tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355904823307221057.post3787242695979360462..comments2009-08-19T20:34:35.451-07:00Comments on ILC Yalies: The Peak of StressYohanna Pepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620641205664848963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355904823307221057.post-61503556044302014102009-08-06T02:52:29.689-07:002009-08-06T02:52:29.689-07:00Stephanie,
Don’t you just hate those alarm clocks...Stephanie,<br /><br />Don’t you just hate those alarm clocks? Just on regular days where I actually try to wake up at a specific time, I set two alarms—one with music and the other with a buzzer usually about 15 minutes apart. If I want to really be sure to get up I’ll set a third alarm using an old fashioned clock type of alarm with a couple of bells on top with a hammer oscillating between them I set this one on the other side of the room forcing me to at least get up to turn it off before returning to the comfort of my bed.<br /><br />My problem isn’t oversleeping since I rarely get a decent night’s sleep anyway. My problem is getting my lazy butt out of bed.<br /><br />I have no solutions for you, Stephanie.<br /><br />I like this concept of reframing a situation to build your confidence. Rather than going into a situation thinking that it might kill you, reframe it with the understanding that your death will send you to Paradise to drink milk and honey with 72 virgins. It’s all a matter of perspective.<br /><br />Escape strategies? You get college credits for learning how to evade an awkward situation? And I thought that getting credit for Frisbee throwing during my time at Cal was a bit off the wall (I didn’t take that class (Stat 20)—I took the tougher version of the course).<br /><br />I think that one of the main differences between the teachers in your class as opposed to back in high school is that here they’re teaching kids who have traveled from all over the world to learn what’s being offered while back in high school most of the students wouldn’t even be there fit hey weren’t being forced. It comes down to a matter of attitude on the part of the instructor. It’s a lot easier to teach when you have sponges soaking up the information.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Stephanie. I have complete faith in you. Your Friday Marshall Brief presentation will come across just as if you knew what you were talking about—maybe because you really do.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com