That’s why it’s also an emotionally intelligent approach. Fear of the unknown is usually worse than fear of the known; ...

You have to take the bad with the good, meaning that into every life a little misfortune will come now and then. It’s how you respond to the bad that will allow you to take advantage of the good.

The more you instinctively react with a “good” or a “bad,” the less of the world you take in. You’ll be less likely to engage your mind, exercise curiosity and have interesting experiences.

After all, as my RA explained at the start of the semester, when BU’s paying to house hundreds of students in luxury hotels across the Charles River, it won’t take much to get kicked out of on-campus ...