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Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library

It’s more an art than a science. Some things are more under your control than others, so try focusing a little more on those. Make a decision about where you think you want to be and you’ll often find the other uncertainty gets out of your way.

Scared to leave. Give me a parting quote or poem about life, Wall?
Rebecca Solnit: “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.” If you have 20 minutes to spare, listen to this moving commencement address by the author Richard Powers, from 2023: bit.ly/powers-commencement
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I have said time and time again that I am all for communicating and giving it a try, especially when you know the feelings are mutual. Go you!

I would have to disagree. Asking people out can be hard, but so worth it.

Take a look in our MLA Bibliography database, and also do a search at library.bc.edu for “dante criticism and interpretation”. You may find it helpful to think a little about what kind of pain you have in mind, or who is having it, as those tend to be the ways critics talk about Dante.

Take a deep breath and go talk to your professor. Ask them what you’re missing in the instructions and in the course of that conversation one or the other of you will figure out what the problem is. It’s a variation on rubber duck debugging.

Sometimes people who are in a lot of pain write to me. It can be very hard to decide how to give advice or make suggestions in this format–I do my best, but I can still only offer a Post-It worth of help. Easiest question? Yes, you should ask your crush out.

I’m sorry to hear you’re having a hard time with your programming. It definitely sounds frustrating, but you’re not the only person who’s had to learn this before. I’d recommend checking in with your professor to see if they have any clear explanations for you.

Yes, thesis submission can be stressful for sure. But remember you’ve got this. A few tips when feeling overwhelemed can be to make a plan and strategize, practice some breathing exercises, or (what I think is usually most helpful) take a little break and then come back. You’ve got this!