u/dramatic_dumpling_24

I have been living away from home for higher studies for a while now, and I am an amateur at cooking. I only know basic preparations like rice, dal, and simple mixed vegetable curries. I only have a single induction cooktop, and since I face frequent power outages, I need fast, nutritious, and tasty dishes preferably one-pot meals. Because I do not have refrigerator, the ingredients must also be affordable and easy to manage daily. I can supplement my diet with fruits, paneer, and curd, but any helpful recipe suggestions fitting these criteria would be greatly appreciated. I'm a non vegetarian -chicken,mutton,fish and eggs but not much sea food (I'm allergic). Also vegetables,egg based, soya bean based ,paneer and mushroom based recipes will be appreciated (keeping in mind I don't a refrigerator yet)

Hi everyone,

I recently started the first year of my PhD in English Literature, and I've realized that although I enjoy reading and research, I want to improve my academic writing as early as possible instead of learning everything through trial and error.

I'm looking for an online course that focuses on research writing in the humanities, particularly literature. My main goal is to become a better academic writer for my thesis, journal articles, conference papers, and future publications.

I'm hoping to find a course that offers:

• High-quality instruction, preferably by professors from reputed foreign universities

• Constructive, detailed feedback on my writing throughout the course

• Opportunities to revise assignments based on feedback

• A certificate upon completion

• A reasonable fee (ideally free or under ₹5,000)

I've come across Coursera, edX, and FutureLearn, but many of the courses seem either too general or focused on scientific writing, and most don't seem to provide consistent feedback on writing.

Has anyone here taken a course that genuinely improved their academic writing in literature or the humanities? If so, would you recommend it?

Also, as a first-year PhD student, do you think enrolling in a structured academic writing course is a worthwhile investment, or is it better to rely on reading journal articles and learning through writing with my supervisor's feedback?

I'd really appreciate recommendations based on your experience. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I recently started the first year of my PhD in English Literature, and I've realized that although I enjoy reading and research, I want to improve my academic writing as early as possible instead of learning everything through trial and error.

I'm looking for an online course that focuses on research writing in the humanities, particularly literature. My main goal is to become a better academic writer for my thesis, journal articles, conference papers, and future publications.

I'm hoping to find a course that offers:

• High-quality instruction, preferably by professors from reputed foreign universities

• Constructive, detailed feedback on my writing throughout the course

• Opportunities to revise assignments based on feedback

• A certificate upon completion

• A reasonable fee (ideally free or under ₹5,000)

I've come across Coursera, edX, and FutureLearn, but many of the courses seem either too general or focused on scientific writing, and most don't seem to provide consistent feedback on writing.

Has anyone here taken a course that genuinely improved their academic writing in literature or the humanities? If so, would you recommend it?

Also, as a first-year PhD student, do you think enrolling in a structured academic writing course is a worthwhile investment, or is it better to rely on reading journal articles and learning through writing with my supervisor's feedback?

I'd really appreciate recommendations based on your experience. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for ways to earn a little money through writing, preferably something related to literature, books, poetry, or literary criticism.

I'm not interested in the typical content-writing path where you have to build a LinkedIn profile, network constantly, write marketing copy, or work fixed hours for companies. I'd rather do something flexible that I can work on independently and at my own pace.

I'm not a professional writer, but I do have some experience. I've had a few poems published in online publications and Instagram literary pages, contributed to a couple of online books/anthologies, and I occasionally write on my Blogspot blog. So I'm not starting completely from zero, but I've never done paid writing work before.

I think my writing is decent (probably intermediate rather than advanced), and I'm willing to improve if needed.

I was wondering whether people actually earn money through things like:

•Book reviews

• Literary essays

•Reading reports

• Editing/proofreading

• Study guides and summaries

• Poetry-related work

• Any other literature-focused writing

I'm not looking for a full-time income or a career switch. Even earning a modest amount while doing something related to literature would be great.

Has anyone here taken a similar path? What would you recommend as a realistic starting point for someone with my background?

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for ways to earn a little money through writing, preferably something related to literature, books, poetry, or literary criticism.

I'm not interested in the typical content-writing path where you have to build a LinkedIn profile, network constantly, write marketing copy, or work fixed hours for companies. I'd rather do something flexible that I can work on independently and at my own pace.

I'm not a professional writer, but I do have some experience. I've had a few poems published in online publications and Instagram literary pages, contributed to a couple of online books/anthologies, and I occasionally write on my Blogspot blog. So I'm not starting completely from zero, but I've never done paid writing work before.

I think my writing is decent (probably intermediate rather than advanced), and I'm willing to improve if needed.

I was wondering whether people actually earn money through things like:

•Book reviews

• Literary essays

•Reading reports

• Editing/proofreading

• Study guides and summaries

• Poetry-related work

• Any other literature-focused writing

I'm not looking for a full-time income or a career switch. Even earning a modest amount while doing something related to literature would be great.

Has anyone here taken a similar path? What would you recommend as a realistic starting point for someone with my background?

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for ways to earn a little money through writing, preferably something related to literature, books, poetry, or literary criticism.

