Category: ICM501_Foundations of Graduate Studies
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From F to AI: Is it Worth The Cost?
In 2020, a girl named Katie was called to a Zoom meeting with her high school principal in a small town in Massachusetts. She happily joined, not knowing she was entering a conduct meeting. The school software had detected the use of Grammarly on her last English paper. What the principal failed to see was…
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Planning In Pixels: A New Shift to Digital Planning
Through time and experience, I’ve found that every part of life is a project. Almost everything requires steps, planning, and successful completion. I used to carry a planner with a small space for each day, complete with lines for writing. The problem with this planner was the lines; I didn’t want to confine my thoughts…
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Scrolling Through Symptoms: An ADHD Dilemma
ADHD is a condition I grew up hearing about so often that I initially thought it wasn’t a big deal. My sister has it, my best friend has it, and it seemed like nearly every kid in my classes did too. I remember my sister saying, after starting medication, that she just couldn’t sit still.…
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From Swipe to Sober: Social Media Withdrawals
For the past week, I’ve been tracking the effects that social media withdrawal has had on my life. This experiment is one I’m familiar with as I frequently detox from media when it’s taking over my life too much. The difference this time is that I set a boundary of time that I needed to…
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Hobby Hangups: Losing Focus in Our Favorite Activities
I used to love small talk. As someone who isn’t great at endless conversations, I relied on small talk questions to fill gaps when I struggled to find something to say. However, lately, I’ve found myself avoiding and even dreading small talk. I’m comfortable with the basics: “I’m from Lunenburg, MA, and I’m a film…
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Paws and Reflect: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Digital Detox
by Elena Dean | 9/1/2024 I occasionally delete social media when my workload becomes overwhelming. Sometimes it’s just TikTok; other times, Snapchat and Instagram join. In desperate times, even YouTube and Facebook vanish. This cold-turkey approach helps me escape distraction. Scrolling TikTok had become a habit, not a hobby, so I never really missed it…
Eyes Wide Open 