"Start a conversation with the person next to you in the lecture hall, even if it might be uncomfortable. Chat with the person in line behind you at the coffee shop — it’s an opportunity to connect with no strings attached."
"Recently, the Board of Governors approved a new policy for the state budget that non-STEM professors in the UNC System can no longer receive distinguished professorships. These awards give them a pay raise and a funding boost for research. From now on, only professors in STEM departments will be up for the coveted spots. Quite frankly, I don’t know why people are surprised and upset over the news."
"Before my hair was luscious, days were good because I decided they were. Not because I waited for people to decide they were."
"I have had my fair share of gasp-worthy moments in the past. Did I wear yellow corduroy bell bottoms with cowboy boots and a jean jacket? I did. Someone should have stopped me. But it was a vibe at the time."
"My day was roughly scheduled as follows: work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. I realized that if I simply went home after work every day, that would be the only thing I did and I would be sad. I refused to let that be the end of the story."
"Taking action is always my go-to. When I feel a problem bubbling, I squash it before it breaches the surface. But when problems breach from all around like whack-a-mole, going on a walk won’t help."
"There’s no disguising that these new gymfluencers are just a glance at something incredibly harmful: another pipeline targeted towards impressionable young boys who need role models."
"Do you know what this year is all about? Do you? No, I don’t think you do. But I do."
"A slump occurs when you least expect it. You can’t focus on your work, you’re tired and it feels like you haven’t had fun in ages."
"When SZA wrote, “Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,” in her song "The Weekend," she was wrong. Those are weekdays. The days with the most under-appreciated potential."
