The article on online disinhibition (Suler, 2004) changed how I think about my own behaviour. Of the six types Suler describes, the one that fits me best is invisibility. When I write online, readers cannot see my facial expressions or my reactions to their comments. That makes it easier for me to say things I might tone down in person. As a reviewer, for example, I can write that a burger was too salty, but I would be unlikely to say that to the server. Writing gives me some space, and that space allows me to be more honest.
I also read “How I Got My Attention Back” (Mod, 2017), which describes what Mod found when he chose to step away from the internet and his phone for a time. If I did not have school or work every day, I would want to try going offline for a month. I would miss using Google Maps to find restaurants the most. Even so, I believe I would appreciate being able to focus on what is in front of me, like a meal.
Here is how my website is organized. The main menu has four options, which are Home, About, Food Reviews, and posiel. The posiel menu contains Process Posts and Mini Assignments. The home page is a photo banner, so visitors reach my writing through the main menu. Food Reviews lists all of my restaurant reviews, and all of my PUB101 work appears under posiel. This keeps my food writing separate, so visitors who only want my restaurant reviews do not have to scroll through my assignments.
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