Semester breaks are psychological lines. These lines separate the learners who study only for the exams and the ones who seek meaning in learning. The reason is, each semester break is a breathing space woven into the marathon of your university life, a space where the study load of the exams […]
Sedih Sebab Dapat Straight A: Hubungan Ilmu dan Pelajar Dewasa
Semasa di program matrikulasi, emosi saya pernah runtuh, sampai menangis di bilik kaunselor — krisis emosi selepas dapat straight A. Krisis yang dicetus rasa penat. Di sekolah, saya lemah dalam sains. Markah saya selalu dalam 50% untuk Biologi, 30% untuk Kimia dan Fizik, dan sekitar 15% untuk Matematik Tambahan. Jadi, untuk dapat GPA 4.0 di […]
Your Life Story: Learning from the ‘Unsuccessful’ in Life
As university students, one of the most useful habits is listening to each life story that others share with you. Instinctively, you want to listen only to the ‘successful’ people: the artists with multi-million followers, the scholars who shift paradigms, or the millionaire entrepreneurs who started from nothing. After all, we can only learn success […]
Navigating Faith in Your 20s: Becoming a Less Bad Muslim
Being less bad Muslims does not sound inspiring. It is, however, a fair starting point for many, especially if you are in your late teens and early twenties. The reason is, you are at that mercurial stage of figuring out who you want to become. And wanting to become good Muslims can be emotionally expensive. […]
People You Don’t Like Make You Better
The more you interact with others, the more you will find people you don’t like. Two things might happen: One, you would follow your default impulse, which is to mentally attack them, creating a wall between the egos — I versus you, us versus them. Or two, you can use that encounter to deepen your […]