A first impression is only made one time, it tends to be lasting, but allowing a first impression to dictate your opinion of others can be a big mistake, for better or worse. Instead of focusing on a first impression, maybe we should make way for people to make multiple impressions and use those experiences… Read more »
I now bring you the Disreputable Rhetorician! A curated selection of the finest explanations of rhetorical strategies and literary devices explained quickly, precisely, and (only sometimes) entirely incorrectly. I’ll discuss concessions, refutations, alliterations, fallacies, and even conflagrations (despite numerous well-wishers’ attempts to convince me that a conflagration is not a rhetorical device at all). Concessions… Read more »
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” – Douglas Adams Never mind spooky Hallowe’en! What’s scary is that the deadline to apply for this autumn’s AUSU award and bursary cycle is coming at you like a masked madman. I know, I know—you’re already trying to get that last… Read more »
I know a woman who hated both her mother and her own daughter. In fact, anyone can come to develop an aversion toward another human being. It’s like going down a dark hole. The further we descend, the harder it is to return to the light. Similarly, the more we allow even the slightest negative… Read more »
Dear Barb: I need help my cat is so needy! My boyfriend and I just adopted a four-month-old kitten and neither of us have had a kitten before, so we did not know what to expect. Basically, I just thought the kitten would lay around the house all day calm and relaxed on his climber,… Read more »
On October 24, 1975, the women of Iceland did not go to work. For one day, Iceland’s women did not show up for their jobs as shop clerks, receptionists, flight attendants, bank tellers, teachers, or fish-plant workers. They did not show up to do housework, farm chores, child-minding, or family shopping. They did not pack… Read more »
Many of us are struggling with pandemic pounds—the extra weight we’ve gained throughout the pandemic that represents the lack of activity, boredom, or stress eating, and the psychological impact of rarely leaving the house—I know I certainly am. According to one CBC article, a recent report from the Agrifoods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University found… Read more »
Every student has a goal they are pursuing. It could be a degree, knowledge gain, or an investment of one’s spare time. But there are ways to work the mind to make those goals more realistic. Here are some ways to control the mindset for optimal performance at school, work, or hobbies Set goals that… Read more »
