how to keep going when you feel like the effort is going nowhere?

how to keep going when you feel like the effort is going nowhere? [different handwriting] wait until the evening to do dopamine-releasing activities of any sort. game changer.
how to keep going when you feel like the effort is going nowhere?

It depends. It’s normal when you’re learning something for there to be plateaus where the daily effort feels like it’s accomplishing less. Sometimes that unlocks big changes, but sometimes you only see the cumulative effect over a long period of time. If it’s a person or a relationship you’re feeling that way about, totally different advice.

wait until the evening to do dopamine-releasing activities of any sort. game changer.

So great that works for you! For other folks it might or might not, so my unsolicited Wall advice is to take this part of your life to experiment with what works for you. Try and find the times of day when you’re naturally energetic and put your hard and thinky work there. Make space for natural low energy times. Give yourself space to find out the best time for you for what you need to get done.wait until the evening to do dopamine-releasing activities of any sort. game changer.

How do I stop being a burden on my colleagues? I feel like me saying “I know I am a bit much” can get annoying but me saying that I bc of my anxiety.

How do I stop being a burden on my colleagues? I feel like me saying "I know I am a bit much" can get annoying but me saying that is bc of my anxiety.
How do I stop being a burden on my colleagues? I feel like me saying “I know I am a bit much” can get annoying but me saying that I bc of my anxiety.

I’m sorry you feel like you’re a burden. What an awful feeling! Please know that you are enough, and not obligated to be change to satisfy other people. Several of my assistants who felt anxiety was limiting their lives have benefited from counseling: bit.ly/BC-counseling.

How do I deal with emotional unavailability?

How do I deal with emotional unavailability?
How do I deal with emotional unavailability?

It really depends on the situation. In general it’s a good idea not to expect any one person to meet all your emotional needs…but who they are to you matters a great deal in terms of which needs aren’t being met. Be kind to yourself first.

What are the origins of the heart hands emoji?

What are the origins of the heart hands emoji?
What are the origins of the heart hands emoji?

Some say the hand heart comes from Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan in a photo titled “Family Syntax” in 1989. Others say it comes from poppin’ dance moves from the 1970’s. Regardless, it became really popular as a gesture in around 2010, then became an emoji after that.

How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?

How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?
How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?

There are a lot of things going on right now that could possibly affect BC’s budget: tariffs, holds on funding at Ivy League schools, changes in federal research funding, changes in the safety of being a grad student on a visa in the US. However, tuition has already been set for 2025-2026. It increases 3.5%, to $72,180. BC continues to promise to meet 100% of demonstrated need for US students, and raised financial aid 7.5%. bit.ly/bc-tuition

Who is Bob Dylan?

Who is Bob Dylan?
Who is Bob Dylan?

Bob Dylan (birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist whose 60+ year career has produced more than 600 songs in folk, rock, gospel, and other genres. He won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature and was most recently portrayed by Timothée Chalamet in the critically acclaimed 2024 biopic film called A Complete Unknown. If you are interested in learning more about Bob Dylan, here is a list of titles we have on him in our library catalog: bit.ly/bclib-bob-dylan.

What really happened to John Park?

What really happened to John Park?
What really happened to John Park?

If you mean the semifinalist on American Idol’s 9th season, he’s married, has a baby born in September 2023, and an album just released in Korea called PSST! spoti.fi/42aCDsD. His single, “I’m Always by Your Side” (a soundtrack song from a series called Vincenzo), has 17 million plays on Spotify.

Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. “clock that tea”

Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. "clock that tea"
Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. “clock that tea”

They borrow language from groups using in-group language to establish group identity. And people want the cachet of that authenticity. Why don’t they take slang and terms from librarians? They should! IDK why “Check line 520 in the MARC record” doesn’t have cachet.

Slang naturally trickles up over time, in almost all languages it starts with the most marginalized abd moves up until everyone's saying it. It's just kinda how words work naturally
Slang naturally trickles up over time, in almost all languages it starts with the most marginalized abd moves up until everyone’s saying it. It’s just kinda how words work naturally

This is also an interesting theory.