Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Niharikaa Kaur SodhiUpdated: March 16, 2023 — Bio I write, since forever. Yes, some of us wrote pre-internet times too. Like the 7-year-old Niharika who wrote a poem on ‘Leaf’. And then on ‘Life’, since she knew so much about it. I am an avid traveller with 24 countries, and a few hundred cities imprinted in my soul…About Me4 min readAbout Me4 min read
Published in Index·PinnedMember-onlyMaybe, You Don’t Need To Take Over the WorldMy personal story on dealing with ambition impacting my mental health — My entire life has changed in the last 18 months. A year ago, I was at a soul-sucking job that was uninspiring. I knew I wasn’t meant to be there. I didn’t want to do any ‘job’; I wanted to do my own thing because the 8-hour workday and office…Advice4 min readAdvice4 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·PinnedMember-only7 Things I Avoid to Remain Insanely HealthyI don’t wake up at 5 am or eat salad. — I’ve been in my best body for a year now. Of course, it wasn’t easy. It resulted from six years of working out consistently and having a balanced diet that got me here. I now look and feel happy with my body and my mental health is strong, which I…Health4 min readHealth4 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·PinnedMember-onlyIts Been a Year since I Left the ‘Influencer’ LifeHere’s why I’ll probably never go back. — A year ago in July 2020, my phone died. Little did I know back then that this was the beginning of my entire life to turn around. I had a little above 11k followers on Instagram, all organic. I had been blogging about my weight-loss journey since my undergrad in…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Published in Books Are Our Superpower·PinnedMember-only6 Books That Turned Around My Life in 6 MonthsA new career, more money, and a greater sense of life purpose — Imagine this. One day you’re looking at some people having a wonderful life. Not in just superficial terms, but they genuinely look so happy. They’ve found a purpose, and their passion pays them to pursue it. It’s almost envious how sorted they look. You want this freedom. You want to…Books10 min readBooks10 min read
Published in Publishous·1 day agoMember-onlyDoing This 2h/Day for 6 Months Changed My LifeFollow your unique path. Own your time. — It resulted from dissatisfaction. I didn’t like what I was up to. Most of my waking hours went in doing something I didn’t enjoy. Moreover, the growth felt so, so slow. The Vice Presidents were warming their seats for 17 years to get to this position. That’s a long time. …Advice4 min readAdvice4 min read
Published in Curious·3 days agoMember-onlyYou Are One Shift Away From Living Your Dream [No Exaggeration]Here’s what you might want to do. — I know how it feels to be stuck. To feel as if nothing is working in your favour and it's the same damn monotony. To feel that you have so much more inside you waiting to be unleashed, but you’re lost on how to tap into this energy. You live…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Published in The Startup·5 days agoMember-onlyHow I Wrote 20 Articles a Month (With a Full-time Job)It helped me quit my job. — I wanted to write full time. It just looked so much better than what I was doing — slogging to earn tiny annual appraisals, doing work I don’t enjoy, and not finding sense in why I have to work 8–10 hours every day. And in India, hierarchy plays a big…Inspiration4 min readInspiration4 min read
Published in Publishous·6 days agoMember-only5 Things That Empower Me as an Indian Woman in a Conservative SocietyI hope more of us can chase this. — The society that I live in has deep social stratification. My reality doesn’t match that of the entire society because our differences make us lead different lives. So typically, everyone has a drastically different version of life here. Even though casteism is against the law, classism still exists, unfortunately. And…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Published in The Startup·Mar 14Member-only5 Changes I’m Making So My Solopreneur Biz Prints [More] MoneyI didn’t anticipate this. — My entire career trajectory since I quit my job has been a sum of random experiments. I only had my intention clear but not the path to reach there. Since then, a lot has happened. Just like I didn’t imagine running a one-person biz because I quit my 9–5 to…Solopreneurship4 min readSolopreneurship4 min read