Life On thinking critically and skepticism. It really clicked for me sophomore year of high school. I had gained an interest in eating healthy and was doing a lot of research online to figure out the optimal healthy lifestyle. Now, the area of health can be quite a confusing one
Life A guiding principle for life. One day, when I was a freshman in college, I walked into my mentor's office and he clasped his hands together at his fingertips, moving both hands forward as one. He asked me, "what am I doing?" to which I replied, "
Life Strategies for understanding a concept. In my last post on learning (found here), I presented a different way to think about the learning process. In this post, I'll focus mainly on the struggle phase and detail strategies for reaching your "a ha" moment. Think like a lightning
Life On happiness in life. Life isn’t about happiness. Life is about feeling the full range of emotions. Life is about exploring the human capacity. Convenient happiness is a facade. Life presents its attributes
Life On learning and intrinsic motivation. During a tutoring session last week, I was working with one of my students and could tell that while she could solve most of her homework problems, she still didn't
Life Rejection is not a setback, it's a redirection. I decided to write this post after I found out that I was not selected to go on a trip sponsored and subsidized by my school. It was a really
Life Personal reflections on self-confidence. This past Friday night I went home to cook dinner with my mom and spend some time with her as the school semester is winding down. After dinner, we were
Life Life is not a linear progression. Rather, it's a grand adventure. All too often during my college career, I find both my peers and myself under great pressure and stress trying to figure out what we
