Learning Made Easier

We all know a perfectionist who struggles with beliefs like “Only perfect is good enough.” But there is a way to derail those damaging beliefs! Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about the technique of strategic half-assing. Show Notes “How to Set Goals: Die Empty” sketchnote video on YouTube Die Empty: Unleash Your Best […] The post Episode 149: Strategic Half-Assing appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Often, our students measure learning not by skills gained or new ways of looking at content, but by the grades earned. We have talked about what grades mean in college and that grades should not define students’ identities, but we know they do. So, as teachers, what can we do to help our students focus […] The post Episode 148: How to Help Students Focus on Learning, Not Grades appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Mistakes are one of the cornerstones of how learning happens, but many educators and students are afraid of them. Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss why mistakes are beneficial and how to use them to your advantage. Show Notes Edutopia.org, “The Mistake Imperative—Why We Must Get Over Our Fear of Student Error” Wested.org, “Zone […] The post Episode 147: How to Stop Being Afraid of Mistakes appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Patchwriting is a form of plagiarism that most students aren’t aware is plagiarism – substituting in words into the sentence structure of a source. It’s like Academic MadLibs. In this episode, Adam and Dinur compare paraphrasing to patchwriting, explain why patchwriting is a form of plagiarism, and go over how to paraphrase instead of patchwrite. […] The post Episode 146: Patchwriting – What It Is, and How to Avoid It appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

It’s way too easy to blame others and ourselves when things go wrong. But there are more healthy ways to handle problems! In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about what blame is, why we do it, how it interferes with learning and growing, and what to do instead. Show Notes Peg Streep at Psychology […] The post Episode 145: The Blame Game appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We’ve all probably heard the term “inclusive teaching.” But what does it mean, for ourselves and our students? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about the different aspects of inclusive teaching, and how to bring it into the classroom. Show Notes The Chronicle of Higher Education, “How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive” The post Episode 144: How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In a recent Inside Higher Ed article, survey results showed 9 different reasons why students cheat. Join Adam and Dinur as we go over these reasons, as well as some ways to help students stop cheating. Show Notes Inside Higher Ed, “How Students See Cheating, And How Colleges Can Contain It” The post Episode 143: How Students Perceive “Cheating” appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Finding joy in learning used to be easy – when we were in grade school. What happened? Why did learning become drudgery, instead of fun? In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about why learning used to be fun, why it stopped being fun, and how to bring it back again. Show Notes Bitdegree.com, “Making […] The post Episode 142: Finding Your Inner Six-Year-Old appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We’ve all been there – we have a decision to make, and we can’t make it.  In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about the different reasons this can happen, and some ways of moving forward and actually making the decisions we need to make, even if we’re stuck. Show Notes DrivenWoman.com, “11 Ways to […] The post Episode 141: How to Make Decisions When You Feel Stuck appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The pandemic has traumatized almost everyone. In higher education, however, we are trying to keep going on as if nothing’s wrong. Borrowing from the K-12 practices of trauma-informed teaching, Adam and Dinur talk about how to implement these practices in our own teaching practice – and how it will help both ourselves and our students. […] The post Episode 140: Trauma-Informed Teaching appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

For many people, setting boundaries feels automatically mean. How do we get past feeling like setting a boundary makes us a mean person? In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about what a boundary is, the feelings people often have about them, how to work through those feelings, and how to set and hold to […] The post Episode 139: How to Be Assertive Without Being Mean appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

The college lifestyle has been identified as one of the two top criminal victimization lifestyles in the United States (the other one is the criminal lifestyle). If you’re a college student, you’re at risk. Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss some ways to make sure you stay safer on campus. Show Notes Safewise.Com, “9 […] The post Episode 138: How to Stay Safer on Campus appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

In this week’s episode, Dinur and Adam talk about the common mistakes first-year students when they don’t have enough self-respect. These mistakes include having too many distractions, not having a support system in place, not getting enough sleep, and not asking for help when it is needed.  Show Notes The Self Control App The Cold […] The post Episode 137: Four Common Self-Respect Mistakes First-Year Students Make appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

Last episode, we talked about the academic mistakes first-year students tend to make. Join Dinur and Adam as we discuss the financial mistakes first-year students need to be aware of, so they don’t make them! Show Notes Nerdwallet.com, “Budgeting for College Students” Nerdwallet.com Budget Worksheet Nerdwallet.com, “Financial Needs vs. Wants” Investopedia.com, “What is the 50/30/20 […] The post Episode 136: Four Financial Mistakes First-Year Students Make appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Skipping class? Avoiding the professor? Studying only when you think of it? All of these have been identified as common first-year college student mistakes. Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss four common first-year academic mistakes, and how to avoid and correct for them. Show Notes Affordable Colleges Online, “Common First-Year Mistakes” Quora.com, “Why Don’t […] The post Episode 135: Four Academic Mistakes First-Year Students Make appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

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In our last episode, we talked about how to deal with difficult people before they get really difficult. In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about ways to respond to difficult people once they’re already doing things that get on your nerves. Show Notes No show notes this episode The post Episode 131: Responding to Difficult People appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.

We’ve all had to deal with that person – the one who irritates us, or seems to be angry all the time, or doesn’t follow through on their part of the group project. But how we deal with them can make a real difference to our stress levels. Join Dinur and Adam as we talk […] The post Episode 130: How to Deal With Difficult People appeared first on Go From Stress To Success!.