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Students watch a Q&A event with surfer Bethany Hamilton at TriDelt house.

Surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton on overcoming adversity

Alana Belle M. Tirado and Grace Zhao
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April 27
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Changes to course offerings force students to adapt

Leila Feldman
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Jan. 14, 2021
The Grind
We need the hilltops to strive for, but if we focus on them, we miss the whole point of climbing in the first place. (Photo: Pexels)

What to do when there’s no land in sight

Nestor Walters
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April 21, 2020
The Grind
Zohar Levy reflects upon a change of perspective gained from family hardship. (Photo: ZOHAR LEVY/The Stanford Daily)

A journey toward gratitude

Zohar Levy
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April 19, 2020
The Grind
Green Library. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Analyzing the anonymous messages on the desks of Green Library

Emily Broadhurst
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Jan. 16, 2020
The Grind
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Me, myself, motivation and meaning

Nestor Walters
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May 16, 2019
The Grind
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Here comes the sun

Clara Spars
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May 2, 2019
The Grind
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The danger of high expectations

Elizabeth Dunn
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April 15, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 2)

Shana E. Hadi
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March 7, 2019
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Dweck, Walton find developing current passions more effective than searching for one’s true passion

Vivian Feng
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July 13, 2018
Keyboard with "education" written over the shift key

Philosophy: The case for contradicting motivations in college

Cameron Hubbard
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May 16, 2018
The Grind
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The Apple watch, new tech and the trap of extrinsic motivation

Xinlan Emily Hu
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Feb. 22, 2017
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Shut up and eat your vegetables

Anja Young
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May 19, 2015
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Researchers find that independence is a better motivator than interdependence

Olivia Moore
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Feb. 5, 2013
Opinions
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Sense and Nonsense: Masters of Our Fate

Aysha Bagchi
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Nov. 19, 2010
The Stanford Daily

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