self is a social media platform that aims to educate and promote to teenagers the importance of journaling in our daily lives by providing an online template full of journaling prompts that they can do for 30 days.
I want to learn more about how keeping a journal affects people's daily lives, especially teenagers. I want to promote journaling among teenagers and increase its usability. I used to believe that teenagers, including myself, were too lazy to journal and express themselves. It's possible that writing isn't just for them, but I'm here to promote different types of journaling that aren't just written.
While organizing and planning my project, I made use of my self-management skills Naturally, it requires a lot of time. This personal project requires a lot of steps, starting with planning what I wanted to do and continuing with finding the right sources and gathering information because I have a lot of homework to catch up on. I really enjoy writing in my own planner or journal because it keeps me organized and improves how I manage my time.
I used critical thinking skills mostly while brainstorming, researching, and organizing my own ideas, either on my own or in discussion with my mentor. In terms of critical thinking, I used a lot of research and questions to help me learn and brainstorm more. For example, interviewing
I learned so much from this project, one of which is how to manage my time because my personal project isn't the only thing I'm working on. I had many other subjects to complete as well, but luckily I was still able to complete my project. I also learned how to brainstorm and keep track of the information I've gathered. Not only that, but I've learned a lot about digital editing, social media promotion, and creating my product exactly how I envisioned it.