Xochitl Menjivar, San Francisco State University

Being optimistic is great, but sometimes it’s used as a cop-out to avoid handling difficult circumstances.

Olivia Moosey, DePaul University

Learning how to be confident and determined beyond the stage can improve the way you live.

Katherine Brand, University of Michigan

Being optimistic is generally considered a good thing, but what happens when people take that to the extreme? Oftentimes the result pushes an upbeat attitude that ultimately invalidates normal human emotions.

Srishti Tyagi, Cornell University

While regular planners fail to keep up, this planning method will bring structure and fun to the monotony of quarantine.

Sydney Hawkins, Alabama A&M University

Here are 10 motivational tunes that will get you through the upcoming school year.

Brittany Sims, Temple University

The Ottawa-born star and his ‘Kidney Beans’ address thorny, important issues like love, gender roles, depression, anxiety attacks and mental health.