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Self Improvement

How To Stay Fit as a Postgrad

We’ve mentioned this on the site before; things slow to a crawl when you graduate from college. Maybe your metabolism, maybe your sociability, maybe even your love life. One thing seems to go for sure, though – your discipline to stay fit. I know that happened to me. I’m a generally fit person. I’ve always [...]

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Inspiration from Greatness: John Wooden Quotes

by Samuel Kim

Recently, while navigating the internet, I stumbled upon some amazing quotes that truly inspired me on many levels. As a Postgrad, especially in the 21st century, one of the things that many of us desire and lack are mentors in our lives that can challenge us, and guide us as we wrestle the difficulties of [...]

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Enjoy the Journey of Life!

by Samuel Kim

I had a singular focus after I graduated college: success. I desperately wanted immediate success, and anything short of that felt unsatisfactory. It got so bad that I even started putting some money into the stock market when it plummeted to death. In particular, I bought some Washington Mutual Bank stocks. Obviously, that was a [...]

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Build Your Life Around Principle

by Samuel Kim

Recently, I read the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People“, and was really moved by what Stephen Covey had to say. It is an inspirational and powerful work, and I really encourage everyone to buy a copy of the book for themselves at some point in their lives. I’m not really going to [...]

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Overcoming The Blasé: Los Angeles’s ‘Other” Basketball Team

by Michael John Liu

I hope all of you had a productive Veterans Day. For me, a friend of mine invited me to go watch an NBA game at the hallowed Staples Center, home of the world champion Los Angeles Lakers, out of the blue. The problem is we were going to watch the Los Angeles Clippers play the [...]

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How to Keep Your Postgraduate Mind Sharp: Join a Book Club!

by Michael John Liu

If you’re not careful, your mind can easily go downhill after college. It shouldn’t be surprising; even if you’re jumping into a career right out of college, everything you learn from then on has to do with your specialization. If you don’t deliberately challenge your mind to work in different ways, you’ll get so used [...]

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Mia & Me – How Dog Obedience School Made Me A Better Person!

by Michael John Liu

I’ve got an 11-month old German Shepherd/Labrador mix that I adopted from a friend. Her name is Mia and she’s absolutely…impossible sometimes. She’s also gotten pretty big, pretty fast. Not surprising given her stock, but the problem lies in that she’s a puppy stuck in a big dog’s body. She’s impulsive, reckless, always hungry, always [...]

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10 Worthwhile Postgrad Hobbies to Consider Pursuing

by Samuel Kim

After graduating college, it’s more than worthwhile to take up a fun and exciting hobby. A good hobby will keep the transitional stress you experience after graduation mostly at bay, and doing something exhilarating that doesn’t require sitting in front of a computer/excel/intense labor will help keep you sane. With that being said, here are [...]

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How To Avoid The Vanishing Social Bubble Phenomenon

by Michael John Liu

It’s not something that you’re usually prepared for. You don’t take any exit seminars when you graduate from college that warn you about this phenomenon but you need to be aware of it or else you’re going to end up in a sad, sad place. What I’m talking about is what I like to call [...]

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