“Smartphones have been a major part of our world for a decade or so and it appears that they (and other devices, too) are having a deleterious effect on our mental and emotional functioning. People who use them a lot (and that is most of us) cannot seem to stay away from them and the…
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Failing Well
One college implemented a series called “Failing Well,” teaching its students to bounce back from “failures.” It’s okay to receive a B- or not get accepted into a club or not have a relationship/job work out. Read more here.
Are You a Perfectionist?
Chances are, if you are a perfectionist, you didn’t become one overnight. You have likely had years of yearning for perfection (with a lot of anxiety underneath). Read here for more perfectionistic symptoms/tendencies to be aware of.
Put Down That Phone
When I was in college, which wasn’t that long ago, cell phones were more of the exception than the rule. In fact, I remember one fellow student who was hooked to his cell phone and we (affectionately) called him “cell phone Jay.” Everyone knew who “cell phone Jay” was because he was always on his phone…and…