1 in 5 People Online are at Risk: Shocking Statistics and Facts on Cybercrime and Data Breaches You Need to Know — It’s that time of year. Have you ever noticed how this time of year brings out the cybercriminals, hackers, and cyber crimes rise? How many bogus or phishing emails did you get today? Did you get any in the form of a text message? More and more, people are experiencing…

There’s a story about Stephen King and his struggle with a project that later became The Shining. He suffered from one of the same issues. You’ve been sitting there staring at a blank page, or rather a blank screen. Nothing seems to come from you as you hold your pen…

Starting In One Place — Medium writers and self-publishing freelancers want their work to be viewed and read by tons of people. Yes, we would all prefer that Medium members are the group we get that boost from, but that’s not where to start. …

At 22, I was leading. At 26, I was leading an entire shift in a Sheriff’s Office. In all that time in leadership, I have learned that the world is ever-changing, and we must change to survive. If we’re to survive, we can get through by the skin of our teeth. However, if we’re to thrive, we must keep growing as people and growing our skills simultaneously. Here are seven that will pay you dividends if you invest the time to grow and use them well.

The not-so-shocking truth about Medium without distribution. First of all, I joined Vocal through one of their advertising campaigns back in November 2020. It was a historic slow point in all of our lives. Thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, all most of us had was work and home. …

From business leaders to activists, from “under-represented” people to influencers, they all share one thing. They need to accept that just because it’s right for them doesn’t mean it’s suitable for the world. Ideas are great. Unfortunately, that is where many beliefs should stay, in the lane of ideas. There…

Writing is a skill and a task like any other, and you need the right tools for the job. Here are more than 10 tools to understand. — From greats like Hemingway and Shakespeare down to the kid writing his first tale in English class, they are all writers. Writing is a task that people will tackle throughout their entire lives. What makes it different than any other task? On a basic level, nothing. …

Everybody loves Jason Momoa, but it’s his portrayal of Dante Reyes that breathed so much life into Fast X it’s a shame to see the franchise end! — If you don’t know the man in the image you have been living beneath a rock for a couple of decades. He’s an actor, musician, and perennial fan favorite in Hollywood. He’s a beer-drinking Viking that’s known to be deadly good with a hatchet. Women seem to find him irresistible.

When two adventurers find evidence that something they’ve dreamed for years just got caught on camera they’ll go to any lengths to find the truth and solve the question of their existence. — Off the coastal waters of Assyria, a fishing boat worked its way home through the choppiest of waters. Samael and his crew were bringing in the largest haul of the year and didn’t heed the warnings of the skies or the sudden temperature shift. …