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Psychology research shows that choice can hinder decision making. In one experiment, college students were given the option of studying or attending a lecture by an author they admired. Only 21% opted to study. Yet when a third option--watching a movie--was thrown in, 40% chose studying. The need to pick between two fun outings made students twice as likely to have...
Others said the revised policy would hinder their efforts to gain University approval. Junior Cecilia Fierro, a member of the Women’s Health Initiative, a controversial pro-choice group not sponsored by the university, said that the policy “sets us further behind in a goal for university recognition...
...same. But I reflexively approached Harvard by speeding up. This do-it-all mentality impelled me to a multiple-extracurricular-responsibility, no-semester-off, don’t-miss-a-moment college life. I strived to make the most of college, feeling that Lewis’ charge would only hinder my success. I have made trade-offs, sacrificed sleep, and lost moments of sanity. But I have no regrets. Some students are better served by taking it slow. The numerous steps the College has taken in recent years to improve mental health indicates that an overloaded Harvard life...
...recent years, all that has changed. With an unpopular war fought on false premises, attacks on our personal freedoms, inadequate responses to environmental and immigration concerns, and growing deficits that hinder our ability to offer adequate public services, it has become obvious that Washington is not now capable of providing legitimate answers to the problems of social inequity that leave so many Americans behind...
...unused allowances can then sell them; the higher the price, the greater the incentive for firms to cut their use of fossil fuels. The system seemed to work for about a year - but now it turns out that Europe's governments allocated far too many credits, which will likely hinder the program's effectiveness for years. Perhaps the real reason that well-intentioned consumers don't change is that they don't see any benefit. Climate change may be a frightening, irreversible calamity, but its worst effects will not be felt next week or next year. The planet looks...