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7 Difficult Lessons I Learnt from College
In such a short time, I’ve learnt more about life and other people than I have in the past ten years. In fact, I’ve probably learnt more about myself than I have in my whole life. Coming home has given me a chance to reflect on a few of the things I’ve learnt during the [...]
Birthday
Last night, I stayed up until past midnight, meditating. I wanted to be fully aware and mindful when the clock struck twelve because today, is my birthday. I don’t know what it is about birthdays, but lately I’ve can’t help but feel melancholic whenever I think about them. Not that I’m old, far from it, [...]
Dealing with Difficult People
When I first came to university, I strove really hard to be a positive and friendly person. Everyone does, because that’s how to make friends, which is especially important since you are going to be spending a lot of time with some of the people you meet, at least a year, perhaps even more. My [...]
Greatness and Impermanence
Colleges and universities are full of examples of people wanting to make it. They want their names to be written down in history. They want to be remembered for the great things they wrote, the great things they discovered or the great things they built. Just take a look around you at the names of [...]
5 Great Habits of Successful Students
If you look at the kind of people who have achieved ‘success’ in their lives, presidents, Olympians, millionaires, great artists, world leaders, you will find that there are a few things they all have in common. Now, there probably isn’t a secret ingredient to success (if you find one, let me know) but rather ‘success’ [...]
5 Ways to Cut Down on Social Networking
This is a subject that particularly relevant to students. How much time does social networking suck out of your life? An hour a day? A week? You already know you should cut down, here’s how. 1. Turn off notifications. One of the biggest disturbances to work is getting notifications via email or instant messenger. Most [...]