After College: Chapter 1
Archives for August 2016
Why Transitions Are the Best Time to Start New Habits
Why Transitions Are the Best Time to Start New Habits
Habits transform our lives. Borrowing from the concepts in Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit, financial planner, Dave Seibel, recently challenged a group of seniors that the transition out of college is the ideal time to start a new habit. When we are out of our normal rhythm (or ruts), we can more easily […]
Two Truths and a Lie About Singleness After College
Two Truths and a Lie About Singleness After College
When I was in my mid-twenties, my friend Kimi and I entered an essay contest for twentysomething writers that invited us to explore a question that was keeping us up a night. Kimi wrote a thoughtful piece about race issues and ethnic identity. I too had deep questions related to politics, justice, and so on, but […]