Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.6.24 How many times a day do you have online interactions with friends, including social media, texting, even video calls? And how many times a day do you see your friend face-to-face for social interaction? if you are like most people, you have far more social
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 8.26.24 It can be so challenging in a busy week to make sure you have time to maintain friendships, or make new ones. To help you work on prioritizing time with friends, try some of these tips!
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 6.17.24 In my last post, I shared ideas for how to make new friends. Now let’s think about how to help build closer friendships with people. In order to help build closer friendships, a key is spending time together – sharing activities you enjoy, and getting
Kaarin Anderson Ryan 5.21.24 It can be difficult to meet new friends in our busy world. To try to build more friendships, you need to start by creating opportunities and taking some initiative. Here are 3 ideas for meeting new people and forming friendships:
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 5.1.24 How many friends do you have? Acquaintances? Social media contacts? There are a lot of ways to think about friends and friendship, and the landscape is changing all the time. All forms of friendship and social contact hold some meaning for us, whether it is
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 3.19.24 Last but not least, one final tip for time management and organization is to make sure you include things you enjoy as you are planning your day. If your list is filled with challenging tasks or things that are less enjoyable, you will quickly lose
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 3.7.24 Making lists, setting schedules, prioritizing… all these tools can be incredibly helpful for effective time management and organization. As you use these tools, it is also important to set realistic expectations for yourself. Lists, for example, are easy to make, but not always easy to
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 2.28.24 When you make lists of things you need to do to help you remember them, you may also want to consider the time-management piece of your lists. Sometimes our to-do lists can become very long and possibly overwhelming. To help you plan what you can
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 2.12.24 To-do lists are a great way to keep track of the things that you need to do each day. They are also great for managing time. When you make your list, you can get an idea of how much time you need for each item
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 1.26.24 With so many things to juggle – your home, your family, your social life, your work – it can be difficult to wrap your head around everything you have to do. On really busy weeks, sometimes things get lost in the shuffle. To help you
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 1.17.24 One sure way to keep track of what you need to do and when you need to do it is to use a good planner. You have many options for this – there are countless paper planner books and systems you can buy to fit
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 1.9.24 This week’s tip is perfect for this time of year. After receiving some gifts during the holidays, why not use this time to let go of some things you don’t really need anymore? Letting things go is a great way to de-clutter and to help