Author: Staff Writer

It is normal to be drawn to what you know. As humans, we are constantly searching for patterns in life. We appreciate the predictability of experience. We judge others based on their reliability and their consistency of behavior.  Subconsciously, we set expectations of others and our environments and wait for those expectations to be reached. …

It’s kind of ironic that I’m writing an article on the balance between productivity and enjoying life, because as this is being written, I am at my friend’s house with my face behind my laptop.  I am being productive instead of spending time with friends because I procrastinated on an article. The larger part of …

There is one major habit I’ve had a real hard time kicking since coming to college. On those nights when I feel less than capable or anxious about school, I find myself in bed and in the archives.  I dig up old pictures of “happier” or “more confident” times — times when my body looked …

I didn’t think I was either. Until this past year, I always kept myself in a corner when it came to anything creative. I was told by my family that although I was a talented writer, my skills in math and science were not to be wasted and were a better outlet for my energy. …