On this day (May 27th) in 2019, I spontaneously decided to commit a large portion of my time to blogging about my opinions and teenage angst on a public posting platform for the entire world (which, in this context, is about 100 people) to see permanently. And now that I’m no longer a teenager, I’ve … More Happy Blog Birthday! The Paper Trail is 3!!
As you may have noticed… I haven’t been consistently posting for the past few months. I didn’t post last Monday, and despite my best intentions, I simply couldn’t write up a post for today either. Me being me, I was completely, 100% prepared to pretend I would still have time to blog in the coming … More Life Update: A Pause on Posting
I walked into this semester with high levels of apprehension. The transition into school should have been easier this year – after all, I have friends and know my way around campus now. Yet, it felt much the same. The saga starts with the dorm room fiasco. We thought we were getting a MUCH larger … More Another Recap: My First Week of Sophomore Year
My latest post, How to Love a Friend Who is Struggling, happened to be my 100th post! Nearly two years ago, I started The Paper Trail because I thought I needed to. It was a foolproof plan: 1. Start a blog. 2. Somehow, it will become popular. 3. My platform will grow. 4. Through *magic* … More Happy 101st Blog Post!
One of the key tenets of a stable writer is being able to write consistently. But there’s a fine balance between inspiration and discipline that is hard to get right. For instance, how do you tell the difference between low motivation and writer’s block? What about lack of inspiration and lack of commitment? Poor self-discipline … More Writer’s Burnout (& Life Burnout?)
I’ve probably written about these before. Or at least mentioned them in passing. “Coping mechanism” is one of my favorite phrases. Probably because the moment I learned about it in AP Psychology, I realized I had so many coping mechanisms. To get everyone up to speed, I’m going to share with you the information I … More Coping Mechanisms: Finding the Balance
Okay, I actually haven’t been in quarantine all summer. But it was a good title so I went with it…. As always, let’s recap what this blog is all about and why I bother to review my life so regularly. Welcome to The Paper Trail, where I decided the best way to track my personal … More A Quarantine Summer In Review
Let us commence this wild ride called my high school band experience. I am honestly surprised this blog made it over a year without ever delving into this particular topic. But seeing as I’m not going to participate in band ever again, this is probably a good time to reflect on what I learned during … More What Marching Band Taught Me About Leadership
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post geared towards people who know someone with anxiety so that there could be more understanding in those relationships. Now, I want to write a piece for those with social anxiety. Let’s face it, the world is pretty scary. There’s so much human interaction. Even with the invention … More How We Can Tackle Social Anxiety
This will not be a physics lesson. Sorry. … More The Relativity of Productivity
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