It’s been a while. I’ll be the first to admit that. I had lowered my expectations for 2022. After making it through the confusion of 2020, I started 2021 full of motivation, determined to make positive changes. However, instead of 2021, we were presented with 2020 Volume 2. Where the evil villain is still the…
‘Informed youth are powerful youth, and powerful youth can create meaningful and lasting change.’ Throughout my journey on this blog, the reality of the above phrase has only grown in my mind. Youth are more informed than ever and are unbelievably passionate about what they stand for. I've been able to talk to many young…
15 seconds. Short sentences. Images and diagrams. That’s all that our brains can consume in one sitting. The days of long articles and YouTube videos over 10 minutes are coming to an end, overtaken by memes and 10 second Tik Tok’s. This has forced content creators and writers, like me, to deeply look into what…
Ever since I started writing on this blog, I have received one question more than any other. That question is: “Why do you write?” When defining blogging success, you always have to look back to your reason for blogging in the first place. Have you achieved what you set out to do? Well, here is…
If you ask someone to describe 2020 in one word, you may receive some of these responses. “Quarantine” “Home” “Online” “Pandemic” “Crazy” All of these words return to a topic which has dominated 2020, Coronavirus. Coronavirus or COVID-19 begun in China in December 2019, however; the international media only started reporting the virus in January.…
Yesterday, I celebrated 1 year of writing on this blog. In my post, I briefly mentioned one piece of advice for aspiring bloggers, and today, I thought I would share 5 tips for blogging which I have learnt over the last year. I am still very new to writing online, and these tips will not…
Wow. 1 year ago, I started The Levine Lowdown. I had one simple goal, to share my thoughts online. I could not have imagined sitting here writing one year later, but I am incredibly thankful for this blog and what I have learnt from it. I have published 146 articles on this blog over the…
10 Songs on Repeat: 1. money machine by 100 gecs (2019)- One reaction many have when hearing music duo 100 gecs for the first time is "really?". It's hard to even describe the bombastic sound of this group, with it needing to be heard to be believed. 2. Halve Life by Rav, Kill Bill and…
Thank you very much to https://themadchatterdotblog.wordpress.com/ for nominating my blog for the Sunshine Blogger Award. It has been great to have the support of Jessica and the blogging community as I continue to write. The Rules Thank the blogger (s) who nominated you and link back to their blogAnswer the 11 questions the blogger asked…
This week on the podcast we discussed the cost of living with a direct focus on youth accommodation. We also debated different methods of saving money, and the unnecessary nature of luxury goods. Click the link below to listen to the episode: https://linktr.ee/POYpodcast
Dear Scott Morrison, you chose to become Prime Minister. You didn’t have to put up your hand for the leadership of the Liberal Party, but you did. Therefore, any criticism towards you is valid and highlights the passion of the people you are meant to lead. Dear Scott Morrison, while the country was suffering, you…
I have always been fascinated by our world and intrigued by different global issues. This interest led me to delve into the news, to research ideas and read opposing opinions. This process enabled me to form my own opinions about some issues, however; I generally kept them all inside my head. I was challenged to…
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