From eCampusTours.com…
Going home for summer break may be hard to get used to since you have been living without a lot of rules all school-year long. Your parents may want you home at a certain time, but you are used to coming and going whenever you please. Your parents may not want you sleeping until [...]

WesWELL’s Stress Free Zone is back!
Reduce your finals-induced stress by stopping by the Stress Free Zone to play a game, get crafty, hang out with your friends or even get a massage from the Peer Health Advocates.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Games, Crafts, etc.
6:00 to 9:00pm @ Usdan Cafe
Massages
7:00 to 8:00pm @ Usdan 108
See you there!

From Zen Habits…
Focus is something of a novelty these days. We’ve got cellphones for texting and calls, IM, Twitter, Email, RSS feeds, Facebook, Myspace… the list goes on and on. If you don’t have ADD before you start working online, it seems it’s almost inevitable thanks to these inputs. If you’re a web worker who [...]

From the New York Times…
THE e-mail messages marked “urgent” fill your in-box. Your most profitable client has moved up the deadline. The boss is yelling, and the computer system has crashed — again.

 
Pressure comes with the job, of course. But some deal with it better than others.
Nicole Cusick, writing in Men’s Journal, suggests the following [...]

 Dr. Edward Creagen of the Mayo Clinic discusses the problem of stress being “untestable”, meaning that there is no simple diagnostic tool for it. Yet, excessive and unmanaged stress contrinbutes to or causes a wide variety of health concerns. Read on.
A cornerstone of medical management is the history from the patient; a physical examination; and [...]

While we can not completely eliminate stress in our lives, excessive stress does not have to be the standard by which you live. How we choose to respond to our stressors can actually be more important to how we experience stress than what the stressor itself is. But having the supports, tools and skills necessary to respond more effectively [...]

From a WebMD Feature from “Prevention” Magazine by Nancy Kalish…
Scientists know that positive people are happier, period. Tapping into your bright side is easier than you’d guess.
Joie de vivre. We all know people whose engagement with life can only be described as joyful. Fittingly, nature rewards these happy-go-lucky types: Being optimistic in middle age increases [...]

Six Ways to Lead a Meaningful Life in the Middle of a Busy Schedule
Over scheduling is a nationwide epidemic. From preschoolers to CEOs, we are constantly running from one activity to the next. This busy and sometimes frantic lifestyle affects all aspects of life and many people feel the strain caused by overloaded to-do lists.
According [...]

The stress resulting from financial woes can impact your overall health, so here’s a lesson in financial wellness from The Simple Dollar blog:
Here’s what you shouldn’t do. When I was in college, I used my student loans to finance my lifestyle. I worked at a decent paying job ($9 an hour at a job related to [...]