Grind

Diving beneath the floor: Dismantling duck syndrome and imposter syndrome

Buried beneath a mountain of educational and social stress, college students at Stanford usually discover themselves grappling with two distinctive psychological challenges — imposter syndrome and duck syndrome.  Imposter syndrome, characterised by a persistent feeling of inadequacy regardless of accomplishments, regularly coexists with duck syndrome. Initially really coined by Stanford, duck syndrome refers back to … [Read more…]

The artwork of conscious writing: Calligraphy nurtures psychological wellness

Amid the stress of juggling faculty, extracurriculars and relationships, a maybe stunning — however scientifically endorsed — outlet is calligraphy, an artwork that may stimulate the mind and enhance cognitive operate. Calligraphy is the visible artwork of handwriting with both a pen, ink brush or different utensil and requires give attention to not simply what … [Read more…]

Folks I used to know

After I was in first grade, I had a buddy from France.  Her title was Sidonie. I don’t keep in mind her final title, and I’m unsure if I ever knew it. Whenever you’re a child, you don’t care about individuals’s final names except they’re A) an grownup or B) one other child with the … [Read more…]

A real “mastermind”: Unpacking 13 of Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Model)” Easter eggs

On Aug. 9, 2023, Taylor Swift introduced the discharge date of her re-recorded album “1989 (Taylor’s Model)” in the course of the remaining present of the Eras Tour’s first U.S. leg. Many already noticed it coming. Taylor Swift’s followers are notorious for being Swifties by day and detectives by evening, diligently following the paths of … [Read more…]

‘Expensive Boomer’: What ought to I even ask a boomer?

50 years in the past, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, often squeaking into class simply on time. Whereas a lot has modified since then, one factor has remained fixed: our humanness. We nonetheless seek for which means and wish connection. We nonetheless have desires and we nonetheless screw up. Within the final 50 years, as … [Read more…]

Why do I would like to clarify my writing?

Don’t publish that, Gheed!  It’s too direct. Too particular. This bothers me. I write about romance, life and residential as a result of they imply a lot to me that I need to supply them a spot to reside on eternally. I don’t write to feed individuals’s egos, or to ship indicators. I don’t write … [Read more…]

A piece in progress

I’ve virtually gotten used to all the development occurring all through campus. However as I bike previous a number of makeshift partitions and orange indicators, I can’t assist however really feel a well-recognized sense of gentle frustration as I’m pressured to make a detour. I method the slender passageway behind the Stanford Bookstore and dodge … [Read more…]

How we make place

On certainly one of my first days at Stanford, as greater than 1,500 of us gathered in Memorial Auditorium to debate our assigned Three Books, I keep in mind elevating a shaky hand. “How can we, as transient college students, meaningfully contribute to the local people and restore the disruptive impacts of our presence?” How … [Read more…]

The tip of the rat race

Like most potential freshmen, after moving into Stanford I discovered myself wading by way of Reddit to search out out all the things I wanted to learn about pupil life. What I rapidly discovered had been tales of burnout, of being overlooked and of feeling like social life was nonexistent at Stanford. I instructed myself … [Read more…]