We begin a column that will address cognitive, social, and emotional issues that impact young adults. The countdown to your exams has begun. Three weeks to go but every time you glance at the textbooks on your desk, you feel…
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We begin a column that will address cognitive, social, and emotional issues that impact young adults. The countdown to your exams has begun. Three weeks to go but every time you glance at the textbooks on your desk, you feel…
Research suggests people have an innate tendency to be overoptimistic about their capacity to meet deadlines. How can we guard ourselves against it? Almost everyone who has constructed a house or an apartment has underestimated the time it would take…
An open mind is the key to a meaningful dialogue. Rohini’s good friend keeps forgetting to repay her after borrowing money. After the seventh or eighth instance, Rohini tells herself that she is not going to loan [pb_blockquote component_description=”Blockquote” author=”Fyodor…
Positive comments can make a dramatic difference to sagging motivation levels. Nita is elated when her professor hands back her Zoology exam answer sheets. She has topped the class and eagerly scans her paper for her teacher’s comments. [pb_blockquote component_description=”Blockquote”…
While planning one’s career, it is important that both men and women should be prepared to shoulder caregiving responsibilities. Just as students complete their formal education and enter the workforce, both men and women exhibit similar levels of zeal. Prospects…
Self-testing can help you gain a deeper understanding of the subject. Most of us associate the word ‘testing’ with examinations that are imposed on us by schools and colleges. We believe that they are a rite of passage that we…
You are chatting with three friends at the college canteen. A fourth classmate approaches your group and invites the other three to see the new house his family has moved into. [pb_blockquote component_description=”Blockquote” author=”Fyodor Dostoyevsky”]I can see the sun,…
Aruna Sankaranarayanan is the author of Zero Limits: Things Every 20 Something Should Know. She was the Founder & Director of PRAYATNA, a centre for children with learning difficulties in Bengaluru & Chennai for 22 years.