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Find Your Flow: How finding your flow leads to an increase in productivity

 

Can you recall the last time you were so engaged in an activity or task that time froze in its path and slowly melted away while the sounds around you faded into the distance? Perhaps you were writing, painting, exercising, playing an instrument or solving a problem. You may have felt so immersed in the process and enjoyment of it, that you lost sense of your surroundings. For athletes this mental state of complete focus and attention is often referred to as being in ‘The Zone.’ For Psychologists this optimal state of mind is known as flow. Continue reading “Find Your Flow: How finding your flow leads to an increase in productivity”

Social Media Literacy: What is it and why we need it

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The morning light permeates through the diaphanous curtains of pearl grey while my phone announces itself, quavering on the bedside table next to me. I reach out, grasp it in my palm and hover it above my face. I squint my eyes— my lashes masking the initial forceful glare of my screen— while I scan the notifications listed on my device. This seems to be a common practice for many of us. The pounding urge to check who in our social network has prompted the ding at the dawn of day. We then spend hours on end enthralled in the content published on our social media apps, drifting through the news feed one thumb swipe at a time. Without too much deep thought, we begin to ‘share’ revealing posts, ‘like’ enlightening images and posit our unsolicited opinions in the comment sections of numerous articles and Facebook pages. Continue reading “Social Media Literacy: What is it and why we need it”