Sudarsan what wonderful advice and at the same time a story of growth and wisdom; I sense there is a satisfaction in now understanding how you want your path to be, now that you've understood how your life flows with this path in Medium.
I joined Medium as a reader a couple of years ago and read when the digest sent me something interesting or if I googled something and I wanted to read something that met my interest.
Finally, I realized I'm paying for something that I'm not reading much so I began spending more time.
Purely coincidentally, someone mentioned MPP -- dove in to apply this May...
You present great advice for all of us - no matter how long we've been here. I'm glad you're moving forward -- recognizing that paths differ and will each have their own starts/stops/pauses...
Here's wishing you continued success!