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  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  Shape program. As a student—at MIT or anywhere else—it can be easy to lose ... , acting according to your values, and letting your energy inspire others ... else. Being a leader can be holding the weight of struggle and

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  -to-plausible possibility that I wouldn't have the time, energy, or resources to continue to ... with the school calendar. I have to be as ruthless and efficient as I can ... own. But every night I collapse in bed, sleep as much as I can, and wake

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  Choosing a class schedule at MIT can be hard. There are so many ... " /] Firehose is one of the most popular schedule planning tools at MIT. You can ... can create lengthy roadmaps of your classes over multiple years, and

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  taking one, so I wrote a blog about it. You can read that here. I just ... went on a meditation retreat. There are certainly ways I can say it in ... to rent river shoes and water sticks to get ourselves through

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  wheels on them so you can roll them out into the lobby for visitors to see ... as writing a prompt on the other board that visitors can write answers ... . Is it blessed or cursed? I can't say for sure, but now it's on the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  -ing bricks); there are no sharp edges. You can run your hand over every piece ... you attach a piece of sandpaper so you can sand wood faster and without ... . Except, surprise, I was spending all my available free time, energy, and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  -coded chunks than i can name, i feel as if i’ve gained very little. the ... and people, and can forge our paths in so many different ways, we can ... , but how can i be content when i know that i didn’t achieve p e a k

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  isn’t something that MIT can give or take away, and it isn’t something ... , intelligent person you are, and, if you let yourself, you can continue to be ... energy into doing it for me. If you by any chance like to solve puzzles

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  week. -Twelve jars of tuna canned at home by loving mom and sister. They ... the end of the day. I don't know how one can can feel so long when a ... work that devoured my energy, just the monotonous going from place to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Story of a Lifestyle I'm going to kick you - No, for real

  

  so much energy to each class, it was hard not to be excited. After the ... running on instinct and praying to god that I can pull out something I ... want to do, whether and how MIT can foster your pursuits; feel if MIT can

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 30, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  age is 18. You can read about it here, but the basic story is: Proposals ... unit of alcohol can be sold. The consultation document also proposes ... 22, 2008 What the Americans can teach the Scots about drinking Grace

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  jones - blogger alum?!?!?!? did you really have to remind me? Can I at ... adulthood. OH -- and if you think you can do everything at MIT in four years ... if I'm cool enough, I can become an MIT Lifer (you just found out one

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  vertebrae that give structure to your neck and can be destroyed by the hit of ... to this area, though you can die instantly from such an injury. On a ... 2004 and was a complete success, since it can nearly instantly transform

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  ’ll have a lot more energy to enjoy what I do. I hope that this also keeps ... : there’s always time to watch the sunset I can’t remember the first time I ... energy, and take opportunities like longer walks to just relax and take in

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  home is where the whiteboard is a tradition, continued untraditionally

  

  normalcy and community we can, my housemates and I have produced our own ... we can text people to find out what they're up to, and partially because our busy-ness tends to vary a lot week to week. Nevertheless, it can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  students acclimate to MIT. It was a fun, high-energy job. Every OL was ... note='To clarify, upperclassmen can still do the exact same activities ... other school in Cambridge. Try every dining hall, so that you can gauge

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  decision”) on your screen. So you wait a bit longer. That’s all you can do ... , you’ll do amazing things anyway.” I can show you all the world ... can aggressively remind you of how awesome a person you are, and how the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  seriously, while I couldn’t find the energy to clean my room and take pictures ... where me and my friends can be silly and hang out and play games. also

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  the same time so i can plan better for them? F: you should never have ... grand escape mirrored my struggles with anxiety. you expend so much energy

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  focus to build something new while also pouring energy into somebody else ... obstacles in my life are not so insurmountable that I can’t defeat them alone

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023