Category: Academic Success

Here we are at the start of a new lunar year.  It’s nice, I think, that living in such a… Read more »

Last night, I was lucky enough to go to the screening of the People’s Choice Award Winner, “The King’s Speech,”… Read more »

“Revision is a search for closer and closer approximation of the truth you seek…you will never reach the perfect text… Read more »

Summer Sylph slips silently Tween pages damp from heat And speaks in whispers softly through The tree leaves while you… Read more »

Walking through the St. George campus the other day, I took a moment to enjoy the charged atmosphere as graduates… Read more »

As the academic year draws to a close, a lot of students are making lists: Notes to review for exams…. Read more »

Many students find it helpful—even essential—to build regular 5 minute breaks into long study sessions.  For every 25 minutes or… Read more »

You’ll still have to study but if you want to optimize your brain function include exercise as a regular part… Read more »

For my last birthday, my son (a U of T student) gave me a copy of Zen and the Art… Read more »

Getting ready to write that paper?  Why not start with a 5 minute warm-up exercise?  Surely Joannie Rochette and Sidney… Read more »