Shahab Ahmad
Is Self-Help For Saps?
When I was 19-years-old my self-image wasn’t the greatest. I saw myself as lazy and unmotivated; as someone who hadn’t achieved much and as...
Lessons We Can Learn From Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation (available on Netflix) follows a group of friends (what sitcom doesn’t?) who are government workers as they navigate the tricky and...
Does Ramadan Benefit The Wider World?
As Ramadan recently drew to a close, family and friends described the month in the way they always do, as one full of a...
The Ugly Game
Are you a billionaire? Do you already have tons of money invested in different businesses, but are bankrupt in the morality department? Would you...
Lessons We Can Learn From The Office
So I’ve finally finished watching the Office US, and it is now my favorite television show of all time. In this sitcom the concept...
Garbage Or Gold? How Those TV Shows May Help Us
So we've been locked down on and off for about a year now, and a lot of us have been bingeing on drama.
The pessimistic...
The Ghost Of Christmas Future
A Message from The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come
I am the Ghost of Christmas Future, and the future I see is filled with godforsaken...
Christmas 2020: Kind Or Cruel?
COVID 19 has changed society, disrupting the lives of many for the worse during a 2020 that became increasingly bleak. And with the virus...
Lockdown Life: Taking Back Time From the Peril Of Procrastination
The irony of this post is that I've been putting it off. It's all about procrastination and I am writing it under lockdown at...
Audio Diaries: I’ve Changed My Life Goals Because Of COVID-19
Has Coronavirus changed your life? It's certainly caused me to re-think my priorities.
https://risingeast.co.uk/my-short-coronavirus-podcast/
‘It Doesn’t Feel Like I Have Properly Earned My Grades’ – GCSE Student
COVID-19 has closed schools and cancelled exams. Students due to take public examinations are perhaps the most seriously affected. I interviewed two of my...
Looking Forward To The End Of Lockdown: 10 Lessons from “The Subtle Art of...
With the effects of lockdown all around, I thought I’d look forward to when it ends. As previous readers of my work may know,...
Posts From The Pandemic No 29: Reasons To Be Cheerful
Coronavirus may be wreaking havoc but there's at least one beneficiary from our enforced inactivity - the environment.
Air pollution has fallen significantly. According to...
Posts from the Pandemic No 13: Previous Plagues and Foreigner Phobia
In the early 1900s Mary Mallon, a woman of Irish descent working in New York as a cook, was infected with typhoid. Although Mallon...
My Top Five For World Book Day
World Book Day gives a welcome boost to the simple but sadly neglected activity of reading books and deriving pleasure from them. In honour...
I Tried ‘Gratitude Journaling’ For 30 Days
I’m the kind of person who watches a lot of self-improvement content on YouTube, without necessarily following any of the recommendations. Eventually I decided...
Beating Winter Blues
Do you feel lonely during winter? I know I do. I dread waking up in the cold and gloom, knowing that daylight will have...
Healthy Mind In A Healthy Body
This is an article about the positive effects exercise has on your mental health. For the past few months I’ve been going for walks...
Bojack Cracks The Human Condition!
Here's a Netflix show that really resonated with me. Bojack Horseman is known for its raw and real portrayal of mental health issues, exploring...