Cold showers: A chill 3-month self-experimentation and what I learned

I’ve always had a love for experimentation—just to see what happens. Being a student of psychology has really amplified that tendency. I first came across the concept of cold showers after reading an article on Ray Cronise1, a former NASA…

Student life and bikes: a spoke-tacular relationship to promote health and wellness

Today marks the two-year anniversary of a wonderful relationship between me and my bike. To honour the occasion, I have decided to list a number of reasons why a bicycle makes the maintenance of health and wellness of any student…

Difficult Conversations: Conversations as education instead of confrontation

University life is fraught with plenty of difficult and intimidating conversations, which many students try to avoid like the plague. Some of these conversations lie within the academic sphere, such as explaining to a professor why you think you deserve…

Put your phone down: Excessive texting and phony emotional support

Despite group study sessions, project collaborations and other similar forms of encouragement by professors to increase interaction in the classroom, the bulk of our academic work is done in isolation. In fact, some of the most anxiety-provoking tasks –such as…