text: With recent generations of learners displaying less and less focus throughout the years, some might to disprove the effectiveness of student based projects. "Given full control over the projects parameters," one might claim, "students will become far too focused on obsolete details like font, backgrounds, and pictures." Someone who might hold this point of view believes a hands-off approach from teachers will only result in lower quality work and declining focus on the course material. However, we can observe time and time again in every day life that critical-thinking tasks can teach skills at an exponentially greater rate. Take an athlete for example, basketball and soccer players will often dribble while counting the number of fingers a partner holds up in front of them. Just like in a school setting, this exercise builds good habits and requires people to apply their newly learned skills in unfamiliar circumstances.