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Attention Span by Gloria Marks, PhD
Our attention span has decreased in the past 15-20 years from approximately 2.5 minutes to 40 seconds before switching screens. This...
chclark76
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Recommended Summer Reading #1: Failure to Launch by Mark McConville, Ph.D.
For the parents of those young adults (college-age--20s) who are struggling to grow up. . Practical Tips/No Judgments This book offers...
chclark76
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Reduce Your Overwhelm
Tackling just a few things at a time can help with the feeling of "too much." This Oliver Burkeman article offers suggestions and a book...
chclark76
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Sleeps' Super Powers
Often, sleep can be the lowest priority in a person's busy schedule. But the right amount of sleep consistently affects many aspects of...
chclark76
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Dopamine Nation
Dr. Anna Lembke, medical director of addiction medicine at Stanford University and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual...
chclark76
Jan 15, 20221 min read
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Languishing-NYT
The past year has dragged many of us down. Now that things are changing, Prof. Adam Grant analyzes the feeling of neither being depressed...
chclark76
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Reflection technique and procrastination
This article from BBC.com explores Temporal Motivation Theory as a way to help decrease procrastination in school, work, and life....
chclark76
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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Create your routine--it's all up to you now! Develop some structure and form to your days.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/at-home/benefit-from-a-fall-routine.html
chclark76
Sep 29, 20201 min read
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Lockdown depression or just boredom?
Interesting opinion piece in the NY Times by Dr. Richard Friedman, psychiatrist. He suggests that while many of us may think we are...
chclark76
Aug 24, 20204 min read
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The 85% Rule for Optimal Learning
A 2019 study finds that a 15% "failure" rate makes for optimal learning. Work is challenging enough to be retained, and not so easy that...
chclark76
Jul 25, 20201 min read
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How to Make Decisions Quickly!
https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_mcginnis_how_to_make_faster_decisions/transcript?language=en It's easy to agonize over almost any...
chclark76
Jul 25, 20201 min read
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What's the Planning Fallacy?
It's human nature to think we've accurately planned how long things will take to complete. For students, it's how to study for a test,...
chclark76
Dec 1, 20191 min read
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Organize your semester from the start!
You may have your paper planner from your school, fill your Google calendar on your computer and phone with important dates Yet, there is...
Catherine Clark
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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Testing Yourself Is The Best Way to Study
Often when students study for an exam, they read through their notes, highlight passages, skim their textbook. This kind of "studying"...
chclark76
Jun 29, 20191 min read
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Is your cell phone a permanent appendage?
How often have we been with friends or co-workers who constantly have their phone ringer turned on, sitting face up on a table/desk, and...
Cal Newport, PhD
Apr 5, 20191 min read
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Focusing Tips
Try a few of these suggestions to improve focus: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/smarter-living/how-to-actually-truly-focus-on-what-yo...
Cal Newport, PhD
Jan 26, 20191 min read
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Crunch Time!
Crunch Time! Get a Jump on Finals! The semester’s end is quickly approaching. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with a seemingly endless load...
chclark76
Nov 28, 20182 min read
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Reading in the Rockies Conference, Vail, CO
Reading in the Rockies Annual Literacy Conference 10/12-13, 2018, Vail, Colorado This month I attended the Reading in the Rockies...
Catherine Clark
Oct 29, 20181 min read
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Getting the Most Out of College/NY Times
Wonderful article from the New York Times' Frank Bruni. Getting into college becomes the focus through high school. Then what? The...
chclark76
Aug 25, 20181 min read
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Standing desks improve executive function!
Standing desks have been promoted for adults in offices, but new research shows that it's effective for students....
chclark76
Apr 24, 20181 min read
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