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We all know a perfectionist who struggles with beliefs like “Only perfect is good enough.” But there is a way to derail those damaging beliefs! Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about the technique of strategic half-assing. Show Notes “How to Set Goals: Die Empty” sketchnote video on YouTube Die Empty: Unleash Your Best […] The post Episode 149: Strategic Half-Assing appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Often, our students measure learning not by skills gained or new ways of looking at content, but by the grades earned. We have talked about what grades mean in college and that grades should not define students' identities, but we know they do. So, as teachers, what can we do to help our students focus […] The post Episode 148: How to Help Students Focus on Learning, Not Grades appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Mistakes are one of the cornerstones of how learning happens, but many educators and students are afraid of them. Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss why mistakes are beneficial and how to use them to your advantage. Show Notes Edutopia.org, “The Mistake Imperative—Why We Must Get Over Our Fear of Student Error” Wested.org, “Zone […] The post Episode 147: How to Stop Being Afraid of Mistakes appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Patchwriting is a form of plagiarism that most students aren't aware is plagiarism – substituting in words into the sentence structure of a source. It's like Academic MadLibs. In this episode, Adam and Dinur compare paraphrasing to patchwriting, explain why patchwriting is a form of plagiarism, and go over how to paraphrase instead of patchwrite. […] The post Episode 146: Patchwriting – What It Is, and How to Avoid It appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

It's way too easy to blame others and ourselves when things go wrong. But there are more healthy ways to handle problems! In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about what blame is, why we do it, how it interferes with learning and growing, and what to do instead. Show Notes Peg Streep at Psychology […] The post Episode 145: The Blame Game appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We've all probably heard the term “inclusive teaching.” But what does it mean, for ourselves and our students? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about the different aspects of inclusive teaching, and how to bring it into the classroom. Show Notes The Chronicle of Higher Education, “How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive” The post Episode 144: How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In a recent Inside Higher Ed article, survey results showed 9 different reasons why students cheat. Join Adam and Dinur as we go over these reasons, as well as some ways to help students stop cheating. Show Notes Inside Higher Ed, “How Students See Cheating, And How Colleges Can Contain It” The post Episode 143: How Students Perceive “Cheating” appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Finding joy in learning used to be easy – when we were in grade school. What happened? Why did learning become drudgery, instead of fun? In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about why learning used to be fun, why it stopped being fun, and how to bring it back again. Show Notes Bitdegree.com, “Making […] The post Episode 142: Finding Your Inner Six-Year-Old appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We've all been there – we have a decision to make, and we can't make it.  In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about the different reasons this can happen, and some ways of moving forward and actually making the decisions we need to make, even if we're stuck. Show Notes DrivenWoman.com, “11 Ways to […] The post Episode 141: How to Make Decisions When You Feel Stuck appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The pandemic has traumatized almost everyone. In higher education, however, we are trying to keep going on as if nothing's wrong. Borrowing from the K-12 practices of trauma-informed teaching, Adam and Dinur talk about how to implement these practices in our own teaching practice – and how it will help both ourselves and our students. […] The post Episode 140: Trauma-Informed Teaching appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

For many people, setting boundaries feels automatically mean. How do we get past feeling like setting a boundary makes us a mean person? In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about what a boundary is, the feelings people often have about them, how to work through those feelings, and how to set and hold to […] The post Episode 139: How to Be Assertive Without Being Mean appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The college lifestyle has been identified as one of the two top criminal victimization lifestyles in the United States (the other one is the criminal lifestyle). If you're a college student, you're at risk. Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss some ways to make sure you stay safer on campus. Show Notes Safewise.Com, “9 […] The post Episode 138: How to Stay Safer on Campus appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In this week's episode, Dinur and Adam talk about the common mistakes first-year students when they don't have enough self-respect. These mistakes include having too many distractions, not having a support system in place, not getting enough sleep, and not asking for help when it is needed.  Show Notes The Self Control App The Cold […] The post Episode 137: Four Common Self-Respect Mistakes First-Year Students Make appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Last episode, we talked about the academic mistakes first-year students tend to make. Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss the financial mistakes first-year students need to be aware of, so they don't make them! Show Notes Nerdwallet.com, “Budgeting for College Students” Nerdwallet.com Budget Worksheet Nerdwallet.com, “Financial Needs vs. Wants” Investopedia.com, “What is the 50/30/20 […] The post Episode 136: Four Financial Mistakes First-Year Students Make appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Skipping class? Avoiding the professor? Studying only when you think of it? All of these have been identified as common first-year college student mistakes. Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss four common first-year academic mistakes, and how to avoid and correct for them. Show Notes Affordable Colleges Online, “Common First-Year Mistakes” Quora.com, “Why Don't […] The post Episode 135: Four Academic Mistakes First-Year Students Make appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

