How to maximize your learning with physical activity
It is known that being active improves your wellbeing and the development of both mental and physical health. It is therefore not surprising that it also contributes to improving your performance in school. As a student you are spending a lot of time sitting, especially during the current Covid-19 restrictions. A week full of lectures…
Hack your goals – Applications for your New Year’s resolutions!
New year, new you? “Exercise more” and “get more organized” are two of the most common New Year’s resolutions. “Study more” is, from what I’ve heard, also a popular local goal in Lund. As a person living the typical student life, I would say that all three categories could need some improvement from time to…
Are you ready to give up everything you have for money?
Would you risk everything, including your life, for money? I mean a lot of money. The first thing I did while watching Netflix’s new series Squid Game was to transform the Korean currency to Swedish kronor. The winner of the game hasn’t just risked their whole life, the person also wins around 337 million kronor.…
A Little Rucksack Full of Thoughts
“If we can laugh together, we can also solve problems together.” Everything is constantly changing. I who proclaim this can resemble a fossil from ancient times. I have studied Tekn. LIC at Aalto University. Six months ago, none of us could have imagined how our world – and our lives – would be thrown into…
Why You Suck at Golf
Sculling your drive at the first tee, shanking every wedge close to the green, missing every short putt on the practice green every time someone with a better golf game than you walks by – yeah, we all know the drill. With better weather coming up, it might just happen that you have dusted off…
Rethinking Resolutions
As we have entered the third month of the new year, studies are back in full motion, scheduled Zoom meetings are piling up in our calendars, and deadlines are approaching fast. One may be thinking back to the resolutions that were made when the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, and when the turbulent…
Study Less, Study Smart
Considering the fact that we live under strange circumstances, and that our motivation might be low, this article might be exactly what you need to get back in your game. Spring semester has just begun with thrilling speed, and students are stressed as never before with piles of books stretching out our backpacks to the…
The Psychological Effects of Exercise
LUNDTAN X LE SPORT We are all well familiar with the fact that exercise is good for us, as commonly known benefits include improvements to cardiovascular fitness and cognition, as well as prevention of medical conditions related to obesity. As per usual, when January comes knocking on the door, we are faced with crammed gyms,…
Netflix and chill á la Lundtan: Christmas Edition
The warning voice of Michael Bublé, the smell of mulled wine and the roaring blaze from the fireplace symbolizes what we all have been waiting for (a little more than usual this year): Christmas! It is officially time to lower your shoulders, exhale and enjoy family time during the holiday season. Put on your Christmas…
Zero-Waste Holiday Gift Ideas
The overwhelming grayness of the late autumn days is finally starting to fade into a sea of soft candlelight, and with a subtle hint of snowfall in the air, the holiday season is approaching. The scent of nutmeg and mulled wine, however, does tend to come with a not-so slight whiff of consumerism on the…
