The same urban scenario may represent two very different things depending on who is walking through it. A passerby without mobility problems will hardly notice the obstacles: he will go up and down stairs, save curbs and surround obstructions without diverting their attention. By contrast, those with disabilities face, in the same setting, a tortuous odyssey that in many cases it is impossible to overcome…….
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Mental wellbeing describes your mental state – how you are feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life.
Our mental wellbeing is dynamic. It can change from moment to moment, day to day, month to month or year to year.
If you have good mental wellbeing you are able to:
These are some ideas to stay mentally well and develop your ability to cope with the up and downs of life:
Have a Goal
Having a goal worth chasing helps in maintaining your mental well being.
Spread What You Know
Help Less Fortunate
Help Less fortunate people. It helps to destress you.
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Spring Quarter begins today at the University of Chicago, and it’s a unique time: the University is largely closed, including most academic buildings, most research labs, all administrative offices, and all dorms except those housing students who have no place to go. As with most colleges and universities, all classes will be taught remotely. Even the libraries—the heartbeat of the University—are closed for “the indefinite future.” This has never happened since the University was founded in 1890.
Yesterday we all received an email from President Robert Zimmer—yes, the man who let me tend the ducks—and I found it heartening because of its emphasis on free expression and open discourse, even in these parlous times. I don’t think I’m doing a Wikileaks thing by reproducing Zimmer’s email below. Emphases are mine.
To: Members of the University Community
From: Robert J. Zimmer
Subject: Spring Quarter
Date: April 5, 2020
This week our…
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