If you feel bored more often now than before the pandemic, James Danckert, a UWaterloo professor of psychology, provides insights as to why, he shares the risks of boredom, and suggests ways to deal with it. To encourage physical distancing, the University locks academic buildings. Waterloo is getting rid of edu.uwaterloo.ca email accounts, transitioning to uwaterloo.ca ones. And Renison University College is offering some non-credit language courses.
Links in this episode:
Guidelines for building access: https://uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus/employee-information-and-resources/guidelines-building-access
Navigating Information Overload: https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/covid19
Navigating Information Overload: (DB article, April 15, 2020): https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-04-15#navigating-covid-19-information-overload
W Store’s Nesting Season Collection: https://wstore.uwaterloo.ca/
Renison University College Online Language Courses: https://uwaterloo.ca/community-and-professional-education/courses-available-online
Student/Alumni Email Migration Project: https://uwaterloo.ca/student-email-migration/
Out of My Skull book: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674984677
