Do you know how important music is? It really isn’t anything we think about often, but it is so ridiculously in our lives. For example, I’m listening to music while writing this, and I wouldn’t have even realized if I wasn’t talking about music itself. I find myself listening to music when doing anything really:…

When you are writing, there is a clear difference between writing for a quick skim through from the eye versus reading it outloud for many to hear. Personally, when I am writing for reading internally, it is filled with much more context and details, as you don’t have the verbal inflections to go off of.…

Context is the invisible force that shapes how readers understand information. Words do not exist in isolation; they arrive surrounded by tone, timing, framing, and expectation. A sentence that feels neutral in one setting can feel persuasive, misleading, or even dangerous in another. This is why context matters just as much as content. In media…

Context is the most important thing in writing. If you do not give the reader context, they will not understand what is going on. Giving context is like giving vision to someone who can’t see; it’s ridiculously important. According to American painter Kenneth Noland, “Context is the key; from that comes the understanding of everything.”…

When going through different articles, you can definitly seem a divide between the people who are actual writers and people who aren’t. Even as someone who doesn’t consider himself a writer, it still seems pretty clear who knows their stuff. A big part of this is who the writing is actually targeted to. I find…

Going through this Module, I learned a lesson that was very important. Peer review is way more important than it seems. As someone who doesn’t use this as much as I should, going back and seeing feedback is very valuable. According to Washington and Lee University, “Users engage more with content that includes clear headings,…

Having stress take over can be a huge motivation killer. I just had this happen to me the other day. When you have too much going on, it can really take over and make you not want to do anything. It is really a problem because once you lose motivation, all bets are off. It…

According to Mindmapping.com, a mind map is a “diagram for representing tasks, words, concepts, or items linked to and arranged around a central concept or subject using a non-linear graphical layout that allows the user to build an intuitive framework around a central concept.” Personally, whenever I see a mind map, I always think of…