by Nik | Sep 5, 2018 | Articles
This is my RescueTime report from slightly over a year ago. I was spending almost over 7 hours a day nearly motionless, staring at a small, glowing rectangle. The thing is, I wasn’t even aware of how much time was slipping by until I installed this software. It showed...
by Nik | Aug 28, 2018 | Articles
When I was younger, I could sit and read for hours. I still remember getting Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix and reading the 800 or so pages in one sitting. Fast forward a few years to my freshman year of college and this ability was completely gone. I...
by Nik | Aug 20, 2018 | Articles
The internet should be a tool. We believe that the internet should be used as a tool to better our lives and empower us, rather than serve as a source of mindless distraction and shallow entertainment. There is freedom in missing out. We live in a world of excess and...
by Nik | Aug 16, 2018 | Learn
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that makes us want things and *work* to get them. Dopamine is what creates the feelings of motivation and drive when we pursue a goal. It’s what gets us off the couch to go to the library and study. It’s also what makes us...
by Nik | Aug 16, 2018 | Learn
Before the internet, human beings could sit down and focus on one thing. We would do this for hours at a time, for years on end, and finally achieve monumental outcomes through the power of our own minds. It is our ability to focus and sustain attention that has...
