4 Ways to Motivate Your Dog to Behave

Written By Natalie Mendoza I hope it goes without saying that enforcing your dog’s obedience is a must. There are two main types of reinforcement: positive and negative. Positive reinforcement motivates your dog to behave to receive some sort of reward. Negative reinforcement motivates your dog to behave to avoid some sort of punishment. Both positive and negative reinforcement is needed in dog training, and the ratios and quantities of positive and negative reinforcement will vary based on your dog’s breed and individual personality. With all that being said, I...
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The Pursuit of Perfection: and How it Undermines Mediocrity

Written by Gracielle Dedo Toxic Motivation Hustle culture and ultra-positivity-based motivation have given both the Millennial and now Gen-Z generation unattainable standards—social media raves on ‘glow-up’ culture. Content-based around how to constantly reinvent oneself to fit in with the current narrative has been around since the concept of idolization has...
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Motivation and Brownies

Written by Elizabeth Pardhe Brownies in the New Year With the start of the new year comes new resolutions and new beginnings. I, for one, began 2022 with my usual list of things I wanted to stick to and learn throughout the year. On the top of my list, as...
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Artistic Burnout During the Pandemic

Written By Alex La Loggia A Creative Plague When the COVID-19 pandemic started, countries everywhere shut down as stages of government mandated quarantines began to roll out. Though most people feared how the isolation would effect their lives, many artists saw opportunity in it. The alone time seemed like the...
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3 Tips to Kick Lack of Motivation

Written by Aubrie Buldain We've all been there. You're trying to sit at your laptop and get some work done when all of a sudden something hits you, the sweet feeling of lack of motivation. Now, although it may be easy to say never mind and completely give up on...
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The Hundred-Foot Journey: A Story About Never Giving Up

Written by Olivia Dedham Production and BackgroundTucked away in a picturesque French village comes the 2014 American comedy, directed by Steven Knight. The film shows the story of two battling restaurants one run by an Indian family and the other by an affluent Michelin star holder. Starring Helen Mirren (a...
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Motivation is a Struggle, and That is Okay

Written by Billie Fechter Motivation is something that has been on my mind repetitively this week. In the ASUPD student blog meetings, we discussed a topic to pick for our weekly topic meetings, and the motivation was the choice. This blog has been the most challenging blog for me to...
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