You've just experienced your first semester (or first year) in college, and it was eye-opening! Now you're going home, back to the way things were, while you have a new, changing understanding of the world. But how will home be different? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about going back home after your first […] The post Episode 134: Going Back Home After Your First Term or Year appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In the first few episodes of this series, Dinur and Adam talked about how to deal with difficult people. In this final episode of the series, we're going to do a deeper dive into how to deal with difficult students, classmates, and professors.  Show Notes HerCampus.com, “The 4 Worst Professors You'll Have in College, and […] The post Episode 133: Handling Specific Groups of Difficult People appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In addition to what we do in interaction with the difficult person, we also need to take note of how we're interacting with ourselves. If we're stressed or angry, that could turn us into a difficult person – and we want to avoid that. Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about some internal work […] The post Episode 132: Internal Shifts to Help Deal with Difficult People appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In our last episode, we talked about how to deal with difficult people before they get really difficult. In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about ways to respond to difficult people once they're already doing things that get on your nerves. Show Notes No show notes this episode The post Episode 131: Responding to Difficult People appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We've all had to deal with that person – the one who irritates us, or seems to be angry all the time, or doesn't follow through on their part of the group project. But how we deal with them can make a real difference to our stress levels. Join Dinur and Adam as we talk […] The post Episode 130: How to Deal With Difficult People appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

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We've all been there. We have work to do, but the video game or the TV show is calling us, and we'd much rather play than work. How do we resist that kind of temptation? One possible way is the technique called “playing the tape.” Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss how to use […] The post Episode 126 – Derail Bad Habits by “Playing the Tape” appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Here's the thing about anxiety: it's a feeling that tells us “you're going to die.” It's an old emotional response to actual danger, and it used to keep us safe. But nowadays, anxiety is usually about things that aren't actually dangerous. How do we deal with that? Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about […] The post Episode 125: Dealing With Anxiety appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Have you ever finished a study session and felt like “I didn't get anything done” or “I don't remember what I did”? Do you feel like you need to make your study time more effective, but you don't know how? You're not the only one! Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about various strategies […] The post Episode 124: How to Make Study Time Work For You appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Procrastination is the bane of many students' existence. You think you're on top of things, and suddenly the due date is right on top of you! Worse yet, it makes you feel like you were lazy or stupid or just irresponsible – other people stay on top of their commitments, right? So why can't you?  […] The post Episode 123: How to Stop Procrastinating appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

When you're teaching a class online, discussion boards are a common tool. But what do you do when students don't participate? In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about the different reasons students don't participate and some solutions for those problems, and also provide some tips to students! Show Notes Online Learning Insights: “Why Students […] The post Episode 122: Getting Students Participating in Online Discussions appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

What are the advantages of using public transportation when you're a student? Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss this issue. Show Notes Remix.com, “8 Benefits of Public Transportation” Transloc.com, “The Benefits and Challenges of Students Using Public Transportation” The post Episode 121: Should You Use Public Transportation? appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

You entered college expecting to major in something (be it engineering, criminal justice, art history, or literally anything else). But a few courses in, and the material just isn't clicking for you or isn't as interesting as you had hoped. When should you change your major? Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss this question! […] The post Episode 120: Should You Change Your Major? appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Twice-exceptional, in a broad sense, means a student who is both gifted in at least one area, and disabled as well. Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about what it means to be twice-exceptional when you're in college. Show Notes Scientific American, “The Twice Exceptional Movement” Lamar University, “What Teachers Need to Know About […] The post Episode 119: Twice Exceptional appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

You've had a class that was just absolutely fantastic, and you'd like your professor to know it. What are the best ways of showing that appreciation? Believe it or not, there are good and bad ways – join Dinur and Adam as we discuss them! Show Notes No show notes this episode The post Episode 118: How to Thank Your Professors appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The word “lazy” is a pretty nasty word. It's negative and abusive. So why do we use it so much? Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss what “lazy” actually means, what we think it means, and what to do about it. Show Notes Medium.com, “Laziness Does Not Exist” Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist […] The post Episode 117: There's No Such Thing as “Lazy” appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

How do you decide what to keep and do, and what to ignore and discard, as a college student? The heart of this question is FOMO, or the fear of missing out. Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss what FOMO is and how to combat it when you're in college! Show Notes Bloomwork.com, “Beware […] The post Episode 116: FOMO – the Fear of Missing Out appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created stressful and overwhelming challenges, which can cause strong emotions in adults and children. But learning to cope with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and those around you become more resilient. Join Dinur and Adam as we go over guidelines from the World […] The post Episode 115: Handling Stress and Staying Focused in a Pandemic appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

