Skirl -- Word of the Week

Our word of the week is Skirl. Skirl is a verb that relates to bagpipes or to give forth music. As students of learning, one must realize that listening to music can affect your studying efficiency. So when your favorite playlist  skirls over the headphones, you may consider relaxing music instead of songs that cause you to zone out. In other words, don’t skirl your music too loud and don’t skirl an upbeat tempo since it may distract your studying. For relaxing music to skirl over your speakers try ChilledCow on YouTube-https://youtu.be/LsBrT6vbQa8

Shenanigan- Word of the Week

Our word of the week is Shenanigan. Shenanigan is a noun that means a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose. As students of learning, please refrain from different shenanigans. Remember shenanigans of all sorts especially when it comes to taking exams will always destroys your hard work. Leave trickery and scam outside the learning environment. Questionable practices that leads to cheating should never enter you mind.


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Tantalize -- Word of Week

Our word of the week is Tantalize. Tantalize is a verb that means to tease as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach. As students of learning don’t tantalize your quest to graduate by avoiding key studying rhythm. Remember, when one follows a routine of studying often and regularly, one’s goal of graduating will materialize but when one slight such routine, one will tantalize the goal of graduating.

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The Necessity for Intrinsic Motivation

How do individuals cope with disappointment? How does one develop the drive to continue notwithstanding the consequences? To answer each of these questions, one must rely on intrinsic motivation as a key ingredient to withstand the odds. Motivation consists of two distinct sorts intrinsic or extrinsic. Therefore, as students, you must grasp an understanding in the working of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to fuel your resilience to continue despite the consequences. 

Recently, I received a phone call from a concerned parent wanting a resolution for her child’s disappointment. The disappointment centers on her failing to receive an acceptance letter for the RN program. Of course, the easiest answer that I provided to her indicated that I am unable to disclose any information because of the FERPA regulation, which states that the disclosure of students’ information violates the privacy of her child. Yet, this person wanted someone to hear her disappointment so I consented with a listening ear while replicating my past experience of disappointments. 

Remember, disappointment will always occur in one’s life but how you bounce back or your resilience becomes paramount in building character as you become older. Therefore, resilience depends on motivation to determine how quickly you bounce back from disappointments. In other words, one must realize that outside contention cannot affect your intrinsic motivation because intrinsic motivation occurs within while fueling your drive. Comparably, outside contention causes you to experience horrible feelings because of your dependence on extrinsic motivation. For instance, when you receive the latest iPhone as a gift from a loved one, it definitely brings happiness at that moment just because the iPhone has all the latest features. However, when that iPhone needs upgrading the happiness subsides. Mainly, your motivation depends on that external significance in receiving that original iPhone. To alter such feelings, one must rely on intrinsic motivation. You must realize that your cheerful feeling originated from the action of the loved one instead of the actual iPhone. 

If you focus on that intangible action, despite the life expectancy of the iPhone your resilience will increase while allowing you to bounce back when that tangible iPhone becomes useless. The more you reflect on the intrinsic motivation, the lesser you depend on extrinsic motivation. The intrinsic motivation fuels your resilience allowing you to bounce back quickly. So I challenge you to use your autonomy to nourish the intrinsic motivation as you focus on intangible rewards. The less dependency on external rewards allows a quicker bouncing back from your disappointment. This new found resilience results in less time for negative feelings to linger. Therefore, your autonomy allows you to think differently while reducing your need for extrinsic motivation. Thus, your resilience relies imminently from within as you focus on intrinsic motivation instead of tangible, extrinsic motivation. 

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