How I (Accidentally) Found Online Writing As a Path to Career Freedom

It was in August 2020 when I made my first cent from online writing.

Back then, I was miserably stuck in my 9–5 as a corporate maintenance engineer. What used to be an interesting and rewarding profession became loathsome due to office politics, egocentric managers, and ridiculous restructuring for the sake of itself. When credible rumors about big-time layoffs got around, I knew this job wasn’t for the long term.

It was about that time when I finished a certification in Data Science, where ou

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