Irwan Hanish

Lifelong learning

English Essays

Esei Bahasa Melayu

These are my English writings on how I practically think about life. I update them as I learn, so older essays may still hold my most current thoughts.

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  1. Hijrah, Perception, and the Psychology of High Performance
  2. Preparing Your Family for Life After You
  3. The Sacrifice: Lessons from Prophet Ibrahim for Young Adults
  4. Speak Clearly Under Pressure in English
  5. Build Emotional Immunity and Free Yourself from Opinions
  6. Why Lifelong Learning Beats University Degrees
  7. Set Goals, Face Fear or be Controlled by Others
  8. How a Husband or Wife Boosts Your Lifelong Learning
  9. How High Performers Learn from Older Generations
  10. The Surprising Way Successful People Budget for Lifelong Learning
  11. Is Your STEM Degree Worth It?
  12. Are Science Graduates Ungrateful about Salaries?
  13. Unlocking the Psychology Behind Keeping Career Dreams Alive
  14. The Silent Saboteur: How Your Surroundings Can Lead to Failure
  15. Why Your Science Degree Isn’t Landing You a Job
  16. The Gift of Failure: Discovering Your Path
  17. Acing through Fasting: How Ramadan Makes You a Better Learner
  18. The Study Quran for Non-Muslim Learners of Islam
  19. Semester Breaks: The Untapped Resource for Superior Learners
  20. The Interstellar Paradox: Saving the World but Losing Your Family?
  21. Your Life Story: Learning from the ‘Unsuccessful’ in Life
  22. Navigating Faith in Your 20s: Becoming a Less Bad Muslim
  23. People You Don’t Like Make You Better
  24. A Learner’s Guide to Mastering Forgiveness (When It is Bloody Hard)
  25. Adverts, Gruen Transfer and Being a Better Thinker
  26. Happiness Lessons from Harvard’s Research
  27. Why Children Are More Than Life’s Problems
  28. Five Lessons from Doing a PhD
  29. What Should You Do After Graduation?
  30. How to be Kind Despite the Lucifer Effect
  31. The Sister of the North
  32. Why You Should Write Despite Your Fears
  33. 33 Lessons on Self