Below are the best articles we could find on Young Adult Well-Being and goal setting.
CLEAR ALL
As a researcher who specializes in identifying strategies to help college students get through their first year of college, I’d like to offer a few tips to help students avoid burnout.
If you have ever felt completely absorbed in something, you might have been experiencing a mental state that psychologists refer to as flow. Achieving this state can help people feel greater enjoyment, energy, and involvement.
Dr. Sara Perry—an associate professor at Baylor University who has studied stress and time management—and a handful of other researchers provide tips and information about time management for students who are new to the college setting.
Think about the last time where you were engaged in an activity and you simply lost track of time. You were focused like a ninja, you felt amazing and it seemed as if there was nothing else on this planet besides you and your activity.
Flow state is losing yourself in the moment; when you find your abilities are well matched to an activity, the world around you quietens and you may find yourself achieving things you only dreamt to be possible.
Here, the man who literally wrote the book on flow presents his most lucid account yet of how to experience this blissful state.
1
Is the goal you have set actually achievable? Whilst humans are industrious, innovative, beings with massive potential for achievement, the goals we set need to be grounded in reality lest we set ourselves up for disappointment.
To continue customizing your FindCenter experience, create an account. It’s free!
Create an account to discover wisdom, save your favorite content, and connect with teachers and seekers.
IT’S FREE
If you already have an account, please log in.
