U thrive : how to succeed in college (and life) / Daniel Lerner and Alan Schlechter, MD.
By: Lerner, Daniel, MAPP [author.].
Contributor(s): Schlechter, Alan [author.].
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2017]Edition: First edition.Description: viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316311618.Other title: You thrive.Subject(s): Academic achievement | College students | College students -- Conduct of life | Success | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success | EDUCATION / Higher | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness | Academic achievement | College students | College students -- Conduct of life | SuccessGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | LB1062.6 .L47 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011236 |
Includes index.
Part I. Strive to thrive -- Positive emotions: the science of happiness -- Relationships: getting connected -- The engaged life: how your strengths can help you soar -- Part II. Opportunities (and barriers) to change -- Mindsets: maximizing your mental makeup -- Optimism and pessimism: making the most of reality -- Willpower: doing what you really want to do -- Choice: how to make decisions like a champ -- Stress: making it work for you -- mental health: dealing with tough times -- Part III. Student bodies -- Exercise: student bodies in motion -- Nutrition: feeding the student body -- Sleep: the student body at rest -- Part IV. Positively excellent -- Excellence: becoming your best -- Meaning: what makes life worth living -- Passion: doing what you love -- Epilogue.
Explores how college students can improve their quality of life by building positive lifelong habits, addressing such topics as difficult roommates and overwhelming academic schedules.--