Discipline is often portrayed as a harsh standard that demands perfection, strict routines, and unwavering willpower. Many people imagine discipline as waking up at 4am, forcing themselves through tasks with gritted teeth, and pushing their limits until they burn out. But this image misses what discipline truly is. At its core, discipline is not a […]
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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels Written By Mankirat Atwal With finals season among us, it can be very easy to lose sight of taking care of yourself and mentally destressing during this time. It is crucial to manage your stress in ways that work for you to avoid burnout and be successful during your
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For most of my time at SFU, I’ve carried this quiet belief that I needed to handle everything on my own. For a long time, I believed that asking for help meant admitting I wasn’t capable. And as someone who identifies as reliable and independent, that was the one thing I didn’t want to be.
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I believe many of us as university students are balancing school, work, and student organizations all at once. At times, one might start feeling empty rather than simply stressed. Sometimes, being busy is not the hard part; it is feeling like all that busyness is not adding up to anything meaningful. You can still feel
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Learning does not only happen in classrooms or during formal training. It also happens in smaller, quieter moments that fill our everyday lives. Sometimes it is through mistakes or unexpected outcomes that we start to see our own progress. These little experiences may seem unimportant at first, but they often teach lessons that last longer
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Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels Written by Sanya Mehra Peak midterm season can always feel sudden, even if you’ve prepared the utmost for each one of the exams. For me, this season has always been a time of too much caffeine, 500+ slides to look over and stress. So, so much stress that becoming
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My relationship with discomfort in the context of self-improvement has shifted drastically over the years. Initially, I interpreted it as a signal that whatever action I was pursuing was inherently wrong for me. For example, I would start a new hobby or decide to take a more difficult elective that I was genuinely interested in,
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Young adults have their entire life planned until they don’t. From boarding on the schedule in elementary and high school to university, where we’re finally given the freedom to choose, it is clear how scary that may be. Some of us are yet to realize that there is an impending iceberg waiting to hit us
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I can’t be the only one who spends hours scrolling through social media, only to feel guilty and unproductive afterward and wish I spent my time more productively. Over the summer, I have made it a personal goal to limit my screen time and get back into doing the things I love, discovering new hobbies
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Most students have probably heard the terms “growth mindset” and “fixed mindset” at some point. They come up in lectures, TED Talks, and student success seminars. At first, they might seem like buzzwords, but they actually carry a lot of weight. The way you think about learning, intelligence, and failure can seriously affect how you
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