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For decades, researchers have known that how students regulate their own learning matters at least as much as what they study. Students who set goals, select effective strategies, monitor their progress, and reflect on o...
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In previous posts, we explored how the quality of your questions, multiplied by the frequency you ask them, raised to the power of the integrity of your answers, determines the power of your outcomes. This formula applie...
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Physical therapy sits at a fascinating intersection. It's simultaneously a rigorous scientific discipline and a profoundly human art. When students enter PT education, they're not just learning to apply techniques. They'...
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Do I belong? It's a question I've often contemplated, whether I realized it or not. Human beings are hardwired to seek social connections. In some cultures, the ultimate punishment is to be shunned. We long to belong, bu...
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Being called stupid sucks. Believing it is devastating.
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I used to be a 420-pound junk food addict. Now I'm a 200-pound vegan.
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In the opening lines of the Dhammapada, the Buddha proclaimed: "We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world." Millennia later, Mahatma Gandhi would echo this wisdo...
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There's a passage in my Lose Weight for Good program that I've come close to deleting a hundred times. I ask people to stand naked in front of a mirror, close their eyes, and imagine their ideal body: healthy, vibrant, c...
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You've probably heard a thousand times that college is supposed to be "the best years of your life." But if you're like most students, you're also stressed, sleep-deprived, questioning your major, and wondering if you're...
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Have you ever been so absorbed in something that hours passed like minutes? Maybe you were coding, writing, playing music, having an incredible conversation, or even studying something that actually fascinated you. You l...
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In 1976, two Yale psychologists conducted a deceptively simple experiment that would challenge everything we thought we knew about aging and autonomy. The intervention? A houseplant. The results? Remarkable improvements ...
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In my post " Empathy vs. Compassion: Why Healthcare Providers Burn Out," I talked about how compassion training can mitigate burnout caused by empathy distress. In this post, I will discuss ways organizations can support...
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For decades, physical therapy education programs have relied heavily on traditional metrics to predict student success: undergraduate GPA, GRE scores, and prerequisite course performance. While these numbers tell us some...
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If you read this blog, you can probably figure out that I love a good matrix. In the blog post "Creating a Culture of Trust and Safety with Students," I discuss the "Is It Safe? Is It Worth It?" matrix from Stephen Shedl...
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Have you ever heard the adage, often attributed to Socrates, Buddha, or the Sufi tradition:
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Sit with this statement: “The power of your outcomes is determined by the quality of the questions that you ask yourself multiplied by the frequency that you ask, raised by the power of the integrity of your answers.”
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Have you ever wanted to make a lasting change in your life, but no matter how hard you tried, it just didn’t stick?
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Most of us have been taught to set SMART goals. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound).
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Beliefs function like computer operating systems. Just as a computer's abilities and overall performance are dictated by its software, our actions and outcomes are influenced by our beliefs. This concept is central to th...
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Energy Management: The True Key to Fulfillment
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In A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives, Thupten Jinpa, a former monk and the principal English translator for the Dalai Lama, explores the profound impact of compassion on our li...
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Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff is a groundbreaking book that explores the concept of self-compassion, which involves treating oneself with the same kindness, care, and und...
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a profound and moving memoir that explores the author’s experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Frankl, a psychiatrist and neurologist, d...
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck is a transformative book that explores the profound impact of our beliefs about our abilities and potential. Dweck introduces two core concepts: the "fixed mindset...
