Youth Voices
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Susan Reynolds
Co-Founder and Board Chair
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If Someone Told You That You Were Wasting Your Life, Would You Do Something About It?
According to CNN, teenagers spend, on average, 7 hours a day on their screens. Most of us already knew this shocking statistic but my concern is the mass amount of time spent on social media, the true beast causing the widespread issues in our society. You can always get more money, but you can never get more time; it is precious.
How I Use Stickers to Promote Tech-Life Balance
I see the most misuse of technology when I’m with my friends. Most of the time when we hang out, my friends ignore me because they are so consumed by their phones. Not only do I lose quality time with my friends, but also I feel extremely disrespected…
I Created an App to Solve Anxiety-Driven Insomnia, And It's Super Cute
This is the story of how the Sleepy Pets team came to win Dartmouth’s first-ever Designathon as well as a tribute to a group of friends arduously working to alleviate the issue of anxiety-driven insomnia—something that is relevant to me on a personal level…
How I Use Fortune Cookies to Create Tech-Life Balance
Growing up, I was never fond of technology. To be quite frank, the only “technology” I enjoyed was watching reruns of the Saturday morning cartoons with my sister. It wasn’t until middle school that I was introduced to the idea of ubiquitous and constant connectivity…
Keegan Lee, author of “60 Days of Disconnect,” talks about the connection social media has on our collective sense of self-control.