We all know we are busy. 20 units, a job, internship applications— a lot of the time, our schedules write themselves. To help us keep track of our busyness, Stanford’s Resilience Project created a printable weekly planner that breaks our days down into hour-long increments, with columns spanning from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. In other…
Homesickness is real, but when it means missing your dog, it gets even more real. It can be hard chugging through p-sets, midterms and general stress without a furry friend by your side. One of my favorite parts of going home for breaks used to be seeing my dog, Scampers. He was usually too lazy…
One of the most daunting tasks I’ve ever faced is answering the question: “So, when are we all free to meet up?”
How many times a day do you ask someone how they are, and they respond with “good, but stressed,” “I’m so tired” or “I’m fine, but I’ve just been so busy”? A bit too often, I’m guessing. “Busy-ness” is glorified in our society, especially at Stanford, which is a microcosm of exceedingly high achievers. We…
The Busyness Epidemic is particularly virulent at Stanford.
