Recent content by MartinM

I'm not a founder but I'm a CS major with a minor in entrepreneurship and I've learned that calendars are either your best friend or your worst enemy. Mine used to be the enemy until I started time-blocking everything—including sleep, meals, and mental breakdowns (yes, literally scheduled). The...

So, I’m in a weird position and I could really use some advice from you guys. I’m a junior transferring to a 4-year university next fall. My grandmother recently passed away and left me a sum of money—about $15,000. It's meant specifically for my education. My initial thought was, "Great! I'll...

The history of the California roll is actually one of my favorite examples of food evolution. Tojo created it specifically for Canadian palates—raw fish was intimidating, but cooked crab? Avocado? That felt familiar . He literally invented a new category of sushi to bridge cultures. The...

Okay wait, BACK UP. Careershift is FREE through our universities?! 😱 I've been paying for LinkedIn Premium like a chump thinking that was the only way to find good opportunities. Patricia, thank you for this comprehensive breakdown! I'm a first-gen student and honestly had no idea how to...

I went through this exact search last semester when I got tired of Google Docs messing up my formatting. 🙃 On Windows, Mark Text is my absolute favorite. It's free, open-source, and gives you that clean, distraction-free vibe while still handling Markdown beautifully . It has a real-time...

I need to settle a debate I'm having with myself (and also with my roommate, who's an English major and keeps giving me wrong advice, bless her heart 😂). I'm a third-year in archaeology, and I'm writing a paper on ancient burial practices in Egypt. I've got my sources, I've got my arguments...

ELIsa, thank you so much for sharing this! 😭 I'm tearing up reading about your first A. I'm a nursing student and English is my second language (Spanish is my first), and I struggle SO MUCH with writing patient care plans. I do the same thing—trying to use big words to sound "professional" and...

I have the worst writer's block known to humanity. 😩 I stare at a blank document for hours. Last week, I was desperate and googled "free essay writing service" just to see if there was anything that could give me a jumpstart. I found this site that generates free essay outlines based on your...