We all know how addictive social media can be. A quick five-minute phone break soon turns into a half hour of mindless scrolling through our Instagram feed. Though it is heavily addictive and a major time-waster, we might convince ourselves…
Category: Balance
Building Connections: A Conversation with a Formal Leader
Formal leadership can be used to describe how leaders may practice authority to direct or facilitate other individuals, through an official title in their organization such as an elected member of a student organization. I interviewed my friend, Jessica, to…
No Rest For the Wicked: Why I Don’t Get 7-9 Hours a Night
Alright, so who else was thrown off by daylight savings? Of course, I’m blaming daylight savings when in reality my sleep schedule has been slowly crumbling ever since I got back from reading week. Right now, we’re less than a…
Budgeting for Dummies: How I Manage my Finances
Budgeting and Finances are things that I rarely thought about in high school. I was one of those kids who had an allowance all the way up to sophomore year and didn’t think too much about saving the money I had.…
Missing Deadlines ≠ End of the World
My motivation went from 100 to 0, real quick
Juggling Responsibilities, for Forgetful People
If I were to ever be picked up and interrogated by cops about what I did on a specific day at a specific time, I’d be in trouble big time. Most days, I can barely remember what I ate for…
How Rock-Climbing Changed My Confidence
A few weeks ago, I did something that, in retrospect, was a big step outside my comfort zone. Every Monday at 7 PM, the Rock Oasis climbing centre holds an “in search of climbing partners” night for solo climbers. As…
An Introvert’s Guide to Leadership
If I were an animal, I think I’d be a turtle.
“I can’t, I’m busy” – Am I Really Though?
The issue is… a one-hour break quickly turns into two-hours or three. I call this the “black-hole-dining-hall” effect.
Benefits of hitting the pool
There’s something so calming about swimming. I love just being able to get in the water, and let everything else from my day literally wash away. I used to swim a lot when I was younger, and I always looked…