Published in Soulful Productivity·PinnedI Am Starting a Blog (and Podcast) About Islamic ProductivityMy journey of going from someone who couldn’t even imagine writing about Islam to someone who’s started this ambitious project called Soulful Productivity Religion used to be a tricky subject for me. I am a practicing Muslim and would love to encourage other Muslims to be better, and to remove the misconceptions about Islam that are prevalent in today’s world, but actually writing or talking about all this? …Islam9 min readIslam9 min read
Aug 24, 2021Why I Decided to Decorate an Apartment I Might Leave in a Month“But why are you even doing it now? Why didn’t you do it earlier?” I was asked this question by many of my beloved family members as I worked to do some décor in my apartment — an apartment that is rented and which I might move out of in…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Aug 24, 2021What’s the Secret of Doing the Work of Your Dreams?What’s a dream job? Does it even exist? — In my last entry for Medium Writers Challenge, welcome to my wild roller coaster of a ride as I try to solve the puzzle of what’s a dream job and how you even find it. So strap on and enjoy the ride. What I’d known, for the longest time ever…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Aug 24, 2021Can You Ever Love a Job You Hated?The story of my career in medicine that went from being my dream job to something I felt forced into, and how I was able to regain some of my passion — My journal shows that it was the17th of July, 2016, when I wrote the entry titled ‘The dilemma with my career in medicine’. This entry was all about how I no longer cared about medicine the way I once did, and it was quite a surprising thing for me to…Mwc Reentry6 min readMwc Reentry6 min read
Aug 24, 2021Your Life Plan Will Fail, but Maybe That’s a Good ThingMy first entry into Medium Writers Challenge, this is my story of how I went from wanting everything to be planned to realizing that nothing is in our control, and that maybe it’s a good thing — I have always wanted an easy life. This is not to say that I never wanted problems, but just that I wanted the kind of problems that I can handle. You see, I had this well-crafted plan for my life, including things I want to do or achieve and the…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Published in Soulful Productivity·Jul 18, 2021Ramadan throwback, and setting effective goals for Ramadan and beyondRamadan is long gone, but another Eid is approaching, so it’s a great time to be reflecting on the things you learned in Ramadan and remembering those lessons again — Ramadan is long gone, but another Eid is approaching, so it’s a great time to be reflecting on the things you learned in Ramadan and remembering those lessons again. With that in mind, we present to you the latest episode of the Soulful Productivity podcast, which is all about Ramadan…Islam2 min readIslam2 min read
Published in Soulful Productivity·Jul 9, 2021The Place of Islam In a Productivity-Focused WorldThe very first episode of the Soulful Productivity podcast, where we talk about productivity and how following the principles of Islam actually helps you be MORE productive — You can find the episode here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fFoaoeYc1Z9UtE4bPIuqW Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZWEzZTExYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== And if you don’t use these platforms, you can catch it here: https://anchor.fm/soulful-productivityIslam2 min readIslam2 min read
Published in Productive Musings·Jun 23, 2021Member-onlyHow to Make An Effective Morning RoutineMorning routines seem all the rage these days. But what does it take to make a good one, and can a morning routine actually make you successful? — Morning routines are everywhere. Everyone seems to be sharing their own Mornings For Success, or sharing the morning routines of the most successful people on earth. Whats more, there’s even an email newsletter that shows the morning routines of successful people.Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
Jun 18, 2021The Daily Edit edition one: Writing before you have an audienceHello and a big welcome to the second edition of The Daily Edit, which can technically be called the first ‘proper’ edition because the first one was just an introduction to the newsletter. Here I talk about my daily blogging journey and how my thoughts and process evolves each week. …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in Productive Musings·Jun 16, 2021Rules For a Productive Screen TimeScreens can wise you up and dumb you down. FOMO is real and fake. It’s *never* five minutes. — So here goes: Day two of my posts about rules to help you live better. In case you missed the first one, it was all about how to be more productive. Now, without further ado, let’s begin talking about rules for a better screen time: Focus on the quality rather…Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
