With more of an emphasis on visuals and how quickly information is communicated, online reading is now the new normal for people but with it comes the challenges for writers to adapt their work to this new audience. People may click on something with the intention of reading it but if they do not appeal…
Growing up when I was first learning how to read everyone was taught the same way for the most part. Start on the first page, read the title/chapter and every line on the pages from left to right. Now in the digital age of computers and online media, everyone reads differently, and not just because…
Ever since I was little I have always been fascinated with movies and still look to them today for life lessons. When I was 10 my grandmother bought me my first camera and I instantly fell in love with the process of film-making. It was in high school though that I discovered film was more…
Schneider_final_whitepaper The film industry is one where people are always in need of looking ahead to their next project once the current on they are working on is completed. It is not always like a traditional job with set hours and days, but it does allow for the necessary time needed to give artistic and…
While reading Ellen McCarthy’s article Breaking up with your smartphone, there was one statement she said that stood out to me and that I can really relate to. She described phones as a “viselikegrip of our hands.” And it’s true. People can’t put their phones down. Even after someone sends a message their phone…
The growth and influence of social media has become so evident and powerful that even people who work for these companies find themselves leaving the companies because of the lack of morals. Amy B. Wang sits down with Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook VP for user growth, who talks about how social media is changing…
This week I was tasked in creating an outline to help illustrate everything I have practiced and learned from my findings in Deep Work and other assignments that have made appearances in this blog. I looked at a couple of different sites to help me with this task. But the site and program that I…
Deadlines and due dates can cause a person a lot of stress when they’re not properly organized and don’t take into account the amount of time they need to actually finish their work. And with the distractions of media and smartphones this problem seems to have only gotten worse. But there is a solution that…
Phones have become the first thing people wake up to and the last thing they see before they go to sleep at night. And during the course of the day people constantly interact with their phones as ways of meeting new people, communicating with the people they know, streaming their favorite forms of entertainment, and…
When I look at where I am right now in my life and reflect on it, I’d have to say a lot of my life revolves heavily around sports. From rooting for my favorite teams and players pretty much across every major sport to scouting other teams and how they could affect my team,…