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1-14 Introduction
TODAY'S GOALS: to understand the goals of this course, especially:[1] IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL: to help students meet university academic standards
TODAY'S TOPICS: Basic course information, Time Management, Succeeding in college
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz, Discussion
Quiz on Course Description; Answering Questions; Introducing Ourselves; Discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Course Description
REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: your knowledge of how this course works; email me any questions bump@utexas.edu
LOOKING AHEAD:emotive ethics, emotional literacy, .... + questions about pp. 13-103
FEELING STRESSED?
Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, once wrote, "to allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of our times.
More than that, it is cooperation with violence. The frenzy of the activist neutralizes his work for peace. It destroys her own inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of his own work because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful."
One interpretation: The fear of failure and the need to get things done create this downward spiral of the spirit. To break this "circle of violence" we must step back, reflect, meditate. While at rest we may be able to see things anew, which will increase our "fruitfulness at work" and at home.
“Stress Recess” Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
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