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- December 15, 2010
Students' ability to set goals is linked to higher grades, lower college-dropout rates and greater well-being in adulthood. A study in the Journal of Applied Psychology even showed that college students who wrote down their goals and the steps they would take to achieve them improved their grades and earned more credits than their fellow
READ MOREKids who scored low on assessments of self-control as toddlers were more likely to have adult difficulties including health problems, alcohol dependence, financial problems and a criminal record, a new study shows (kids were assessed on measures of self-control by parents, researchers and teachers every few years during childhood). The Wall Street Journal, 1/24/2011 KEEP
READ MOREBolstering First Lady Michelle Obama's appeal to U.S. corporations to launch, expand or provide financial backing for mentoring programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters is introducing new corporate engagement initiatives. PRNewswire, 1/25/2011 TGFY Network would like to say "Good for you!" to the corporations already supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters and other mentoring programs: NIVEA, Comcast,
READ MOREWith the rise of e-book readers like Amazon's Kindle, there is speculation on the future of the printed book. Not true, say authors and publishers, who are now looking to China and India as emerging readers of physical, bound books. Reuters, 1/22/2011
READ MORESave money and lower your personal eco footprint with green apartment living. Five tips for more sustainable living in an apartment are highlighted. The Daily Green, 1/25/2011
READ MORERead on to learn about the ways to properly console someone in a time of need. The Wall Street Journal, 1/25/2011
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