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Lately, I've been enjoying interacting with people on social media. Facebook and Instagram specifically. I enjoy laughing at other people's material and other people making me laugh. I used to feel nervous about online interaction. Don't take life too seriously. I noticed as humans we have the tendency to overthink the smallest of problems and assume the worst. The reality is if things are out of our control there's no point in holding onto those worries any longer. Lighten up and don't be afraid to laugh at yourself once in a while you'll find yourself much happier when you know exactly what you are and what you aren't. If you can see the bright side and funny side to everything you'll be easily able to add more happiness and value to your life. Don't focus on things you can't change and start focusing on what you can. See the good side in everything and stop focusing on the negative. As personally a very serious person and an introvert, I h...

Lately, I have been obsessing over material possessions consuming rather than creating. It could be because school and life is stressful and I use it as a coping mechanism (which is majority of the time the reason) or I actually want or let me paraphrase "need" those new shoes or play that new video game that was just released on the shelves. Yep, online shopping is a scary addiction and it can also highlight some of the insecurities we have on the inside such as fear of what other people will think of us or a heavy desire to fit in with everyone else. Nevertheless, shopping online is a waste of not only your money but also your time. Luckily, I have compiled some tips to help you break these addictions to get you back both your time and money. Let's start with... 1. Limiting the days you shop online Never shop online when you are studying for a big exam because you will impulse buy because studying is an act that requires enough of your willpower to do in itself and...

I have been a pharmacy student for 2 years now and am about to reach my third year. Through this post, I wanted to share some thoughts to possibly help prospective pharmacy students as they consider or begin transitioning to pharmacy school. These tips will help you on a personal level so that when it comes to your external course load you will not feel too overwhelmed and still take care of yourself and live a healthy life. Monitor your unhealthy addictions. If you are coming into pharmacy school with any sort of unhealthy addictions such as sleeping late, caffeine overdose, procrastination, relationship issues, Netflix binging, or gaming addiction I can definitely say you are doing yourself a disservice. Pharmacy school is stressful enough and adding on previous unhealthy behaviors can be detrimental to your success. Keep it simple. You don't have to buy the most expensive house or school supplies to feel satisfied in pharmacy school. In fact, learning to spend only on ...

As an introvert, I personally find myself a bit down when I post a photo on Instagram. My mindset is this, when I upload a photo, I am essentially putting myself out there to be judged by others. By that I mean, they will judge my photo, how I look, and the post. I never really liked that idea of putting myself up on a pedestal to be judged and praying for the likes and acceptance of others. Because isn't that the main reward, feeling liked or accepted by others. I honestly could care less about what other people think about me but Instagram just makes me feel so insecure about all of this. Last summer, I posted a video of myself dancing for an event and I was honestly extremely nervous putting myself out there as someone who dances. I still face a certain sense of fear of this until now. Instagram makes me feel very insecure when I post things. It feels so much easier and safer to be on the other side of just liking and scrolling because no one will care if you do that but they ...

With the constant busyness of every day life, it can feel like everything must be outwardly focused and there is nothing that needs to be satisfied within. However, the idea of spirituality can vary from person to person or from different people. For me, maintaining a form of spiritual lifestyle keeps me satisfied and fulfilled with a feeling like everything will be okay and the world has my back. If you see yourself as someone who could use some religious advice, this article is for you. Here are my tips to building a spiritual life. 1. Meditate/Kindness (Easiest to build) Looking for inner satisfaction, at least with yourself, meditation is a great way to accomplish this. On a regular basis, I find myself having the most fluent workflow when my mind is clear and focused. To make getting into this state easier, I would recommend taking a shower or brushing your teeth to get your mind centered back on yourself. Warning, do not try to meditate when in bed it may decrease chances of...

Not a lot of people would understand this but to a certain extent, studying mainly flashcards can actually narrow our focus to a certain degree when studying a large quantity of material. If it feels like material is just not sticking and you have gone over just about everything: the book, slides, guidelines, etc. Then, it would be safe to say brute flashcard memorization would be a helpful key, however, lazily creating flashcards of everything is as helpful as highlighting every line in a book. I'm guilty of this myself tired at the end of the day not wanting to fully understand material and would rather batch all the material into flashcards. The problem with this method is what if everything you are reading is important? How do you differentiate what is important for that test or exam? The solution: you should read and understand first. Seek to understand first, then what cannot be understood can be then memorized. After spending my whole day going over flashcards, I feel as t...

