Humor

"You're hilarious!" the student said as the rest of them laughed. The professor wasn't sure what was funny about, "Make sure you proofread and also have a friend proofread your paper." 

Intuitive

"Sometimes," the professor thought, "There is a student in class you have to pay a little extra attention to. I think I know which one it is in this class."

Self Care

Students should always remember that you are what you eat. Is the person who ate this strong as a bull and quick as a bunny? 

No. The person who ate this is a rabbit-cow.

Fear

"I hope they don't pick up on how scared I am," thought the new assistant professor.

Perception

How the world thinks faculty members spend their semester break.

How faculty members ACTUALLY spend their semester break (working on promotion and tenure materials, reading feedback from "Reviewer 2" on manuscript and conference submissions, etc.).

Oops.

The student realized - a bit too late - that this indeed was NOT rocket science.

Timing

That moment you have to high five your friend because you both waited most of the semester to do your laundry, you got to the laundry room at the same time, and there were enough machines for all of both of your loads.