You're working part time or full time, taking classes, and potentially taking care of family. How will you manage your stress so your grades stay good and that you don't burn out at work? Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss this issue! Show Notes Florida National University, How to Manage Stress When You Study […] The post Episode 114: How to Manage Work AND School appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The dreaded word “presentation” strikes fear into the hearts of many students, especially when they have social anxiety. But there are ways to handle it and give a great presentation! Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about some ways to address presentation anxiety. Show Notes University of Pittsburgh, Speech Anxiety Harvard Business Review, Overcome Your […] The post Episode 113: College Presentations and Social Anxiety appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Finals week is an extremely stressful time for both professors and students, because of the sense of being overwhelmed. How can we make finals week a little less awful for teachers and students? Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss this issue! Show Notes Herzing.edu, “How to Create Your Own Study Guide” UndergraduatesWrite, “Asking Teachers […] The post Episode 112: How to Handle Finals Week appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Some mistakes are just embarrassing, and some have possible effects on your grade, your degree, or worse. How do you approach your professor when you've made a mistake? Listen to Dinur and Adam talk about different kinds of mistakes and how to handle them!  Show Notes No show notes this episode The post Episode 111: How to Handle Mistakes appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Keeping in touch is hard enough when we're all on campus. But how do you maintain solid relationships with classmates, peers, and professors in the middle of a pandemic? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about how to handle this problem! Show Notes Timely's Self-Care Tips for College Students Ways to Stay Connected During […] The post Episode 110: Keeping in Touch appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Many students panic over finals – and it's not surprising. Finals can make or break your class grade in many classes, and some students get themselves into a total panic about them. But it's important to know that you can handle finals. Join Adam and Dinur for some final-exam prep strategies! Show Notes Herzing University's […] The post Episode 109: How to Handle Final Exams appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Many students come up with great topics and arguments for their essays and research papers. The topics are timely, they’re important, they’re interesting. The problem is, these topics are also big enough that they will not fit in a ten-page paper! How do you handle this? Join Adam and Dinur for some help. Show Notes […] The post Episode 108: How to Narrow Your Scope appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Now that learning is all online, how do you keep your focus on a lecture instead of surfing Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or other sites while in class? How do you study effectively when you’re in Zoom? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about some ways to do just that!  Show Notes Getting the Most […] The post Episode 107: How to Study Effectively on Zoom appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

When is too much, too much? When does a student know what is the right number of classes and clubs to take? Now that learning is all online, should students take advantage of this and take more courses or clubs now that they don’t have to do it in-person and commute to get to class? Join […] The post Episode 106: Knowing When Too Much is Too Much appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Many students put off sleep to do other things that seem more important. And we’ve all had that late-night cramming session at least once! But what actually happens to your ability to learn and retain information when you’re not getting enough sleep compared to when you actually do get your full eight hours of shut-eye? […] The post Episode 105: How Sleep Affects Learning appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Your final draft needs to be three things: clear, concise, and complete. If you’re missing any of these, your draft isn’t final yet. But what does it mean to be clear, concise, and complete? Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about how to go from your first to your final draft. Show Notes Commonly […] The post Episode 104: Writing as Construction – The Final Draft appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

You’ve identified the shared ideas in your sources by finding examples and creating categories. You’ve written literature review paragraphs to tie together those shared ideas and how they’ll help your audience. And now what?  Now it’s time to write your first draft and edit it, so it makes sense. Show Notes No Show Notes This […] The post Episode 103: Writing as Construction – The First Draft appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

You’ve developed your topic, your signposts, your argument and your audience. You’ve found your sources. But now what? Now it’s time to organize those sources, dig into why you’re using them, and come up with their shared ideas so you can write a paper. Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about how to do […] The post Episode 102: Writing as Construction – Managing Sources and Their Shared Ideas appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Many students are told to write papers. Often, the directions are limited to formatting: double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, a certain number of pages or words. But in college, you often don’t get much more than that for directions. Your professor might choose a topic, or tell you which topics you can choose from, […] The post Episode 101: Writing as Construction – Building a Paper from the Ground Up appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

College presents special issues for first-generation students. Unlike their peers, they don’t have people in their family who know how college works, and they are often unaware of the many resources available to them on campus. Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about the four main hurdles first-gen students face. Show Notes GreatSchools.org, “Struggles […] The post Episode 100: Challenges First-Generation Students Face appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We’ve talked about curveballs in the classroom. But what about when life’s throwing you a curveball like a death in the family, a divorce or breakup, or illness, accident, or injury? Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss what to do when you’re going to college and you’re hit with a devastating event. Show Notes […] The post Episode 99: How to Deal With Devastating Events appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.