Month: November 2023

On Writing

How to Catch Up During National Novel Writing Month

Aisley Oliphant

You’re behind with National Novel Writing Month, aren’t you? Don’t worry; I’m not calling you out. It’s bound to happen to everyone during the challenge, unless you’re some sort of magical unicorn. And in that case, I applaud you, dear magical NaNoWriMo-ing unicorn. I envy you! But, chances are you’re more like the rest of us common folk… behind and worried about how you’re going to catch up. We common folk need to stick together when that happens, which is why I’m going to share with you my favorite strategies for catching up when I fall behind during NaNoWriMo.

Productivity for Creatives

Motivational Reframing: Trade Doomscrolling for Joyful Productivity

Aisley Oliphant

How often do you catch yourself doomscrolling? I didn’t think I even did it, until I until I watched a fantastic video essay by Struthless called “The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling.” But what exactly is doomscrolling? According to Dictionary.com, it is “the practice of obsessively checking online news for updates, especially on social media feeds, with the expectation that the news will be bad, such that the feeling of dread from this negative expectation fuels a compulsion to continue looking for updates in a self-perpetuating cycle.” Struthless’ video expounds on that, labeling it as an addiction to negativity and exposing its different forms and costs on you.