Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Making the Final Decision: What to Consider When Picking a Campus
Make a list. “I made a list of pros and cons,” says Erin, a senior year university student. If you’re a logical person or a left-brain thinker, this will help you out a lot. Making lists allows you to look at hard facts and figures, but it also allows you to visualize information. Once you’ve…
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How To Maximize Your Campus Sleep Schedule
In today’s world, sleep seems to be one of those distant friends that you don’t have much contact with on a daily basis—especially for campus students. It’s one of those things that you don’t really think about until you’re actually in bed, trying to sleep. Because of this, your bed might actually start to hate…
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8 Study Tips To Get You Through That Final Stretch
Though high school can seem like a marathon, graduation day is no longer a far off pipe dream from freshman year but a golden ribbon to break through at the end of the race. Just a few more sprints and your finish line is within reach. Arming yourself accordingly is the only way to ward…
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Healthy Food Options For A Campus Budget
For many campus students, eating is an expression of freedom – finally, there’s no one telling you that you can’t have Coke and cereal for dinner. It’s also an expression of being broke. Maybe you can’t change the part about being broke, but you can certainly make some healthier food choices, even on a limited…
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10 Days in Branson's Brain: Day 8
Lesson 9: Don’t Do It If It’s Not Fun. Branson wears a smile pretty much all the time. He laughs naturally. And radiates happiness. Zero doubt: he loves his life – and all that’s in it (George Clooney said he’d swap his life for Richard Branson’s – much to the delight of Richard’s wife). The…
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10 simple ways to beat procrastination
Waste a bit of time reading this article and you’ll never waste time ever again… Stop feeling guilty everyone – it turns out that students are hard-wired to procrastinate. Now that you don’t have to be angry at yourself for ignoring all the essay writing and revision you have to do, why not embrace distraction…
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Class2Go: A New Way of Learning
Stanford University’s new service, Class2Go, is one of the biggest steps in making online education credible to date. Tuition rates have been steadily rising over the past few years, and as a result, education has become a costly endeavor. Luckily, the autodidact has some salvation with the rise of online learning tools like iTunes U…
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10 Days in Branson's Brain: Day 7
Lesson 7: Find Your Necker Island Get this: Branson paid roughly $300,000 for his beloved Necker Island. He and his then girlfriend Joan were visiting the Caribbean on a getaway. They fell in love with Necker – but it was about $4,000,000. But he wouldn’t give up (let’s never discount the power of a ridiculous…
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Keep Calm And Carry On
School can be stressful. Campus even more so. Anxiety can be simply defined as a state of uneasiness of apprehension. However, for those that struggle with severe anxiety or Anxiety Disorders this state of uneasiness overwhelms them: body, mind and soul. I recently heard a psychologist refer to Anxiety as a product of not being…
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The Dos & Don'ts of Picking Which Campuses To Apply To
The right campus should fit you just like your favorite pair of jeans. If you’re comfortable and feel great, it will enhance your best features. Many collegians would agree that picking the school for them would have been a whole lot easier with a few, easy-to-follow dos and don’ts. With all the fantastic schools out…
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