How to commit to your New Year’s resolutions
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
With the start of the new year, some of you may have picked your resolutions. You also may have heard time and time again that many people are unable to…
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The other side of peer pressure
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
Peer pressure has a bad reputation as it has been largely used in the negative context. Among the youths, peer pressure is a well discussed topic where it receives mostly…
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Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
It’s no secret that we Malaysians don’t read a lot of books despite our nation having a high literacy rate. The habit of reading is beneficial for us in so…
Imagine…
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
What do soft skills such as creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking have in common? They all require you to have a strong imagination. The term ‘imagination’ tends to be associated…
How a fear of failing will affect you
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
The pressure to succeed in school is a real struggle for a lot of students. These days, for some of them, they’re continuously pressured to achieve good grades and are…
How students can cope with stress
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
While most consider their university years the best time of their lives, the stress can be overwhelming as students constantly worry about meeting deadlines and taking the next step after…
The dos and don’ts of handling criticism
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Newspaper Column
The digital economy demands innovation and creativity, but when you present ideas that are considered experimental or previously unheard of, chances are you will face some criticism. This shouldn’t come…
Millennials and money matters
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
As a young working adult, managing your finances may seem daunting and even impossible at times. It’s easy for people to blame this situation as simply a case of millennials…
The perks of being multilingual
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
When conversing normally, how often do you find yourself using three languages in the same sentence? Although this situation may seem confusing to monolinguals, the ability to speak more than…
Putting creativity into practice
Career Advice, Education, Newspaper Column
Creativity tends to be associated with artistic works like music, film, visual design and literature but when looked closely, it is relevant even in scientific or technical-related disciplines, be it…