It takes me about 45 minutes to an hour to get to work on A GOOD DAY. There's been days where it took me longer to get home or to get to work. I'm writing this post as I'm on my way to work. I'm also writing this to keep myself from being annoyed because [...]
I'm officially a college graduate! I just finished my last assignments of my senior year and my Grad box came in the mail. It consists of my cap and gown as well as other graduation items. My virtual graduation is tomorrow and I'm very excited. Although the in person graduation is postponed, this is a [...]
Hola Mi Amigas! Where have I been? Well, I've been stressing about school and this annoying job but my head is always in the right place, as usual. I plan on updating my website, and uploading another podcast episode. So right now, I'm eating a 5 layer talenti gelato, in my pajamas, watching old episodes [...]
Random thought: One thing I noticed about myself is how much I love giving/receiving hugs. I know it might sound weird but it's one of the physical forms of affection that I enjoy the most. Not to be dramatic, but my hugs are very welcoming & warm. You can feel how much I care about [...]
Let us all rejoice as the end of the semester is approaching. I just finished my last major assignment for the Fall semester of my senior year and let me say this, THANK GOD. This semester has been the most stressful semester EVER. I cannot count how many 8+ paged papers and group presentations I've [...]
If I asked you, do you have any persuasive technology? Your answer would most likely be: "Technology isn't human; therefore it can't be persuasive." If you'd say that reply, I'm here to tell you that you're W R O N G. It's okay to be wrong though, that's how you learn and grow. Let me [...]
This will be a short post but I'm super excited. Yesterday, I finally reached 50 followers on my blog and it made me sooo happy. If you've been following me since I first started blogging last year, you know I've been trying to get to 100 followers. It makes me proud to know that 50 [...]
We've all been motivated by something or someone to change our lives or to simply be a better person. Have you ever thought about the process of motivation? Or even how effective or ineffective some motivation messages have been? By now you should already know what this blog is going to be about. The question [...]
What if I told you that I could persuade you before I even started persuading? I know, I know. Let me explain. Pre-Persuasion Definition: the practice of getting people sympathetic to your message before they experience it. Pre-Persuasion involves the following: Establishing Trust Directing Attention Word Association Easy Words For those of you who don't [...]
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? I don't know, but what I do know is that there are four main persuasive techniques that our friends and families (as well as companies) use to get us to do things we'd either normally say no to or not [...]
