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How stepping outside of my comfort zone changed my university experience

Leave a Comment / Article / SFU LYFE / August 21, 2026

Photo by DS stories on Pexels Written by Anonymous When I first started at Simon Fraser University, I expected my university experience to revolve around lectures, assignments, and exams. Like many students, I thought that succeeding in university meant getting good grades and staying on top of coursework. While academics are certainly important, I quickly […]

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The Version of You Waiting Outside Your Comfort Zone

Article / SFU LYFE / July 11, 2026

Written By Jessica Reimer I still remember getting off the plane in Milan, realizing I had no idea where I was going and there was no one to rely on but myself. I was about to spend four months living and studying in a completely unfamiliar city, and even introducing myself at orientation felt overwhelming.

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How To Survive a Job Epidemic

Article / SFU LYFE / June 18, 2026

Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels Written by Sanya Mehra I have come to terms with the fact that I will have to push myself very hard to get even a foot in the door for a single job interview in this market. You could apply to 50 jobs and hear back from 1 company

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How To Be Efficiently Lazy

Article / SFU LYFE / March 11, 2026

Photo by Ruslan Sikunov on Pexels Written By Sanya Mehra Back when I was a first-year, all I cared about was my academics because there was simply no time to fit in anything else. I wanted to be involved in clubs, volunteer outside of university and maybe even have a job, but back then, it

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Managing Work While Being a Full-Time University Student

Article / SFU LYFE / February 9, 2026

Working while being a full-time university student was never part of some big master plan for me. It started out of necessity, but over time, it became one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of my university experience. At one point, I was balancing two part-time jobs while carrying a full course load, and

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The Track To Happiness

Article / SFU LYFE / July 29, 2025

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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2 Years Ago, I Died — In a Dream

Article / SFU LYFE / August 11, 2022

And it felt very, very real

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Blog Bytes #4: To Become Happier, Ask Yourself These Two Questions Every Night

Blog Bytes / SFU LYFE / May 8, 2022

Blog Bytes is a series that shares ideas to help you live your fullest every day (formerly known as SFU LYFE Pod Bytes). Join our Discord community. Blog Bytes #1 Blog Bytes #2: Breaking Bad Habits Blog Bytes #3: Do You Expect Bad Things To Happen? This is an article summary of To Become Happier,

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