Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

To me, the craft of vision board making was always more of an I-Spy game: scanning for the flashiest images, building a bold, ...

Since using ChatGPT to track and plan my goals, I've removed a lot of tedious manual work and seen a clear path to achieving my desired results. The software is great at understanding my instructions, ...

Creating a vision board is what I do when I am down, confused, anxious, or excited, starting a new year, or going through a new transition. I developed this habit of collecting magazines and brochures ...

If you’re skeptical about manifesting your goals, envisioning the challenges you may face and figuring out necessary solutions to overcome them may be the way to go. When you set goals for yourself, ...

A professional organizer shares how vision board decluttering clarifies goals and helps you create space for the life you want ...

For many of us, the start of a new year is a time to think about the things we want to change – the goals we want to achieve and the negative people and things we want to leave behind. But ...

Making New Year's resolutions is a popular tradition, dating to ancient Babylonians making promises to the gods in order to start the year off right. Today, people still make promises, although ...