“Wiki loop” is one of those phrases that has popped up to describe a phenomenon we’ve all experienced: getting stuck reading endless Wikipedia articles. If you’re like me, you may wonder why this could ever be considered a bad thing. But I guess some people have better things to do on Friday nights than click through… Continue reading Embracing the Wiki Loop
Tag: ideas
Train Track Thoughts
There are some moments that are just ripe with good ideas. Last night I had two of them – they were identical, except for the fact that one I took advantage of, and one I didn’t. On my way downtown, I got stopped at the railroad tracks. The train took almost five minutes to pass… Continue reading Train Track Thoughts
On Writing Prompts
For Christmas, my roommate bought me a book of writing prompts. I’ve never really been the kind of person to write based on a prompt; usually I just sit around until I have some kind of idea (usually a bad one), and then I write on that for a while before I get stuck. You would… Continue reading On Writing Prompts