Simplicity and Priorities

This year, I’ve read a lot about minimalism and simplifying my life. This past fall has been maybe the craziest semester I’ve ever had (and I’ve been a student for a long time), so I had to put all of that advice to the test. The "Simple Living Manifesto" post on the Zen Habits blog …

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Limited Internet Challenge

Do you ever have moments—or whole days or weeks—when you wished you spent less time on the internet? I feel like that more often than I’d like to admit. Not only is the internet, social media apps in particular, taking up time, but it’s also affecting my ability to focus. A video from the YouTuber …

A Change of Scenery

So, this week is my university’s spring vacation, and I decided to make the 17-hour drive back to Massachusetts for break. I was worried that because I wasn’t at my apartment with campus and all of its impending responsibilities looming a few miles away, I wouldn’t be nearly as productive. But I’m on day two …

Hello: A Reluctant Foray into Social Media

So, I’m going to be honest here: this is a little unpleasant for me. According to the internet (which is always a reliable source, right?), a lot of writers struggle with the whole marketing side of life. I’d rather be making up fictional worlds and the characters who inhabit them or writing about what others …