Category: Motivation
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How to Stay Motivated
Unleashing Your Motivation: How to Stay Driven and Achieve Your Goals We all know how important motivation is in our journey towards success. It’s that inner drive that pushes us to take action, overcome challenges, and achieve our dreams. However, staying motivated consistently can be challenging, especially when faced with obstacles or distractions. In this…
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What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Engineer
I’ve been working as an engineer for nearly a year now and my illusions have been shattered. I am sure I will continue to learn more as I gain experience and work on more projects, but this post is about the five things I wish I knew before becoming an engineer. 1. School won’t teach…
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On Surviving Your First Year as An Engineer After College
So, you finished engineering school, and you passed your fundamentals of engineering exam. That’s a great accomplishment and I’m proud of you. Maybe you think things will be easy from now on, that was me about a year ago. As you enter the engineering industry, you might feel as if you’re thrown off a cliff…
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On Motivation | Do What Needs to Be Done
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute. Tina Fey You must expect great things of yourself before…
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Bruce Lee Quotes
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times. I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not…
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The Octalysis framework: Why gaming is fun?
The Octalysis framework: Why gaming is fun? The Octalysis framework is a gamification framework that lays out the core drivers for human motivation.
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How to Get Motivated
I have been working at my job for over a year now, and I have to say I’m finding it more and more difficult to wake up in the morning. I’m feeling unmotivated and the days are getting longer and longer every week. Be a Thermostat This one relates to whether or not we let…
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Mindset | Your Mindset Changes Everything
If you want to change your life, change your mindset because the way you think determines what you do and maybe more importantly how you do it. Below are some mindsets that are worth adopting: Growth vs Fixed Mindset A fixed mindset is the limiting belief that one is stuck in a situation and cannot…
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How I Got My Engineering Degree in 3 Years and a Half
A bachelor’s in engineering can usually be earned in four years. However, the 4-year graduation rate is not usually over 50%. That stemmed from the fact that Engineering has a heavy curriculum with rigorous classes. Other factors such as how frequently classes are offered play a major role. Backstory I started my civil engineering study…
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