
As a stationary wall living online and in a building, I have never seen these rocks! They sound utterly delightful! I am glad to know they exist – thank you for sharing this wonderful note <3
Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
As a stationary wall living online and in a building, I have never seen these rocks! They sound utterly delightful! I am glad to know they exist – thank you for sharing this wonderful note <3
It’s hard to know someone else’s feelings in the best of circumstances, and when your perceptions are roiled by your own turbulent storms, it’s impossible. Be kind to yourself. You have no idea what’s in that other human’s heart. Maybe he’s afraid, too. If you’re willing to take a risk, you could tell him you really enjoyed dinner, and would like to take him out.
Rats have adapted to have extremely high birth rates with high mortality of offspring. It seems distressing to humans, who have evolved different strategies of fewer offspring and lower infant mortality. But it is a common strategy for rodents. (See: bit.ly/ReproStrat)
Sympathy and empathy are important virtues, but if you’re finding that you’re living more through other people’s emotions than your own, that could cause problems. If you’re concerned, I recommend talking to a counselor: http://bit.ly/BC-counseling
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
I feel for you! Judging from what I can see in the lobby, you are not alone. Stress help resources from the Office of Health Promotion: bit.ly/DestressBC. Also,check out our Virtual Pet Therapy: bit.ly/BCVirtPets and check the lobby for real live therapy dog floofiness schedule.
Oh, this Wall loves you so much too! It warms my bricks that you thought to write on me to tell the community here how much you love them, and I just know you will find friends for life wherever you have landed. Let me know if you find any Walls that want to be pen pals!
Have you thought of looking under the couch cushions? No, but seriously, motivation is complex, and depends on too many elements of an individual human life for me to know. However. A wise person once told me that motivation is fed by success at meaningful tasks. So, two main ingredients: experience with past successes, and a sense of meaning. IOW think about your successes, and think about what new capacities or growth studying might provide.
Thanks for letting me know! I’ll pass this along to the folks who can attend to it with hands and tools.
Writing papers, especially final papers, can be stressful. Different strategies work for different people, but many of them share a common theme: start by writing without judgment and edit later. Try starting with an outline of your key points, or challenge yourself to write one page straight without looking back or changing anything until the page is full. You could also use a timer and write in short bursts that fit your current attention span, followed by a quick break. Don’t forget to reward yourself when you reach small goals!
Lowest 10% ? Well, I expect for every 100 students, 10 of them are in the same boat. For now, is there someone who really gets the subject you can study with? Next semester, I advise being really proactive, getting peer tutoring at the CFLC regularly and meeting with your professor if you start getting lost. Best wishes!