#5. We’re not doomed yet. — Climate change has become part of your life. You go to social media, turn on the TV, talk with friends, and sustainability appears. Everybody talks about it. People ask questions like: Are we going to solve it? Can we even do something? Is this really so bad? Yet, we barely…

Five facts that show why global warming is harder on women than men — Climate change per se can’t discriminate by gender. Yet, based on an analysis of 130 peer-reviewed studies, women are significantly more affected. They are more likely to die than men as a direct consequence of global warming. Those lucky enough to survive, suffer disproportionally more than men. The reasons why…

You’re already richer than 99% of the people who’ve ever lived before. — I hope one day you realize the glittering story of financial freedom was a lie. It makes 99% of us work our hearts out to maintain the unnecessary lifestyle of the richest 1%. Yet it’s no wonder you strive for wealth. Capitalism made us all believe we need to produce…

I told her I’m bisexual — she understood I was cheating on my boyfriend — “I’m not cheating. I told you I’m bisexual, not that I live in a non-monogamous relationship” I tried to clarify the terms. She didn’t get it. But why do I wonder? I was heading to my conservative hometown in Hungary, where LGBTQ+ education was non-existent in my childhood and is…

And no, I’m not against porn. But we need to talk about it. — And it happened again. A friend told me she was choked during casual sex even though she said she didn’t want that. She ordered the dude to stop, and surprise, surprise, nothing happened. When she later confronted him, he said that women actually want violent, humiliating sex. …

How you can master the art of online non-fiction craft — You can only get better at writing if you practice. There are no shortcuts and no tricks that will make you a good writer. Yet, if you sit down regularly and practice deliberately, you can learn how to write non-fiction articles fast and without difficulties. …

Apply them to read and learn quicker — I used to hate reading non-fiction. They were boring and long. I rather spent my precious free time reading something entertaining. Yet, non-fiction has quite an advantage. You can actually learn a great deal from them when you do it right. …

Pick an issue that’s close to your heart and contribute to sorting it out. — “Everything we do causes harm, you know,” said a friend of mine the other day. I don’t know whether she was referring to the climate crisis, the immense polarisation of people, the biodiversity loss, pollution, or the frightening gap between the poor and rich. But she’s right. Our society is…

And how you can contribute to a better porn environment and save future performers from abuse and trauma. — I’m a feminist and still enjoy mainstream BDSM porn. My kink and curiosity have led me to the darker parts of the internet, where I found some deeply disturbing porn. It was so obvious that the women didn’t have active and enthusiastic consent there. And while I enjoy mainstream BDSM…