What Messes with Your Head
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New food & a new perspective
![Thai desserts](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/thai-g3a6ebaecd_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=GqDgeJ5C)
Trying a steamed Thai pandan-coconut cake opened my mind up to new ways to make delicious desserts.
Glorifying the grind
![Many textbooks in the shape of a deep spiral](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/pexels-pixabay-159751.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=IMiM-Tdm)
We're about halfway through the first semester and I've been hearing competitions of who's getting the least amount of sleep start floating around campus.
Calendar blocking
![An image of a screen with Google Calendar on it](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/croppedcaelndar.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=FGJlxeaZ)
It is incredibly difficult to get things done if you don’t even know what you’re doing. Calendar blocking has truly been the most productive practice that I have implemented daily.
Putting down my phone
![Man holding smartphone out in front of himself.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/telephone-586266_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=JDnY0VzP)
In terms of unhealthy habits, scrolling through my social media feed is definitely one that I am working to nip in the bud.
Experiencing new things
![Blue cheese on a platter.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/jez-timms-gmw2nz7jgre-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Fk2-9J7H)
From surfing to eating blue cheese, there's nothing more fun than trying new things!