In Pursuit of the Good Life - Strategies for Well-Being and Success in College

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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Dustin Brisson
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9798881801007
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0100-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 404 g
• Illustrations: 1 BW Photo, 6 Tables
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, SELF-HELP / Self-Management / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / School & Education, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources, Libraries, museums, schools (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal & social topics