Category: DCCS501
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Life on Low Battery
My phone spends the night charging and wakes up at 100%. At 6:00 a.m. my Alexa alarm blares. “Alexa, stop. Turn on bedroom lights.” As my eyes adjust, I check my Garmin watch to see a sleep score of 82. It is a decent night of rest on screen, yet…
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The Creative’s Compass: Project Management as an Individual Contributor
As creatives, we often view the design process as a space for exploration, experimentation and discovery; however, reality checks in quick when deadlines loom and the monster of “scope creep” shows its teeth. To survive the trenches, we have to look at project management from a new perspective. How do…
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Unplugging the Scroll: My 5-Day Instagram Detox
We’ve all been there. We sit down to check one notification. Then we look up an hour later and wonder where the time went. I recently looked at my iPhone’s Screen Time app. I faced a harsh reality, Instagram was consuming my days. With an incredibly busy week ahead, I…
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Beyond the Spotlight: The Value of Mind-Wandering
Taking a deep breath, I looked out from the Point Street Bridge in Providence and tried to clear my head. I let my mind wander to everything that crossed it: the good, the bad and the mundane. As I walked, I found myself questioning if I was even doing it…
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Be Water: Finding “Flow State” in a Digital World
Creative work depends on attention. In Stolen Focus, Johann Hari explores how distractions affect our ability to think deeply and stay engaged. For marketers and designers, that loss of focus can impact the quality of our work. “Flow State” is the point where focus becomes effortless. Time moves differently, ideas…
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