Day: December 12, 2023

Stuck is a feeling that often comes in waves, but it’s something we can learn to manage. Whether you’re stuck in a job, relationship, or career, it’s important to identify what is making you feel this way and then take steps toward a change.

In many cases, being stuck is a result of negative thoughts and attitudes that can be easily changed with the help of awareness and conscious effort. For example, if you’re stuck in a professional rut because of your relationships with coworkers, it may be time to consider new ways to approach your work and develop new friendships. Similarly, feelings of being stuck in a relationship may be the result of unrealistic expectations or a lack of communication.

Even beginning readers can benefit from prompts to monitor their comprehension and employ fix-up strategies when they misread words. Providing children with these strategies will allow them to break out of the stuck state on their own, rather than waiting for an adult to help them, and it will prepare them for more independent reading as they progress through school.

Using this method of prompting can also help students with their organizational skills. By creating a visual aid, such as a chart, students can keep track of their comprehension and vocabulary skills. This can help them see how their efforts are paying off and provide an opportunity for reflection if they haven’t been successful.

Like a ship that’s run aground, a car stuck in the mud, or a tree blocking a river’s path, being stuck is often unavoidable and frustrating. However, the same cannot be said for human stuckness, as we have the power to make a choice and the ability to view our current situations with a different lens.

As a leader, it’s important to remember that feeling stuck isn’t a sign of weakness; rather, it’s a time to reflect and evaluate the situation. Taking the time to do this will ensure that you don’t waste valuable resources in a futile attempt to push past the stuck point.

Another way to move past being stuck is to focus on changing your physiology. As Tony Robbins says, “Great physiology leads to great emotions.” Therefore, it’s crucial to foster positive feelings when you are stuck, whether this means a simple activity such as stretching or an intense workout to relieve tension. Ultimately, this will reinforce that you have the strength to move forward and that your situation will improve.

When you have a crush, it feels like your entire world has changed. Your palms get sweaty when you see them, your stomach twists into knots and you can’t find the right words to greet them. Whether it’s the boy from chemistry class or the girl who lives next door, you can’t wait to see them again. You walk past their locker a million times just in case they are there and you blush every time they smile at you.

However, having a crush is not always what it’s cracked up to be. Oftentimes, you’ll find that your crush is not interested in the same things as you. This can be frustrating, especially if you’re so into them that you can’t help but imagine future plans with them. This is where the difference between having a crush and being in love comes into play. Crushing someone is usually temporary and you can still feel good about yourself even if they don’t reciprocate your feelings. But when you’re in love, it takes longer to go from a crush to a relationship and you can’t imagine not having them in your life.

In a world where high school students are so much more likely to indulge in casual sex and recreational drugs than ever before, Hulu’s Crush sets its sights on a shockingly low bar for the high-school romantic comedy genre. The film, starring Moana actress Rowan Blanchard, delivers the kind of candy-colored spin on teenage romance most people might expect from Disney Channel TV shows but with a cast of young actors that spills over with overactive hormones and selective maturity.

While Crush has one visual flourish that’s worthy of praise — when Gabby walks into Paige’s line of vision, the screen glows with sprays of water colors that envelop her body — this is its only attempt at conveying the kind of hormonally driven teenager emotions it purports to depict. And unfortunately, it’s not nearly enough to save the film from its tame, predictable narrative and hammy performances.

Participants in our open-ended responses cited fun and excitement as the most common reasons they enjoyed having a crush. Other positive reasons included boosting their self-esteem, having fun with fantasy and imagination, and ancillary improvements to their primary relationships (see Table 2). More rarely, crushes were thought of as a source of anxiety or a negative aspect of their life.