The War on Inner Peace

There’s a war going on outside, no man is safe from… and it isn’t about drugs or guns or even terrorists, what it’s…

Numbers on the Board: How Social Media Metrics Changed the WayWe Socialize

My Instagram Theme May Be Perfect, But I’m Certainly Not

When I first set up my own Instagram account in the summer of 2015 (I was a little late to game), I thought that if I made it to that 11 like mark I was all set. I’d made it. However, my younger cousins, aged 12 and 14, quickly…

Getting Real

This post is inspired by all of the Instagram news in the past week or so following the moment when Ariana Grande surpassed Taylor Swift in Instagram followers to become the second most followed account on the platform behind Selena Gomez, who has remained number for over a year now. Attention on the…

Tips on Self-Care Online

Social media is a major player in today’s day and age. Most of everything that we do is heavily emphasized online. Over the last few years, social media has become a contributing factor to what we know to be as our personal brands. People have become affiliated as #PersonalFigures…

Balancing Social Media and University

I honestly think the biggest mental challenge facing university students today, is that…

I Woke Up Like This.

The attention you receive on social media has become a form of currency and social status. Having any sort of social media…

Practicing Self-Care Online

It’s easy to compare yourself to others you see online. My self-confidence is a victim of this as I continuously ask myself questions like why is my skin not as clear as theirs? Maybe if I use that one product that one person recommended, then I can have clear skin too! The cycle…

Self-Care

This was actually an interesting topic that I never realized was a thing until this class. I also never realized that what I do could be considered as ‘self-care’ online. Probably the very the first thing I did that would fall under this idea of ‘self-care’ was turn off all notifications from social media…