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What Makes a Good Online Reading Experience?
Writing online can be quite difficult, especially as outlets shift in the digital era. The writing must compete against a multitude of attention-grabbing games and apps on your device. Inescapable ads can distract readers from delving deep into an article. Below is one example of writing that works well online, and one that does not.…
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What Kind of Writer am I?
I have a tumultuous relationship when it comes to writing. Growing up, I hated writing essays or any other long-form assignments for class. Instead of caring about the craft of writing, teachers were more focused on page counts and finding keywords to see if you read the book for the assignment. The moment writing…
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Deep Work in the Attention Economy
With the rise of technology, a new form of economy has developed. This new economy seeks not minerals or oil as a resource, but an individual’s attention. With thousands of hours of content published each day, there is no way for a user to absorb all of it. Since we can’t consume everything that is…
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Adapting Social Media to a Deep Work Mindset
Social media, as a whole, has changed significantly since its introduction. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped connect people and spread ideas across the globe, but now propagate bubbles of misinformation and anger to the masses. As I have previously written, my relationship with social media is different compared from most people my age. My…
Bailey MeCey 