#Skills

I’m not doing a phd to just do all the ‘right things’ and get a job in academia and keep my head down and churn out papers to keep my
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1. As a young guy growing up I always believed in myself. People told me I couldn't make it, a teacher once told me 'you can never make it'. I
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In the modern mind, "education" is all about young people developing skills that are useful to their future selves. Learn to read, learn to write, learn to program. Skills that
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it's always interestin discussing d&d 5e online because someone will invariably bring pathfinder to the discussion and it feels, to me, that people just don't see how pathfinder is fundamentally
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Do companies value employees with a diverse set of skills?The short answer is No. The long answer is that the real benefits will be enjoyed by you in your own
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It is annoyingly as easy to make a strong bear case for real estate as a strong bull case. Even easier though to make a case that the commercial real
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Ces dernières années, le monde de l’emploi a été révolutionné. Dorénavant, les diplômes ne suffisent plus, les entreprises et organisations sont à la recherche de compétences mais également de personnes
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Something that I find super puzzling:When I interview engineers and ask them to describe the best manager they ever reported to, they always describe how technical the manager was and
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SOME STUPID MISTAKES MOST YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17-25 MAKE...1. Faking themselves on social media.2. Not reading good books in the early stages of life.3. Indulging in drugs, alcohol
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I see myriad of young people totally wasting their time on Twitter, IG, FB etc. While the same platforms can lead to growth they chose it for their detriment.Clear lack
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Universities in #Pakistan are so disconnected from the industry. It’s criminal how they continue to produce social science/polsci graduates in bulk that have no job prospects. Result? Students end up
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Why are Online Courses important?1. Improves your self discipline.Completing some courses online requires self discipline. No teacher to tell you when an assignment is due. It's all on you.So properly
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Some of the bits described here are *exactly* why I can't stomach the idea of ever working for a studio.I am indie for life and proud of it at this
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Yesterday I taught a maths lesson that was ok. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't great. I reflected & realised there was too much going on & the actual skill
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1st speaker at @tasfreelancers conference starting now. is @marcus_bowles, looking at an issue of concern to every freelancer: The Future of Work. HIs argument is that "freelance is the new
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One thing I've noticed in the tech industry is an unwillingness to train new employees. A huge part of the reason they're over-reliant on H1B visas, is not only because
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