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Time to Thrive: Reboot Your Routine
Pepperdine is full of hard-working students, and it can be overwhelming to decide which ambitions to prioritize. Many students struggle to balance everything they want to try, so it’s important to take time to reflect on desired achievements and set clear goals for the school year.Senior Dora Csonge said she faced difficulty weighing different aspects of her college life … [Read more...] about Time to Thrive: Reboot Your Routine
Advice Column: How to Avoid Pre-Spring break Burnout
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic includes an advice column based on new topics and different writers’ thoughts. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. Dear Waves, The weeks leading up to spring break are intense. Professors are giving midterm tests and assignments that are worth large portions of students’ grades while most … [Read more...] about Advice Column: How to Avoid Pre-Spring break Burnout
Striking the Match: Students and Institutions Combat College Burnout
Go to class, go to work, do homework, socialize, take exams, eat, sleep and repeat. College students and health and wellness experts said college burnout should be addressed on personal as well as institutional levels. Burnout negatively impacts student’s mental well-being and academic performance, creating unhealthy habits and a life of imbalance, said Sharleen O’Brien, … [Read more...] about Striking the Match: Students and Institutions Combat College Burnout
Burning out Behind the Pulpit: the Struggles of Fatigue in Ministry
The pulpit stands empty at the front of Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University. Photo by Lucian HimesChristianity has been declining in the United States since the late 1970s, according to the Pew Research Center, and amid a shrinking flock, the ministers who shepherd it are experiencing record levels of fatigue.The Barna Group did a study in March 2022 revealing that 42% of … [Read more...] about Burning out Behind the Pulpit: the Struggles of Fatigue in Ministry
