Katie Coen

Whenever I sit down to write, I feel like the words just flow as my fingers clack against the keys of my laptop. I sit and wonder if anyone has any interest in these words that come so easily to me. Does anyone care what I have to say? Whether anyone cares or not, I…

I’ve noticed every person I meet needs a different environment to write. Some of my friends do their best work in a library full of students or a cafeteria with hundreds of conversations in the air. I will never understand how they can focus with so many people around. For me, I need silence to…

Since the introduction of social media into society, researchers and average people around the world have noticed a difference in the way we act. People tend to get more distracted and limit the amount of deep work that they do. We may not realize it, but social media platforms have had more of an impact…

After looking at the statements on #MySocialTruth, I realize how addicting social media is. Hundreds of people have shared their stories and struggles with social media through this website by the Center for Humane Technology, and more are submitted everyday.  Many people’s statements spoke of how social media made them feel lonely and depressed, but…

Since the internet was invented in 1983, technology has continued to develop. It started with smartphones, and now it’s all the social media platforms that people use everyday. Each platform has developed as it grew, and they continue to make changes today.  There is a lot of competition now between social platforms. Once one does…

Until recently, I had never heard of an internet system to help manage my time. I have always liked to plan, but I’ve preferred to write my “To Do” notes by hand. Growing up, I looked forward to buying a new planner to organize my thoughts. Before every new school year, my mom and I…

I think back to my time in middle school and high school. Many of my friends had been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, but I never really knew what it meant or why they had it. I always wondered if they were born hyperactive or if it was something they learned. This…

I knew giving up something I use everyday would be difficult, but I clearly underestimated how it would feel when it came to social media. This week, I decided to give up Twitter for five days. I found myself feeling empty and bored, even though I could use other social media platforms.  Twitter is the…

Growing up, my sister and I would sit in the playroom of my childhood home and browse through our bookshelves, deciding what we wanted to read that day. I found reading fun and fulfilling, time consuming — yet interesting. We would sit on our chairs labeled with our names for hours, just enjoying each other’s…

I always prided myself on being a multitasker. My mom would ask “how can you pay attention to your phone and have a conversation at the same time?” and I would respond, simply, “I don’t know. I just do.” Now being a college student in an accelerated program trying to balance classes, a job I…