Blog Posts

  • To Fail to Plan is to Plan to Fail 

    To Fail to Plan is to Plan to Fail 

    My methods of planning haven’t always been the most organized, but they have always worked for me. Every year of high school I bought a new planner, and then every year I would fail to use it. I just couldn’t get into the habit of taking it out and writing the assignment down. By the…

  • A Little Birdie Told Me…

    A Little Birdie Told Me…

    Ever heard of those juice detoxes that people in the health and fitness world talk about? And (while not scientifically backed) they make you feel better afterward? The same can be applied in the digital world with a data detox. And a little birdy told me I needed to take a break. Did the Twitter…

  • What Would It Take?

    What Would It Take?

    What would it take to capture your attention? A jarring fact? A whole synopsis of the article? A cute story? If that were to draw you in, what would it take for you to stick around until the end? It seems not much will keep you here for the whole post, which says a lot…

  • I Am Definitely Not Distracted.

    I Am Definitely Not Distracted.

    Prior to opening the first chapter of Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus, I wondered how a book about why you cannot pay attention would truly capture my attention. In a world that revolves around social media and technology, it seems like there is no way that we can go back to the way things were before…