by Kassandra Strout | Nov 3, 2015 | Good For You
Lately I’ve been feeling exhausted, as if I could close my eyes at any given moment and bam, be fast asleep. Granted, I’ve never had a great track record for getting a good night’s sleep, but this recent stretch has made it incredibly hard to do all...
by Kassandra Strout | Sep 8, 2015 | Good For You, Social Media
When in doubt, many people turn to Google for answers (most recently because we couldn’t remember the name of the town in The Iron Giant). But what about bigger questions or ongoing issues? These require a discussion that can’t be encapsulated in a...
by Kassandra Strout | Sep 1, 2015 | Good For You, Social Media
“Life is full of ups and downs, you know that. But please take a deep breath, I can’t understand what you’re saying right now”- my mom. And she’s right, I do know that, and so do you (the ups and downs, anyway)- it’s something...
by Kassandra Strout | Jun 8, 2015 | Good For You
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of things go by about “unplugging” or generally disconnecting from technology. As a person who spends a considerable amount of time on computers/the internet personally and professionally, I understand why this is...
by Kassandra Strout | Apr 17, 2015 | Good For You
“Chunking” is the idea that when performing recall tasks, like a 40 number sequence, people are better able to remember if they group or “chunk” the sequences together. This is how, to my bank account’s dismay, I unintentionally memorized...
by Kassandra Strout | Mar 13, 2015 | Good For You
Maybe it’s the whole winter to spring transition, or the extra sunshine towards the end of the day, but it seems like everyone I know is over-committed lately (myself included). There’s a lot of hustle and bustle going on, with little free time. The more I...