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Procrastination and Academics

The First Year of College: Procrastination and Academics By: Ella-Mei Matias, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo undergraduate intern, supervised by Dr. Hannah Roberts “Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.” -Mason Cooley As we near end of summer, many incoming freshmen are preparing for the huge life change of entering college. Among many other […]

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Six Stages of Covid-19 Acceptance

I enjoy my fantasy of being able to control things, it makes the world feel safer and more manageable. My illusions of control over my life have been severely challenged by this pandemic. I think that has been true for many of us. I enjoy my fantasy of being able to control things, it makes […]

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Love Yourself: You’ll Like Others More

Brené Brown (my researcher crush) says that we can only be as compassionate with others as we are with ourselves. I remember when I first read this, it was a big blow. I considered myself a very compassionate person however I was also incredibly perfectionistic and harsh with myself. This just did not compute for […]

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