Just Do! The Dangers of Overthinking

By Binyamin “Ben” Behar Hey you! Yes, you! You’re an ASU Prep student, right? Of course, you are you’re reading this blog! And there are a ton of assignments to get done in the semester no matter the class English, chemistry, or ASL, all have work to get done and submitted. There are the instructions and learning but there’s one roadblock that can stop even the more astute student from getting it done, the dangerous villain, of overthinking. Picture this you have an assignment for reading that’s due the coming...
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Creativity in Your Classwork: How to Motivate Yourself

By Taegan Hardy Quick! What’s your current favorite piece of media? For me, I love Formula 1. Now, I set a timer, play a driver’s hype music, and open my math homework. In my mind, I’m now an engineer, and I have to solve a certain number of problems before...
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How to Stay Motivated

By Caitlin Cruz Here’s the way I stay motivated through burnouts and day-to-day tasks. One of the first ways I stay motivated is by making lists. Lists help me a lot, even outside of school. Lists help by allowing me to see what I would like to do in a...
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How to Be Organized in Online School

By Ashlee Dodd Hello, and welcome to a written down guide on how to handle organization better for anyone’s schedule during online courses with ASUPD. Firstly, and I know any one of us are sometimes extremely tired of this happening, is getting overwhelmed by tons of assignments in a specific...
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Making Friends: Some advice. 

By Ysrael Hernandez Have you ever been in class and noticed it seems like everyone knows everyone but you? Have you ever been the new kid before? If you have, you might know how hard it is to spark a conversation. This has been my first year at ASU Prep...
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Student Success Story

By Taegan Hardy When I first read this prompt I couldn’t find anything I’d really accomplished—at least nothing recently. These past few years have been particularly rough when it came to my mental health. When I think about my so-called accomplishments I find myself falling into a rabbit hole filled with existentialistic dread....
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My Success Story

By Ysrael Hernandez I'm going to be honest here, I had no idea what to write about. After all, it has felt like I haven't had some giant "success story." I mean like, this is my first year at this school, and even at my old middle and elementary school,...
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