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Use of Social Media: Benefits, Downfalls & My Manifesto

Use of Social Media: Benefits, Downfalls & My Manifesto

Introduction Social media plays such a central role in the way we engage with others and stay informed it’s sometimes hard to remember how we all functioned and stayed in touch before the likes of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, to name but a few, established themselves. And yet, as they take over more and more of our mental effort and sit at the core of our cultural engagement, there is a growing body of evidence and opinion that we…

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Power of Social Accountability

Power of Social Accountability

Introduction Social accountability has been a significant buzzword in the blogosphere in recent months and years, yet it remains a massively encompassing topic and can take on a many different means. The aim of this piece is to focus on why social accountability can be good for personal growth and help you reach the targets you’ve been struggling over for a long time, I’ll also touch upon how it can help society improve at a macro-level. I should start by…

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Problems with a Constant Upgrade Culture

Problems with a Constant Upgrade Culture

Introduction  We live in a culture where everyone is constantly looking for the latest version of what they already own and what already works perfectly, the next upgrade, and this isn’t just restricted to the technology industry. The aim of this piece is three-fold, (1) highlight that this upgrade culture is a fairly new phenomenon, then theorise why and how its come into being  (2) show why it is having a detrimental effect on wider society and (3) explain what…

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