my top 10 articles from 2021

2021 was one of my best writing years.

I published weekly from Mar 21-Aug 15, announcing posts on this Substack.

Here are my ten favorite articles (in no particular order):

#1.

How To Retain Friendships Over Years

wow, I'm actually using all three of the strategies from this article in current day

#2.

How To Improve Your Relationship With Your Parents

my mom read this and was like, good advice try following it 😂

#3.

On My Favorite Book, J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey

both J.D. Salinger and my AP lit teacher were impressed with this analysis

#4.

The point of life is to enjoy it

a short post that means a lot to me. It shows my life philosophy from that time

#5.

How I Actually Stay Productive (as a Software Engineer)

fan favorite. People have been asking for the PM version of this. I haven't cracked productivity for PM yet tho 😢

#6.

Little Red Riding Hood

wait, I re-read this, it's actually so funny. I might have a career in fiction after all...

#7.

Notes From A Masterclass in Fiction

so many insight bombs here about how fiction works.

#8.

How To Invest in Index Funds (intro, tl;dr, part 1, part 2)

I spent 40+ hours on this guide and cut deep and also cut through the fluff

#9.

How to Feel Good More Often And Automatically

man, a tough period in my life. but I learned to manage my mental health

#10.

7 Easy Rules for Clear and Cohesive Sentences

a friend told me she was using this as a checklist for her article. I blushed

related: How to Write Elegant Sentences, 4 Ways to End Sentences with Emphasis

Honorable mention

how to clean a bathroom

this one I'm including mostly a meme but it's also the post I revisit most on this site 😂