For When the World is Too Overwhelming Most of us are overworked, underpaid, and generally frazzled these days. Sometimes after a stressful day at the office it can be hard to unwind. But spending time after work recentering yourself can help you feel more relaxed, sleep better, and improve your…

How to Avoid the Fast track to Burn Out Many graduate students need a reality check. It is supremely easy to get sucked into the black hole of academia- you can always read one more book, or write one more article, or go to one more conference. …

“Carpe Diem” is an overrated mantra. — I’m a sucker for self-help. Addicted to it. But there’s one piece of advice that has never made sense to me. “Live every day as though it were your last.” Maybe you are nobler than me, but when I hear that “wow, 24 hours of absolutely no consequences for my…

Any book that starts with a political analysis of Nazis and ends with a theological analysis of angels is gonna be strange. — I’m obsessed with listicles, but one of my pet peeves, as a lifelong reader, is reading a million book listicles that all have the same generic classics in it. We get it, Heathcliff is your fictional crush. You relate to Jane Eyre. …

The hardest year of my life set me up for a decade of success. I truly think, despite everything, that 2020 was my best year. I made 5 key decisions that I believe might be the 5 most important decisions I will make for the rest of the decade. …

And, what you can do to finally find them. — We live in instant gratification culture. Admit it: you can’t stand boredom. The moment you are threatened with boredom, you grab for your phone. The next thing you know, it’s 2am and you’ve been scrolling Facebook or watching cat videos for 6 hours. Combining instant gratification culture and our social…

For when you can’t focus on writing your magnum opus or building up your side hustle. — In 2020, everyone is a little more anxious and a little more lonely than ever before. Usually, a little solitude is great- you can eat a pint of ice cream without judgment, walk around naked, and can generally do whatever you want, whenever you want. But sometimes those bouts of…

From someone who went from couch potato to half-marathoner — I used to hate, hate, hate running. More than anything. You couldn’t pay me to do it. My lungs would burn, my heartbeat would get out of control, I’d get side stitches. I’d have to start walking, unsightly grimace on my face, after an embarrassingly short amount of time. Yet…

I’m so glad we are finally talking about the challenges interracial and queer couples face while dating. As a queer, I’ve had my fair share of uncomfortable conversations about my love life with hateful family members. I’m also a low-income, first generation college student. Universities are dominated by rich people…