A Rise in Sleep Deprivation Despite the recommended 8-10 hours of sleep for teenagers, 77% of high school students surveyed in 2023 reported sleeping far less than the recommended threshold of hours, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (Richter).  Oftentimes, this lack of rest leads to severe drowsiness in class, and serious long-term health issues, especially to mental health (Richter). While some adults tend to develop bad sleep habits, the issue it

Infinite Scrolling, Infinite Stress The Digital Loop: Why We Keep Looking Midnight slips by. Darkness fills the room, broken only by the faint glow of a device held loosely in hand. A single glance was the plan, yet sixty minutes dissolved without notice. Instead of logging off, attention drifts through streams of grim updates, polarized arguments, nowhere near resolution. The motion repeats: fingers swipe downward, chasing closure that stays out of reach. Eyes strain. Anxiet