1. Move   Go for a walk around your workspace. Jump up and down. Dance. Any type of movement or physical exercise helps stimulate blood flow in the body and helps oxygenate the brain. This helps to improve engagement and focus and allows you to reap the benefits of a longer break more quickly. Dancing, […]

  The advent of binge-watching is changing the way we live our lives, and not always for good. Many of us are guilty of at some point spending multiple hours at a time watching youtube videos, Netflix series, or movie marathons. These services have intentionally designed their interfaces and their content to be addicting. Some […]

  Have you ever watched a movie without its soundtrack? It seems barren of emotion and suspense. This is because people have an involuntary emotional response to music. Music can take the deeply depressed and elate them immediately. Why? Musical patterns have been shown to be directly tied to dopamine production. Dopamine is one of […]

  Over the past two summers, I worked at the concert hall where I went to school, the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center (SPAC). I worked as a cashier, selling food and drinks to customers at ridiculously high prices. At some concerts, they charged $15 – $18 dollars per beer, but we still sold them. […]

  On this past Wednesday, I finished my last video for my Udemy course teaching Salesforce Administration. Before starting this project I had no knowledge or experience with Salesforce, so I needed to spend some time learning it so that I could teach it to others. I chose to do this project because I am […]

  We can learn a lot from the study of Greek mythology and classical works. One good example of this is Ariadne’s thread, a logical algorithm derived from the tale of Ariadne. Ariadne’s thread is the solving of a problem with many possible answers through a rigorous application of logic to each possible option. However, […]

  I much prefer deep conversation over small talk. Often I will spend hours talking to friends, family, even strangers. There is a lot to learn from different perspectives and experiences, especially those that don’t agree with me. I have studied a lot of literature, and many of my friends are into philosophy, so when […]

  Whenever someone asks me what my favorite book, movie, song, etc. is I am always hesitant to answer. My favorite things change all the time, if I say what my favorite is right now, that might not be a great answer, because it could change tomorrow. So, I decided a while ago to choose […]

  I am fascinated with bartending and its history. Not making a vodka soda with a soda gun and a bottle, but instead careful and detailed construction of an idea or recipe. Just like baking french macarons. I enjoy how meticulously you can control the outcome of something so immediately, and how the underlying methods […]

  People say to do what you love, and you’ll be successful and happy. While this is very true, I think it is often taken the wrong way. People often romanticize this and turn it into a black-and-white, cause and effect rule. Especially in college. Many pick something they’ve never had any experience in and […]