Writers
Stop Chasing Unicorn Startups. Here’s How Real People Actually Build Wealth
The wire hit my account at 9:12 a.m. on a Tuesday. $27,433. Not life-changing money by internet standards, but here’s what made it strange:
By abualyaanart14 days ago in Journal

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74 Articles Later: The 5 Mistakes That Kept Me From Growing on Medium

I Wrote 74 Articles on Medium: Here's What Actually Changed (And What Didn’t)

157 Articles Later, I Realized I Was Chasing the Wrong Thing

I Published 157 Articles on Medium.

I Wrote 157+ Articles on Medium

I Built a System for My Money and Time Then Realized I Was the Problem

Your Website is a Ghost Town (and That’s Okay)

Forget the "Audience Building" Trap

My Room as a Mirror: Writing From the Inside Out

Why Rich People Don’t Have Clutter (And What Their Mindset Gets Right)

I Forced Myself to Write Every Day for a Year. Here’s What Actually Stuck

Stop Chasing Unicorn Startups. Here’s How Real People Actually Build Wealth

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