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09Mar/20

Imperfect perfectionism

March 9, 2020Mistakes and failure, PerfectionismUniversity of Reading

Are you finding it difficult to make progress on your assignments or dissertation? Are you dissatisfied with your work? Do you find that it takes too long to finish tasks? Do youRead More…

27Jan/20

Introduction to Mindfulness: Part 1

January 27, 2020Concentration, Mindfulness, Self-management, Uncategorized, Worry thoughtsUniversity of Reading

By Lizzie Stevenson (Mental Health Advisor) What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a topic which has become very popular over recent years, and which you may already be somewhat familiar with. Understanding theRead More…

27Jan/20

Introduction to Mindfulness: Part 2

January 27, 2020Concentration, Mindfulness, Worry thoughtsUniversity of Reading

By Lizzie Stevenson (Mental Health Advisor) Three useful effects of mindfulness Attention control As mentioned in Part 1 , mindfulness is the opposite of mindlessness. Mindfulness can help us to notice whenRead More…

16Jan/20

New Year’s resolutions

January 16, 2020Managing priorities, Productivity, Self-managementUniversity of Reading

Making change happen Most people use the start of a new year to review how things have gone in the past year. Then, they look ahead to decide what they want toRead More…

16Dec/19

Feedback: food for thought

December 16, 2019Feedback, LearningUniversity of Reading

  The end of term has arrived, and it is time to take a break. As you begin the holidays there will be some thoughts about whether your work is as goodRead More…

20Nov/19

Living on a student budget and preventing debt

November 20, 2019budget, preventing debt, SocialisingUniversity of Reading

Being at university maybe the first time that you need to manage your budget independently. At times, it may be difficult to balance paying for food, personal care items, washing liquid andRead More…

04Nov/19

Self-management: managing priorities

November 4, 2019Managing priorities, Productivity, Self-managementUniversity of Reading

Making time to get work done and meet deadlines We are now in the middle of the term and you are probably noticing that the work is accumulating.  You may be wonderingRead More…

14Oct/19

SETTLING IN: after the first few weeks

October 14, 2019Accommodation, Communication, Settling inUniversity of Reading

Looking after your health: So now you have been at University for a few weeks: the weather is starting to change, it is getting colder, and the days are becoming shorter. DuringRead More…

18Sep/19

Settling in: adjusting to a new environment

September 18, 2019Settling in, social connectionsUniversity of Reading

Settling in Welcome to all new students, and welcome back to all of you who are returning to continue with your studies. Well done for your efforts and achievements to get toRead More…

08May/19

Managing stress

May 8, 2019UncategorizedUniversity of Reading

Strategies to restore and maintain balance when dealing with challenges Life tends to present us with challenges, and there are some situations that produce worry, tension and stress. In some circumstances theRead More…

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