Syaza Nazura

(1) Belajar itu is a lifelong journey.

---

(2) Nobody’s ‘stupid’ persay. It may be that kau tersalah masuk bidang / program. It may be that kau tersalah cara belajar. It may be that kau ada buat salah somewhere or another sampai ilmu susah nak masuk / lekat. It may be that diri kau sendiri tak belajar betul2. Things happened. Muhabasah diri and figure out what when wrong somewhere, and whether it’s a personal problem or the program / course that you chose.

---

(3) Education is never a waste. Kalau ya pun pointer rendah, you can always learn something out of it. Soft skills ke, any knowledge sini sana, experiences here and there, etc. Kalau memang ya kau tak belajar apa2 langsung tu memang mustahil la sebenarnya. At the very least, you figured out that probably what you chose was not your best choice.

---

(4) Now go and figure out what went wrong and what to do for the future.

View more

That would ultimately depends on individuals, as everyone has different needs and goals in life.

---

But, in general, I would say, you need to know:

---

1) Roughly what you want life to be in the future. I say ‘roughly’ because you can plan all you want, but things happen and plans change all the time, so at least have a rough idea of what you’d like to do or where you’d like to be, and

---

2) What you need to do to achieve no (1) 👆🏻. That means, what degree you might need, what working experiences would be useful, how much money you need to save up for your lifestyle, who to connect to, if you’d need a postgrad degree, what professional qualifications you might need, etc.

---

3) Who your friends are in life. Most people in your life are meant to be temporary. You see them during high school and college and go all “Oh these are the people I will call friends for life”, but the truth is, not all will stick around. Life happens and people drift apart, probably only crossing each others’ lives a couple of times over the next few decades. But only a few will stay true and stick by your side, so find who they might be and cherish them.

---

4) Some basic personal finance and life skills - like changing the tires for your car, how to take public transportation, how to book a flight on your own, how to find a job, how to budget your expenses, how to save money, how to write a good resume, how to talk to strangers, how to live alone, how to travel alone, who to call in cases of emergencies and what is insurance and why it’s useful.

---

5) How to balance work, personal, social and academic life. You need to learn when to say no to social hangouts because you’ve spent too much time going out and less time on your studies, or when to leave work at the office and come home to rest and spend time with your family. It’s all about balancing the different parts of your life and prioritizing what’s important.

---

6) How to take care of yourself - this includes your mental health (knowing when to relax and stop worrying about work, what to do when you get stressed out, who to talk if things get overwhelming, etc), and your physical health (eating healthily, living healthily, going for exercises, walking vs taking an Uber, etc).

---

Hope this helps ☺️

View more