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Thilina Dasantha
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Addicted to DOTA? Want to quit? Here’s how I did it.

Can you actually quit a game you are addicted to? — DOTA 2, If not Defense of the Ancient is a MOBA game developed by Valve which offers extensive and unlimited PVP gameplay for free. Although it’s complicated it has not stopped many players from embracing it and I was one of them. I started it in December 4 years ago…

Mental Health

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Addicted to DOTA? Want to quit? Here’s how I did it.
Addicted to DOTA? Want to quit? Here’s how I did it.
Mental Health

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Published in ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

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How I managed to Overcome Procrastination

Being a writer, Procrastination means certain death. but I was able to cheat the death by setting myself up in a constant motivational course — At some point in our lives, most of us have been victimized by procrastination. What exactly is procrastination? According to Wikipedia, “Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something”. Sounds familiar? From five more minutes at the start of the day to one…

Self Improvement

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How I managed to overcome Procrastination
How I managed to overcome Procrastination
Self Improvement

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Oct 12, 2022

Medium, I’m back.

I’ve been writing on medium and quit myself from it for awhile and now, I’m back — “The report of my death has been grossly exaggerated.” As a vivid reader, I’m quite sure many of you are familiar with this comedic misquote of famous writer Mark Twain. I find it very fitting to describe What I’ve been going through and what I’m about to write. If you…

Self Development

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Medium, I’m back.
Medium, I’m back.
Self Development

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Jun 17, 2022

Room No 203

A Sinhala Short story — Hi! මගේ Phone එකේ Notification එක දැකලා මම ඇහැරුණා. Hey! මම හැරෙන තැපෑලෙන් reply එකක් දැම්මා. එයාව මුණගැහිලා අදට මාසයයි. බොලඳ නිසා One month anniversary එකක් සමරන්න අපි දෙන්නා තීරණය කලා. වැඩිය සෙනඟ ගැවසෙන්නේ නැති තැනක් තෝරගන්න එක තමයි මට තිබ්බ පළවෙනි අදහස. …

Sinhala

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Room No 203
Room No 203
Sinhala

34 min read


Apr 14, 2022

I didn’t want to write, ever again.

This is simply about why I’ve been inactive in the past few months — I’ve been quite silent for the past few months. Mostly because I’ve been having doubts about whether writing is worth it as a career or not. I’m not a full-time writer. I don’t earn much I don’t earn anything from it. I’m writing as a hobby and a medium to…

Writing Tips

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I didn’t want to write, ever again.
I didn’t want to write, ever again.
Writing Tips

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Dec 11, 2021

2 Things That Will Get You Guaranteed Clicks

All these online platforms, is it really about writing? Let me share what I have discovered — Let’s face it, we are all here for money, maybe some exposure. That isn’t bad. It’s a good cause for yourself and no one can say otherwise. But, after being in the frame for a while, I have realized that you can’t really attract the general audience by publishing what…

Writing

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2 Things That Will Get You Guaranteed Clicks
2 Things That Will Get You Guaranteed Clicks
Writing

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Nov 9, 2021

Dear Medium, Thank You

I was selected to take part in Medium Creator Fellowship. Here are my thoughts on it — I am a firm believer in the quote, “Everything happens for a reason”. Meeting a new friend, investing in a hobby, and taking a leap of faith such things will reveal their purpose eventually. I was referred to Medium by a colleague of mine, saying that I could use some…

Medium

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Dear Medium, Thank You
Dear Medium, Thank You
Medium

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Oct 30, 2021

You Need to Stop Investing On Others

How many times have we put someone else above us and got hurt by it? It’s about time we make a stop to it — Ok, I’ve been out of touch with writing for a while. It’s so hard to allocate time to a hobby when you are putting effort into work and success. Enough with that. Let’s talk about something different. This one is not a doubt, but you may come across this eventually…

Advice

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You Need to Stop Investing On Others
You Need to Stop Investing On Others
Advice

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·Oct 26, 2021

When Do You Stop Learning?

Does it end after you finish your studies? Or your training? — I am a curious person. I try to learn something new every day because most of the time lessons from our daily life are free. The work I do helps me immensely to sate my curiosity. I’m mostly curious about humans and their behavior. …

Life Lessons

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When Do You Stop Learning?
When Do You Stop Learning?
Life Lessons

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Oct 25, 2021

I Did It Again Guys

Mistakes were made, That’s what I thought when I realized what I have done — We are writers, right? And we tend to keep drafts of writing we have abandoned halfway. You know it’s true. But, how many of us go back to this stuff? Or try to rewrite or repurpose them for something else? Probably a handful, I guess. But, what I have done…

Self Improvement

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I Did It Again Guys
I Did It Again Guys
Self Improvement

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