It’s a universally acknowledged fact that politicians are usually not essentially the most truthful or dependable individuals. Nonetheless, abandoning your constituents throughout a lethal winter storm to go on trip to Mexico is fairly weak. Should you’re like me and searching for extra stability, here is a listing of issues which can be all the time dependable regardless of the climate (apocalyptic) – Sorry, Fled… uh, I imply Ted Cruz.

Harvard Mailing Lists

“Please submit on your private home and membership mailing lists!” It is inevitable that you simply spend 40 minutes clearing your inbox each weekend. Then, earlier than you recognize it, you will have over 300 emails posting upcoming occasions of the IOP, HCCG, or the ten,000 Variants of Consulting Golf equipment at Harvard. Even should you’re an e-mail hermit who’s by no means signed as much as be on a company’s mailing listing, you may nonetheless rely in your Home mailing listing to flood you with advert emails. However hey, no less than it is constant.

Zoom Woman Examine-in Disclaimer

In fact, our world is stuffed with uncertainties, however no less than the monotonous and robotic “This assembly is recorded” is one thing you recognize will all the time be there for you. Hopefully Zoom will not break it within the subsequent replace. They higher not exchange my emotional assist from the Zoom Report Advertiser.

Shade reminders

For college students on campus, shade is a well-recognized presence. 3 times per week, college students should take a Covid check. And 3 times per week, the day earlier than our check day, at 5 p.m. EST, Shade will ship emails with the topic line, “Your subsequent COVID-19 check is scheduled for tomorrow.” And certain, possibly the exams themselves aren’t all the time dependable, however no less than we are able to all the time rely the reminder emails to be on time.

The subcommittee rooms are awkward

It has been virtually a 12 months since Zoom School turned the brand new department of Harvard College (transfer to Allston campus). However no, breakout rooms are nonetheless as awkward in March 2021 as they had been in March 2020. Perhaps connections simply aren’t meant to type on laptop screens. Or possibly you simply want to show in your digicam and say one thing, @ this man in my GenEd class.

“Sleep Suggestions for Optimum Examination Efficiency” Development on Flyby

All through my time at Harvard, which is admittedly not that lengthy, this text has all the time made the listing of traits. Rankings can fluctuate with every new piece launched, however it doesn’t matter what, Jessica A. Barzilay’s masterpiece will all the time have a spot in Flyby’s Trending. Though it was written in 2012, it appears to be like just like the submit remains to be as well timed as ever – which brings me to our subsequent entry on the listing …

Procrastination

Ah, each scholar’s worst nightmare and hated companion. Perhaps it is the primary week and all it’s a must to do is learn the syllabus or it is midterm week and you’ve got countless papers and psets and exams – anyway, you may all the time rely on procrastination to look like an undesirable wrecking ball to break your meticulously deliberate examine schedule, changing it with 10 hours of TikTok after which 10 extra hours of YouTube. At this level, it is a part of the routine now. (And sure, I am utilizing this text as an excuse to procrastinate on in-depth studying evaluation for my seminar. At the least it is extra productive than YouTube, proper?)

Whereas we hope the climate in Cancun was good for Cruz and his daughters, the remainder of us are simply attempting to make it to the subsequent wellness day. However, though 2021 is simply curve after curve for poodles of politicians and college students, no less than some issues by no means change.