Are you setting your own goals, or letting others decide for you? Here’s a reality you can’t ignore: If you don’t actively choose your goals, others will choose for you. And I’ve learned the hard way that goals assigned by others are rarely designed with your lifelong happiness in mind. I’ve failed at achieving my […]
How a Husband or Wife Boosts Your Lifelong Learning
Choosing a husband or wife creates ripple effects in your lifelong learning. A supportive spouse amplifies your learning. This, in turn, affects your health, career, and overall quality of daily life.The opposite can unfortunately be also true. When your spouse is supportive, he or she […]
How High Performers Learn from Older Generations
Old people possess lifelong lessons that you desperately need, but you often can’t get them. Why? Perhaps they aren’t skilful enough at communicating their wisdom. Their stories often meander or feel disconnected from today’s struggles. But what if the problem isn’t only their inability to share, but also our impatience in listening? Wisdom, after all, […]
The Surprising Way Successful People Budget for Lifelong Learning
If you’re poor, should you spend money on lifelong learning? Yes. Set aside a budget for self-education—a percentage of your income dedicated to buying books, enrolling in online courses, or hiring a coach. How much should you spend? Start by calculating how much you spend on entertainment. Think about movies, streaming subscriptions, gaming, junk food, […]
Is Your STEM Degree Worth It?
An reader wrote: ‘I stumbled upon your LinkedIn post regarding science graduates complaining about their salary and is it ungrateful. I’m a second-year biomedical science student and for the past few months I’ve been almost regretting choosing a STEM pathway for a degree because everyone kept saying science degrees are a scam because of the […]
Are Science Graduates Ungrateful about Salaries?
‘Science graduates complain too much about their salaries. They should be grateful for what they have.’ You’ve probably heard this argument before. On the surface, it sounds like wisdom about gratitude. But does it make sense? As a lecturer, I’ve heard both sides of the debate. Let me say this clearly: accusing graduates of being […]