I have minimal 3-D art experience. When I was younger, I spent some time working with clay, but not enough to claim any skill. Today I decided to provide an extra set of hands for my friend’s metal casting project, and as a result, I learned a few things. When casting a sculpture:   […]

  Hello to the good people at the Conscious Capitalism Institute, I was just looking over your website and it was really well laid out and clear. I then looked at your social media platforms and I realized that you could be benefitting from a greater presence on Instagram. I really strongly believe in the […]

  There is a common misconception that to be successful, all you need is to be skilled in your field. Real success does not come from a focus on what you can do to improve your life, but from an outward effort to create value in the lives of those around you. Personal talent will […]

  Every detail matters. We take in an enormous amount of information every day, so when we choose to focus, it better be good. We often neglect to think about how deeply the small details, like typeface or font, contribute to the end product. A typeface is a set of glyphs that all share a […]

  We have a problem in our world. We place blind faith in the internet to provide us with an objective view of the world, but it is getting more difficult to find places where information isn’t pre-organized for us into bubbles based on our existing beliefs and ideologies. Eric Schmidt, the Executive Chairman of […]

  Just yesterday, I finished reading through 101 Things I Learned in Advertising School by Tracy Arrington & Matthew Frederick. It was quick, well-organized, and highly value oriented. Each page has a lesson and a succinctly written set of examples, allowing the reader to clearly understand each point and move on. I have been reading […]

  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. […]