Mohammad Askari

Tips for Students (JHP Day 14)

I had an interesting thought today, reflecting on my journey in this writing series and all the progress I've made so far. I realised that, as weird as it sounds, writing is a lot like starting a fire. To get going, you need a spark. Something that catches your attention,

Goal (Re)Setting (JHP Day 13)

Reading back through my last post and looking over the lessons I got from the Fresh Start Effect gave me some good perspective to move forward with. Especially with the goals I'd set myself at the start of this year, seeing how far I've come with all the things I

A Fresh Start (JHP Day 12)

You might be wondering why I have a post titled 'fresh start' almost exactly halfway through this 30 day writing challenge. Truth is, I just did it to make a point - and one that hopefully, this post will explain well. Consider the fresh starts you've had in your own

Dealing with Uncertainty (JHP Day 11)

I've mentioned this in previous blog posts, but I was raised in quite a religious Muslim household. One of the fruits that this religious background bore for me, was repeatedly instilling me with an appreciation for the unexpected nature of the world, and the fragility of the lives we live.

What Do You Have to Say For Yourself? (JHP Day 10)

I think every time I come back to this blog now, I come at it with a newfound focus. This is the second weekend I’ve spent in the JHP challenge, just trying to post something everyday. And honestly, coming at it with this perspective that I have something to

Reflection (JHP Day 9)

I'm writing this on a Saturday, having spent most of the day taking a break from work and other projects to spend some time by myself. It gave me an idea for this blog post - another change in the kind of content I'm posting, and a move from sharing

The New Normal (JHP Day 8)

This post delves a little more into some technical engineering/drone building content later on - scroll down if you want to see it! To some extent, this blog has become an avenue for me to share my insights on the kinds of things I consume in my own time

Imposter Syndrome (JHP Day 7)

I think to some extent we've all felt it. That fundamental concern - dread, even - that you just aren't worthy. Not worthy of people's validation, of their respect or their recognition for the things that you've done. Why would you be? You start to feel like you're lying to

Building from the Ground Up (JHP Day 6)

I'm going to try and keep this one short purely because my arms are killing me today. Life Updates Went for my second day of climbing yesterday. I made some decent progress but I'm still in the very early stages: waking up this morning, it hurt even just to move

Investing Is Everything (JHP Day 5)

Recently I started looking again at some of the best ways I could invest for the future. Having heard news here and there about a recession, the way that the economy is failing again, and the constant effects of inflation, I’d slowly been gravitating towards the idea of putting

How to be an Idea Machine (JHP Day 4)

If there’s anything I’ve realised in my journey to write interesting blog posts on this website, or cooking posts on my food account - it’s that the amount of work you have to put in behind the scenes is so much more than the finished product. It’

Setting Goals and Chasing Dreams (JHP Day 3)

I suppose now that I’m putting a lot more of my inner thoughts on display for whoever goes on here, I might as well be honest: I spent a lot of time on the posts I made previously, to try and get them to read well - to make

Making an Impact (JHP Day 2)

One of the desires I’ve always had since I started properly thinking about my career options - sometime after GCSEs and before my A Levels - was that I wanted to have a massive positive impact on the world. A bit vague, I know - but I'd like to

Breaking the Blogging Barrier Once and For All (Just Hit Post: Day 1)

I think one of the things about technology and the internet that’s taken for granted nowadays, is how easy it is to use it to provide value through things that you’re already doing. I recently filmed a timelapse of myself making some tomato soup on an Instagram food

Healing, Growing and Moving On

If you haven’t already noticed, I treat these blog posts a lot like a sit down conversation with an old friend, catching them up after a long time away. I like to picture that kind of scenario - maybe we’ve both been living in completely different cities and

Burnout.

I usually draft my posts over and over to make sure they read well, and follow through on everything I want to say to my audience. But then I asked the people who read my blog to tell me what they liked, and all they said was that they just

A New Year's Catchup

So…admittedly, that consistency practice I mentioned in my last post didn’t exactly go to plan. 😄 Tonight is New Year's Eve, which means it's been a whole 4 months since I added to the blog. To say that my life during that time has been crazy busy and filled

"Steal Like An Artist" - Why Nothing Is Original

If you look at this post's release date compared to the one before, you'll realise it's been quite a while since I've written anything here. The truth is, I couldn't get myself to hit post. Everything I wrote - the random thoughts jotted down, or the insights I came across,

Self Confidence, Self Esteem and Taking Back Control

> "Confidence is not ‘they will like me’. Confidence is ‘I will be fine if they don’t.'" It’s one of those qualities that everyone wants. Seeing someone being unapologetically themselves, doing something with complete faith, unafraid to stand out and be different - it’s hard not to

Getting Started

The Beginning - Why I'm Starting a Blog

> The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. My journey to the point of setting up this website was pretty slow, deliberate and cautious. See, I'm 20 years old. And throughout my childhood and teenage years, I was always focused on trying to improve myself. Whether it