The Water Cooler

August 20th, 2010

This Week’s Topics…

Modern Living
Does this survey of incoming college freshmen (noting, among other things, that email is…
Social Networking
You've generously accepted all the Facebook friend requests that have come your way- but…
Life Balance
"Bird by Bird" author Anne Lamott firmly believes that busy people really can find time…
Health
The University of Arizone College of Medicine has a really interesting new CPR, and you…
Service
What is "humanitarian design"? If you're new the idea, jump in to this article by one of…

Modern Living

Benchmarking the College Mindset

Does this survey of incoming college freshmen (noting, among other things, that email is “too slow”) make you feel old, or what . . .

My goodness, the world moves quickly.

Ugh, Not Another "Friend."

by Jean Yih Kingston

You've generously accepted all the Facebook friend requests that have come your way- but what if one friend updates their status every five minutes and you're tired of reading about what they had for breakfast. Or maybe they like to share their daily political rant and you'd rather not be privy to it? Here are some strategies that may be kinder than "unfriending" them.

Find the Time for Important Things

by Mark Basnage

"Bird by Bird" author Anne Lamott firmly believes that busy people really can find time to do creative work, and "to be deeply and truly present for their kids."

Is it worth it? You bet. Easy? Not likely.

Read it all...

Health

The Bee Gees and CPR

by Nancy French

The University of Arizone College of Medicine has a really interesting new CPR, and you don't have to be certified! Here's their description:

"Every three days, more Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest than the number who died in the 9-11 attacks. You can lessen this recurring loss by learning Continuous Chest Compression CPR, a hands-only CPR method that doubles a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. It’s easy and does not require mouth-to-mouth contact, making it more likely bystanders will try to help, and it was developed at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

"This video is worth sharing," said Gordon A. Ewy, MD, director of the UA Sarver Heart Center and one of the research pioneers who developed this method."

Watch it all... you might save a life

Service

Humanitarian Design

by Mark Basnage

What is "humanitarian design"? If you're new the idea, jump in to this article by one of the young stars (although she'd never call herself that) and see some pretty inspiring work.

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