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.

Chances are, simply reading the word curriculum is enough to send shivers down your spine. Maybe it conjures images of syllabi and scantrons, or maybe it reminds you of scrawling pages of notes, your ...

Neuroscientists and productivity experts both endorse the recent TikTok trend of setting yourself a personal curriculum. Every month, it seems, a new self-improvement trend takes over TikTok. Many of ...