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☆ Use these 5 steps to withstand repeated rejection while dating
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For anyone who has had a string of bad dates you know how overwhelming consecutive disappointment can be. Mark Leary PsychologistFeeling bad makes you a "normal human being," Leary says, but fixating on your rejections can lead to some long-term consequences. "Even if it's just a one time rejection, if you think it's you, your self esteem will go down," Leary says. Instead of bitterly bowing out of specific experiences, you can learn how to cope with repeated rejection in a way that helps build confidence, not diminish it. "Sometimes right after rejection or repeated rejection we are immediately trying to soothe ourselves with another person," she says.

☆ How to sustain happiness, from the president of the American Psychological Association: 'Joy can be an inside job'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

She is the president of the American Psychological Association and a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University where she directs the Culture and Trauma Research Laboratory. CNBC Make It talked to Bryant about how to find happiness and what role routine can play in sustaining joy. A quote I really like by Howard Thurman is: "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Thema Bryant President of the American Psychological AssociationFor me, one of the things that makes me come alive is dancing and spoken word poetry.

☆ To be successful, let go of false ideas about sacrifice and productivity, says president of the American Psychological Association
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As of 2023 she is the president of the American Psychological Association. Before that, she was the coordinator at Princeton's University's SHARE program which offered programming and support to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment. And before that she received her doctorate in clinical psychology at Duke University and did her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center. "It's time to let go of the false dichotomy, or the false choice, which is we believe that in order to be successful I have to abandon myself," she says. Bryant: A common misconception is people think "if I try not to think about it I'll get over it."

☆ For $15k and a signed NDA, students at Kanye West's unaccredited Donda Academy start the day with 'full school worship' before parkour enrichment classes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The unaccredited pre-K through 12th-grade school, Donda Academy, costs $15,000 per year to attend, Rolling Stone reported. In comparison, Donda Academy charges $15,000 per student, Rolling Stone reported, with about half of students receiving some sort of financial aid. Donda Academy, its principal, Brianne Campbell; assistant principal, Allison Tidwell; and sports director Shayla Scott did not respond to Insider's requests for comment. Tamar Andrews, an educational consultant for Donda Academy, confirmed to Rolling Stone that parents are asked to sign an "informal agreement" to enroll. "The process of Donda school is for the parishioners, for the attendees," Yusef told Rolling Stone.

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