Common Experience Guide
Welcome! This guide includes links to resources from the ONU Libraries and online that can help you further explore the topics of the Common Experience.
Please check the email from Dr. Lynda Nyce (sent to your ONU email address) for the full Common Experience details, including links to the videos and readings, instructions on how to access the Moodle classroom, and reflection questions.
Library Resources
Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by Call Number: Heterick - 155.24 C623aIf you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits.
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Call Number: Law Library - BD171 .S3273 2010Schulz argues that error is the fundamental human condition and should be celebrated as such. Guiding the reader through the history and psychology of error, this book will change the way you perceive screw-ups forever.
Goodnight Dorm Room by Call Number: Heterick - 818.607 K17gThis is a bittersweet and humorous guide to college life featuring practical and insightful tips combined with funny illustrations
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Call Number: Heterick - 158.1 D836gPioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit."
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Call Number: Heterick - 153.8 D989mDweck shows how success in almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by our mindset--how we think about our talents and abilities.
Self-Care for College Students by Call Number: Heterick - 378.198 D357sMake the most out of your college experience with these manageable self-care tips that are easy to incorporate into your busy life.
The Upside of Stres: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Call Number: Heterick - 155.9 M146uMcGonigal highlights new research indicating that stress can, in fact, make us stronger, smarter, and happier--if we learn how to embrace it. The Upside of Stress is not a guide to getting rid of stress, but to understanding it, embracing it, and using it.
Online Resources
- "Year in Pixels"This article explains how to create a "Year in Pixels" tracker like Andrea Romero describes in her essay.
- Angela Duckworth - Grit Research PageThis page lists citations to research publications on grit by Duckworth and others. It also includes a grit self-assessment.
- "The Head of 'X' Explains How to Make Audacity the Path of Least Resistance"In this article Astro Teller expands on some of the ideas in his TED Talk.