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Rat race of productivity

Oliver Ortega | Tuesday, December 3, 2019

At the start of the semester, I wanted to do everything. and be everything — an A+ grad student, a kick-ass instructor, a student group leader, a superstar columnist, a standout part-time receptionist, an exemplary community volunteer and a jiu-jitsu and weightlifting phenom — all while still having the time and energy to kick it

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Remember the locus

Alexandra Muck | Thursday, January 25, 2018

If you’ve ever had one of those moments where you rarely think about something and then suddenly it begins appearing all over the place, you know how I’ve felt these past couple weeks. It all started when I read “Smarter Faster Better” by Charles Duhigg. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the book,

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Saint Mary’s offers new course about ‘adulting’

Sydney Doyle | Thursday, January 18, 2018

A new, one-credit course at Saint Mary’s, Adulting 101, aims to help students generate and practice important life skills in order to be productive and confident adults — both in the workplace and in society. Terri Russ, associate professor of communications, dance and theater, said she decided to start the course after a group of