Deep Work
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Always On: How Burnout Clashes with Creativity and Productivity
Over the past seven weeks, I’ve been diving into the topic of deep work. I’ve read the entirety of Johann Hari’s book Stolen Focus, which really opened my eyes to the attention crisis going on today in our age of screens. I learned about how everything around us affects our ability to focus, from the amount of… Continue reading
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Curiosity Saved the Cat
Curiosity isn’t dangerous. Quite the opposite, actually. It’s so important. It’s crucial for focus and essential for learning. Today, however, it can be seen as dangerous. Creators branch out and try something new, and the algorithm punishes them for it. We act outside the norm, and we’re seen as odd. Kids are playing less and less, and they’re not discovering as much about the world. … Continue reading
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So Much to Do
One of the goals I set for myself when I did my digital detox from Instagram and TikTok was to finish my work before 11 PM. That didn’t happen once. I think one night I was up past 2 AM reading, trying to retain as much information as possible for my quiz the next day. I needed to do… Continue reading
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Better than the Spreadsheet?
Why would I need a project management tool? Frankly, I had never even thought about having one for myself. I’m only one person; I don’t have a team of people doing my coursework. So why would I need a project management tool? Besides, I’ve been making do with my Google sheet. I have used that system since my first semester of college. I did not even know you could use… Continue reading
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Reclaiming Reading
Back when reading was fun I used to love reading. I loved the feeling of getting lost in a different world where anything was possible. I owned every single Rainbow Magic book that was out in 2012. I was obsessed with stories. They inspired me to play fairies and superheroes with my friends on the… Continue reading
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Life: Interrupted
The Procrastinator Twenty-four hours in a day hardly feels like enough. I wake up in the morning ready for the day, full of ambition and full of goals. Some days are pretty good. I feel productive. I check most tasks off my mental to-do list. Other days? Not so much. I hardly get anything done… Continue reading
Life: Designed 