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Work like a professional – an introduction to design thinking

“Design thinking” is a modern term that encapsulates all of the practices that designers go through. It is a human-centered process, meaning that designers must consider how people are going to interact with it. Design thinking forces designers to exhaust all of the options for a particular project, allowing them to find the best solution.

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Embrace innovation – a commentary on Apple Vision Pro

The digital world is always changing. Every day new technologies, software, and techniques become available. To stay on top of the industry and create the best work we can, we need to explore and be willing to embrace these new innovations.

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AI – a content creator’s new best friend

With the rise of Open AI’s ChatGPT and other similar platforms, artificial intelligence – or AI – has been at the forefront of many conversations. People are excited, people are scared, people are confused. There are a lot of emotions that comes with these new innovations. But what exactly are we getting into?

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Imposter syndrome’s grasp on creatives

We’ve all felt it. This feeling that we aren’t good enough and that we don’t belong. We compare our creative work to that of others and equate it to our self-worth.

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You're not just lazy

Just because you procrastinate, that does not mean you are lazy or lack discipline. The following research lays out research on “chronic procrastination” and its’ routes.

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Technology's authority over our lives, and our acceptance of it

Regardless of all the internet and modern technology’s negative consequences, humanity doesn’t care. We have become complicit because we feel that our usage of these things fulfills something within us. Finding separation is an important first step to taking your precious time back from the internet.

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Project management, but better

Getting started with project management in this day and age could not be easier. A plethora of tools and methodologies exist to assist you in your journey of creation.

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Eliminating distractions

8.25 seconds is currently the average human attention span. In order to eliminate distractions, I spent 5 days detoxing from Spotify.

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Attempting to manage time as a chronic procrastinator

Procrastination is not just losing me a few hours of sleep each night. Rather, it decreases the quality of work, introduces more stress and anxiety your life, and strains the relationships with those who are most important to you.

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