It was a long morning. One of the longest board meetings took place this morning from 8:30am till close to 12pm (lunch time). I found myself hungry during the meeting with questions testing my willpower and decisions constantly being made. I guess I found myself in a sense of decision fatigue and a daydream of wanting to sneak out of this meeting. During the meeting, I decided to multitask other work on my laptop because the meeting was an online one. Bad idea, I found myself even more tired as more things began to fight for my attention. By the end of this meeting, I believed a nice big lunch would get me fired up to get back to work with a clear mind. To my surprise, I found those acts extremely difficult ending up eating lunch by myself and scrolling through Facebook and Instagram. These were not the activities I had imagined myself doing after the meeting. My head was hurting I felt like I needed a nap. I laid in bed in my room wanting to rest but thoughts kept entering my head u...

Ever have those days when you're hit by failure after failure, I found myself in this circle quite recently after this past week. I ran for a couple positions for different executive boards and professional organizations ending up constantly getting turned down. The way my mind saw things at the time was it felt like I'm not good enough and people were laughing at me. I remember reading this quote on someone's story on Instagram, "Every storm will eventually run out." By that it means, it won't last forever. If you feel like getting down on yourself for failures that appear to keep rising despite your efforts. I am telling you that those failures are making you stronger and if you went through these feelings and are reading this you are already strong for choosing to grow and see the learning point of any failure. With every failure there is a winner, you may not know it but the one who does not fight the tougher battle does not grow. It may appear that he i...

Being someone, who personally enjoys dancing. I definitely can say without a doubt that Tiktok is a great place to go if you like dancing or want to build some sort of audience. I first started on the platform uploading random videos of me dancing to K-pop which gained more than 100 views surprisingly! Tiktok is a great place to start if you got the time to express your creativity through short 1 min maximum videos. I first learned about the app through one of Gary Vaynerchuk's podcasts. He talked about how the app was going to be big and I wanted to see it for myself. I later started uploading more videos on the app over Christmas break and was amazed that I even started getting a few likes and comments on my posts. I currently use the app to upload performances to songs that don't end up on my IG or Youtube dance page. If you are a creative of any sort I'm sure you can find some sort of value through this app. It is inspiring to learn about other peoples' journeys...

As someone who stopped playing video games since he started college in order to build a strong sense of focus, I got to say that it felt like I would not be coming back. Today, I only play one gaming app on my productivity iPad and have just purchased a Nintendo Switch with only the purpose of reliving childhood games and rebuilding a sense of nostalgia. I would definitely say that the biggest value that comes from video games is enjoyment, adventure, and social activity. When I was a child, I remember pretending that I was the character in the video games an example would be Sonic; I wanted to run as fast as Sonic or drive fast cars like Mario or Crash Bandicoot. All of these fictitious thoughts and dreams helped shape the person I am currently and still strive to become in one shape or form. As Bruce Lee once said,  “Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.” In terms of video games, the adaptation would be extraordinary skills such as...

It's that time of the school year again the time when you know you still need to study for that quiz this week or start on that group project but the inevitable happens. You get sick. It happens to the best of us no matter how clean you try to be you may eventually experience a runny nose or sniffles. Luckily, I have compiled a few tips to help get you through those busy days. Lets begin: 1. Bring tissues I use this method every time I feel a runny nose coming on. I usually purchase those $1 pack of folded Kleenex brand tissue they sell at your school's store or probably and store with school supplies or cleaning utilities. I would recommend against using regular tissue rolls because it may damage the skin on your nose causing it to become more inflamed with redness. Remember after wiping for a good period of time to apply a hand sanitizer just in case germs may cross the tissue barrier. 2. Stay away from large groups of people If you have a choice, try to sit in an...

After a delicious lunch and a nice morning whether it may have been productive or not, the time comes once again in the day when the afternoon feeling of lag in willpower to maintain focus and clarity in work begins to set in. Yep, it's the time you start feeling sleepy after a heavy meal or want to spend the rest of the day browsing Youtube or scrolling through social media instead of focusing on your main tasks for the day even though it had been set on the calendar a day before. In this post, I will present you with some tricks I use to recharge and rebuild that sense of willpower to keep you going through those important afternoon. 1. Go for a walk. Sitting too long weakens muscles in the legs and can cause our mind to become too narrow focused making it feel easier to want to take the easy route in just about everything. Walking is like recharging a device that was left running for 3 hours by activating certain mechanisms that were shut off for a while. Walking deals with...

Focus is similar to flow except in one you tune out the outside world and just become completely absorb yourself in the material in front of you. Oh wait, actually they're about the same. Here are some steps to achieve a good sense of flow in your life. 1. Meditate before you begin working As much as we probably don't enjoy clearing our mind when we wake up, it is actually very important. Everything our eyes see the moment we open our eyes has an effect on the way the rest of our day turns out and ultimately affects our sense of focus as we have even more tasks at the back of our head running in the background. The solution is to plan your schedule the night before, then clearing your head before beginning on your main task before an inevitable distraction such as an email or text message floods your notifications. Keep a clear mind and your focus will be more fluid allowing you to engage in your work for a longer period of time. 2. Break the big task down into small ea...