Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day)

Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) Dear 2020 MIT Protofrosh,   Today or tomorrow, depending on your timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. Youre probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain theyll get in. Thats a fact. I hope you can find the best environment to await and process the admissions decision. Surround yourself with friends and family or sugary treats and good music. Find your own best way to cope with tension.  If youve been following the MIT blogs, recall the number of times we wrote that you neednt worry. Your personal worth and success are not defined by the admissions decision. Thats a fact also. In the publishing industry, they say that rejections are required for a successful career. Another fact. The first Harry Potter novel was rejected by 12 different publishers before becoming historys fastest selling book. C.S. Lewis landed a publishing deal for Chronicles of Narnia after 2 years of trying and failing.  Chicken Soup for the Soul authors received 140 rejections before selling their 125 mln volumes.  (More best-selling rejections here.) But its probably hard to think coolly today. Instead, distract yourself. To help with that, here is a list of Themed Online Distractors for MIT Decision Day: Pre-Decision Day Posts from MIT Bloggers: Lets Go Fly a Kite by Joel G. 18 A Penny for Your Thoughts by Erick P. 17 The Pretender by Erick P. 17 (for EA applicants) Weve been there, too. by Danny B.D. 15  (for EA applicants) Coping with Anxiety by Rachel D. 16 Pi Day Eve by Ceri R. 16 to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day and many many more here Inspirational: Dealing with Rejection by ze frank (for college students!) Just do it later by The Oatmeal How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries  from TED-Ed (by Adam Savage from  Mythbusters,  featuring Richard Feynman MIT 39) A Pep Talk from Kid President to You from SoulPancake Breaking Normal by ze frank Take the Human Test (Volume 1) by ze frank It’s going to be ok  by The Oatmeal An Invocation for Beginnings by ze frank Enlightening: History through the Eyes of the Potato from TED-Ed Einstein 100  Theory of General Relativity (narrated by the Tenth Doctor  David Tennant) Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? from TED-Ed Zach Weinersmiths Infantapaulting Hypothesis  from MIT BAHFest 2013 Robot Guides Soybean Plant To Light   True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp by ze frank My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Fridays Endless Appetizers  from Gawker (experiment later re-created by MIT students) This Amazing Machine Can Create Anything From Shredded Scraps from Gizmodo Heartwarming: Where the hell is Matt? 2012 (featuring MIT!) and 2008  (also really awesome) MitchiriNeko March Heart Attack!    an experiment from SoulPancake Snow Cat Simons Cat (a festive special) Highly Evolved Human (The Bus) from SoulPancake Humorous: Quiz: is it pokemon or big data? Sad Cat Diary by ze frank Wolfram Alpha Cant on Twitter Pikachu Line Dance  to the song I Dont Like It, I Love It Soothing: Sound of Wikipedia being edited Kitten Therapy: The Prescription for Stress from SoulPancake 26 Desktop Backgrounds That Will Make You Not Hate Working from Buzzfeed   F*ck That: A Guided Meditation by Jason Headley (warning: language) Artistic:   Dancing Paper by Ugoita T. anne lilly selected work  (kinetic sculptor Anne Lilly uses carefully engineered motion to shift and manipulate our perceptions of time, space and energy) Museum of Selfies on Tumblr Oceans waves, captured at their peak point of crash by photographer Ray Collins List crowdsourced at MIT. Add your own resources and tips for coping on Decision Day in the comments below! Make this day a happy one. with love and hope from mit