I'm not interested in the typical content-writing path where you have to build a LinkedIn profile, network constantly, write marketing copy, or work fixed hours for companies. I'd rather do something flexible that I can work on independently and at my own pace.

I'm not a professional writer, but I do have some experience. I've had a few poems published in online publications and Instagram literary pages, contributed to a couple of online books/anthologies, and I occasionally write on my Blogspot blog. So I'm not starting completely from zero, but I've never done paid writing work before.

I think my writing is decent (probably intermediate rather than advanced), and I'm willing to improve if needed.

I was wondering whether people actually earn money through things like:

• Book reviews

• Literary essays

• Reading reports

• Editing/proofreading

• Study guides and summaries

• Poetry-related work

• Any other literature-focused writing

I'm not looking for a full-time income or a career switch. Even earning a modest amount while doing something related to literature would be great.

Has anyone here taken a similar path? What would you recommend as a realistic starting point for someone with my background?

Thanks!

While it’s true that all individuals, beyond MBTI and stuff, can have hard times and difficulties, why is it that I only see INFPs suffer the most?

There are a lot of people I know who are xNxP types, and while J types tend to speak their hearts out more clearly compared to P types and are kinder to themselves, even among the P types, I’ve seen that it’s still us who suffer the most.

As for INFJs, it’s mostly said online that they’re the most miserable — that they hate themselves, criticize themselves, etc. I don’t deny it, it may be true. But I don’t think they’re sad all the time. Even ENFPs may have their own episodes or periods of depression, but then they go back into their own sunshine world. And when they’re in their happy phases, they tend to disregard or sometimes forget what others might be going through. It may not be intentional, but it’s still hurtful and strange.

INFPs are the most empathetic and kind in the truest sense, at their core, unlike others. I’ve started to realize that other people around me are kind as well, but they’re either sympathetic or just performative. (I know I can't say that about each and every INFP but 98% of us are still like this )

But every single INFP that I know is genuinely nice and so good. People use them as emotional dumps and take advantage of them selfishly in every sense. Most people even mistake INFPs for being too dumb or innocent for the world, believing that they’re unaware of the betrayal they face or that they stay quiet without arguing. But what people fail to realize is that we are hyper self-aware and clearly know what we’re doing. We’re very conscious and still choose to do it because we are extremely forgiving. It’s like there’s a saturation point - a limit to how much patience, regard, respect, and care we show the person in front of us. But when that limit is crossed, it’s over. For me personally, I hate them for the rest of my life - not actively, but it’s like I don’t acknowledge their existence anymore and don’t care what they do or if they’re even alive.

This whole process makes us extremely skeptical and gives us a reality check of how cruel and unjust the real world is compared to the rich, happy, peaceful one inside our heads. This realization makes INFPs miserable because, unlike others, we don’t cling to false hopes despite believing that times will change for the better. We also secretly struggle to accept the fact that this is how we have to act and live for the rest of our lives.

Hey guys, there’s this person I know and I really want to guess their MBTI.

I know it’s hard to type someone just from surface-level stuff, but I still think we can make an educated guess or get close to what they actually are.

So, this person isn’t too punctual at work and I think they struggle with deadlines, but they still somehow manage to complete tasks perfectly. They’re not harsh when they talk, but they’ll seldom make some comments that can be extremely sarcastical, taunting and hurting at times. Sometimes it’s intentional, sometimes it just slips out, but they definitely pay attention to people and the crowd.

They’re not scared of anyone’s opinions, but they do occasionally give in to things they don’t want to do, probably because of people they respect or care about. I’ve never really seen them in a leadership position, but maybe that’s just because they’ve never had the chance but I’m not sure.

They’re creative and want to write. They’re also very clever about getting things done without being the center of attention or in the limelight.

They’re very strict and rigid about their political and religious beliefs. I’ve rarely seen them change, even to a small extent. If you point out a flaw in their ideology, they’ll usually stick to it and try to find faults in the other side’s ideology instead, just to prove themselves “less wrong.”

They care a lot about their family and are obedient/dutiful. They’re not married, so I don’t know about that side, but in professional settings they’re respectful. They maintain a certain kind of behavior and don’t get out of hand, unlike some other colleagues.

I feel like they might be an ENFJ, but idk. I’ve only met one ENFJ so far, and although we were close initially we had widely different ideologies, so we’re still in touch but not that close anymore.

That’s basically it. Feel free to ask more questions if you need to but this is broadly what they’re like.

And what MBTI do you guys think they can be??

I really need to sit down and study for my exam, but I just can't. I don't know why. Maybe I am mentally exhausted because of continuous stress, even though I have zero output or productivity. My exam is next month and I have only a few days left to prepare for it. I know the reply will be: "Start preparing from today, then you can still perform well, if not the best." But I am constantly procrastinating, maladaptive daydreaming and can't get myself to sit down and study. What should I do? What do you, as an INFP, do to complete your tasks and be more productive? I know it's not the same for everyone, but still, if you can give me some tips or some things that will help me concentrate better and make my work feel like it's not a difficult task. Also, keep in mind my syllabus is really huge. What should I do?

Please help me, guys. Pleaseeeeeeeee😭😭😭😭😭😭😭