When I was a computer science student I was mostly in the computer labs with my classmates , we would collaborate and help each other with projects and homework . There were also tutors and students around that had taken the same classes before and could offer help if we were stuck . Think about how you best study too , will it be in your room , at the library , at a coffee shop , in the labs ? <| sep |> You put things into bigger perspective . Realize that no one is really that special and that other people really don ' t matter . So what if someone makes fun of you ? So what is someone thinks less of you . I just can ' t give a shit . Once I realized that , I became much more confident myself . <| sep |> I guess in Canada , Jack Layton had that appeal before he died . Jack Layton , leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 20032011 , headed the first NDP party to sit as Canada ' s Official Opposition in the House of Commons . Layton ' s career revealed a strong dose of social activism spanning issues ranging from the white ribbon campaign seeking to stop violence by men against women , to environmental climate change championing Toronto ' s first urban wind turbine and supporting the Kyoto Accord , to homelessness and the need for affordable housing , to fostering an AIDS urban strategy , to participating in antifreetrade protests . layton