Written by Gracielle Dedo Toxic Motivation Hustle culture and ultra-positivity-based motivation have given both the Millennial and now Gen-Z generation unattainable standards—social media raves on ‘glow-up’ culture. Content-based around how to constantly reinvent oneself to fit in with the current narrative has been around since the concept of idolization has existed. Platforms such as TikTok allow rapid-fire bite-sized pieces of content to be digested. Videos exploiting the ever-present need to be better than yesterday set a precedent of never accepting where you are as an achievement. Female-oriented spaces tend to...
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Written by Elizabeth Pardhe Brownies in the New Year With the start of the new year comes new resolutions and new beginnings. I, for one, began 2022 with my usual list of things I wanted to stick to and learn throughout the year. On the top of my list, as...
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Written By Alex La Loggia A Creative Plague When the COVID-19 pandemic started, countries everywhere shut down as stages of government mandated quarantines began to roll out. Though most people feared how the isolation would effect their lives, many artists saw opportunity in it. The alone time seemed like the...
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Written by Aubrie Buldain We've all been there. You're trying to sit at your laptop and get some work done when all of a sudden something hits you, the sweet feeling of lack of motivation. Now, although it may be easy to say never mind and completely give up on...
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Written by Olivia Dedham Production and BackgroundTucked away in a picturesque French village comes the 2014 American comedy, directed by Steven Knight. The film shows the story of two battling restaurants one run by an Indian family and the other by an affluent Michelin star holder. Starring Helen Mirren (a...
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Written by Billie Fechter Motivation is something that has been on my mind repetitively this week. In the ASUPD student blog meetings, we discussed a topic to pick for our weekly topic meetings, and the motivation was the choice. This blog has been the most challenging blog for me to...
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Written by Brooke Anderson Motivation is the ever-elusive catalyst to all that moves us forward It inspires and uplifts, but its mercurial nature ensures that it stays out of one’s grasp only at the most inconvenient of times (naturally) As it ebbs and flows, it can often reach its peak...
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