How to Beat Social Media Addiction and Stay Focused? You sit down to study, open your notebook, and then… You check your phone for “just a minute.” Suddenly, 20 minutes have passed, and you’re deep into Instagram or TikTok. Sounds familiar? In today’s world, it’s easy to lose focus — especially with social media pulling…
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Sports as Therapy
Why moving your body can clear your mind? University life can be amazing, with meeting new people, pursuing ambitions, and finding your place, but it is also stressful. Between lectures, assignments, social pressure, and thinking about what is next, it can get overwhelming fast. Sometimes, your brain just needs a break. The good news? You…
Is Chat GPT an Evolution of Education or a Detrimental Effect on Students?
Probably, many have not even thought about how much our lives have changed recently, thanks to the GPT chat. Someone will say that nothing has changed, and someone can no longer imagine their life without this smart assistant. It is interesting to consider how the appearance of the GPT chat has affected students. Do you…
Why Do We Love Nostalgia in Media?
Fashion from the past, music from the 70s-90s that suddenly became a new trend on TikTok, cassettes in stores, old film cameras, vinyl records collected by teenagers, and old sitcoms. Teenagers everywhere are discovering bands and styles that were popular before they were born. So what is the matter, and why are we so drawn…
Women’s Rights in Modern Times: The Path to Equality is not Yet Complete
It would seem that in an age of flying machines and robots, the issue of women’s rights should no longer exist, since we have already reached such a high level of intellectual development. Yet unfortunately, it remains a pressing problem. The ban on receiving education, impunity for committing terrible crimes against women, and the forced…
Music vs Silence: What Really Helps Students Focus
Can a playlist replace coffee? And what happens when Beethoven meets calculus? Among students, opinions are split. Some swear by lo-fi beats or classical symphonies to stay focused. Others need absolute silence and flinch at the sound of a guitar chord. So who’s right? We talked to two students who approach studying differently — one…
Lazy or Just Different?
Is Our Generation That Lazy, or is It Just a Misconception? Every generation looks at the other with a bit of confusion. Some shake their heads, saying, “We used to work harder.” Others claim: “They don’t know what real life is.” Today, Generation Z is often labeled as lazy, but is that really true? Or…
Why So Many Southern African Students Choose Vistula
Walk through the halls of Vistula University on any given day, and you’ll hear more than just Polish and English. Shona, Zulu, and Portuguese are part of the mix, reflecting the presence of students from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique, and beyond. But what brings so many students from Southern Africa to study here in Warsaw?…
From Pretty to Outsider: How Social Media Affects Our Self-Esteem
The age of social media and TikTok is constantly creating beauty, fashion and lifestyle trends. With the recent return of the “be thin” trend, many users began to question how social media affects their self-esteem. In this article, we will explore the negative impact it can have, but also ask: is there anything positive about…
Lost in Translation, or How to Detect Populist Language
At a time when the world is engulfed in populism, which hides its true nature behind a veneer of advocating for the rights of ordinary people, while its main goal is to deceive and misinform, it is crucial to recognize when you are being targeted. It is important to establish why one should care about…