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An invaluable resource for students to improve their personal well-being and thrive in college. The college experience offers educational and social opportunities that can be incredibly rewarding for students. For many, however, college is a time of extreme anxiety and stress—but it doesn’t have to be. In Pursuit of the Good Life: Strategies for Well-Being and Success in College digs into the challenges that most frequently plague students and provides practical guidance to overcome these difficulties and thrive. Turning on its head the idea that academic success leads to improved well-being, this book instead rests on the foundation that personal well-being is the pillar that supports all other success in college. Organized by key challenges facing students, each chapter explores the research and reasoning surrounding the issue being discussed and offers guidance and exercises to assist the student in navigating and even gaining from the challenge. Covering such topics as anxiety, lack of motivation, group dynamics, and busyness vs productiveness, In Pursuit of the Good Life not only provides students with the skills to maximize the benefits of higher education, but to be happy, as well.

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In Pursuit of the Good Life is an instructional manual for successfully navigating the anxiety-inducing experiences all college students encounter. Written in an engaging and conversational tone, this addition to the volumes of college-preparation texts utilizes research-based practices to offer skills that will enable the reader to ""recast difficult situations as opportunities."" Practicing the stress-reduction techniques before the situation arises will support the reader in their pursuit of a good life--one that is fulfilling because of challenges, and not one that avoids the range of opportunities that life offers. Brisson's strategies are simple and effective and will encourage you to bravely engage with the challenges of higher education and beyond. --Lisa Maxwell Arter, award-winning professor of English and director of English Education at Southern Utah University, author of College: The Ultimate Teen Guide Getting admitted to college is exciting. But earning a degree is what's important. Too many students never complete their education, winding up with a hodgepodge of credits, no degree, and probably a lot of debt. Dustin Brisson's In Pursuit of the Good Life: Strategies for Well-Being and Success in College provides wise and practical help. He identifies common problems that keep students from college success and then lays out step-by-step strategies to overcome those problems. The book is an invaluable resource for students and their parents and should be on every college dorm packing list. --Kristen Amundson, author of 81 Questions for Parents: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School Thought-provoking, this book guides students and advisors to ask and answer important questions of themselves, leading to a more successful college experience. --Lucia D. Tyler, PhD, certified educational planner

Getting admitted to college is exciting. But earning a degree is what’s important. Too many students never complete their education, winding up with a hodgepodge of credits, no degree, and probably a lot of debt. Dustin Brisson’s In Pursuit of the Good Life: Strategies for Well-Being and Success in College provides wise and practical help. He identifies common problems that keep students from college success and then lays out step-by-step strategies to overcome those problems. The book is an invaluable resource for students and their parents and should be on every college dorm packing list. -- Kristen Amundson, author of 81 Questions for Parents: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School In Pursuit of the Good Life is an instructional manual for successfully navigating the anxiety-inducing experiences all college students encounter. Written in an engaging and conversational tone, this addition to the volumes of college-preparation texts utilizes research-based practices to offer skills that will enable the reader to “recast difficult situations as opportunities.” Practicing the stress-reduction techniques before the situation arises will support the reader in their pursuit of a good life—one that is fulfilling because of challenges, and not one that avoids the range of opportunities that life offers. Brisson’s strategies are simple and effective and will encourage you to bravely engage with the challenges of higher education and beyond. -- Lisa Maxwell Arter, award-winning professor of English and director of English Education at Southern Utah University, author of College: The Ultimate Teen Guide Thought-provoking, this book guides students and advisors to ask and answer important questions of themselves, leading to a more successful college experience. -- Lucia D. Tyler, PhD, certified educational planner

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Dustin Brisson is professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been an active advisor and mentor to hundreds of students.

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