FAIZAN AFRIDI
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I’m a writer who believes that no subject is too small, too big, or too complex to explore. From storytelling to poetry, emotions to everyday thoughts, I write about everything that touches life.
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This Morning Routine Is Used by Billionaires—Try It for a Week
It starts at 5:00 AM. The world is still quiet. Most people are asleep, chasing dreams. But in a corner office high above the city or a quiet home in the hills, billionaires are already awake. Not checking their phones. Not hitting snooze. They’re following a pattern—a system that sets the tone for everything they achieve.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Futurism
5 Lies We Tell Ourselves That Keep Us Stuck
We often think the things that hold us back are external: lack of time, money, opportunity, or support. But the truth? Most of what keeps us stuck lives in our own heads—in the quiet, convincing lies we tell ourselves every day.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Humans
I Thought Being Nice Would Keep People Around—It Didn’t
I used to think being nice was the answer to everything. Say yes. Smile often. Keep the peace. Don’t make anyone uncomfortable. That was my formula. I thought if I was kind enough, accommodating enough, patient enough—people would love me. They’d stay. They’d see me as irreplaceable.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Humans
Read This Before You Betray Yourself Again
I didn’t wake up one day and decide to betray myself. It happened slowly. Quietly. In the spaces where I said “yes” when I wanted to say “no.” In the moments I stayed silent when my heart screamed to speak. In the thousand small decisions where I chose someone else's comfort over my own truth.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Humans
The Day I Stopped Apologizing for Who I Am.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been saying “sorry” for things that didn’t need apologies. I apologized for taking up space, for speaking my mind, for existing in ways that made others uncomfortable—even if only slightly. It became my default response, a reflex ingrained so deeply that I barely noticed it anymore.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Humans
The Most Dangerous Lie We’ve Been Told About Happiness.
The Most Dangerous Lie We’ve Been Told About Happiness Why chasing happiness might be the very thing keeping you from it From a young age, we are taught that happiness is the goal of life. We're told to pursue it, choose it, and prioritize it at all costs. Social media feeds are flooded with quotes like “Happiness is a choice” and “Do more of what makes you happy.” It sounds empowering, even inspiring. But buried within this message is one of the most dangerous lies society has ever told us:
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Humans
the Mind of a Killer
Inside the Mind of a Killer The first thing Detective Mira Lane noticed was the silence. Not the absence of sound—but the thick, deliberate hush that settled over the apartment like a fog. The kind of quiet that made your skin crawl. The kind that suggested something terrible had just happened—and maybe wasn’t quite over.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Criminal
The Memory Market
The moment Lia stepped into the Memory Market, the scent of lavender and static filled her lungs. Rows of glowing capsules floated in midair, each pulsing with a faint heartbeat of light. A whisper surrounded her—the echo of a hundred lives for sale.
By FAIZAN AFRIDI8 months ago in Fiction
