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Last year I wrote some guides for students covering basic advice for getting through university and surviving freshman week. Well it’s that time of year again when students start or return for another year of studying (or drinking). However, I didn’t want to re-hash the same old advice this time around, so I decided to look deeper into my own experiences at uni. It’s not just about getting a degree and moving on with your life. There are certain valuable life lessons that, due to the circumstances you often face at university, are easier to learn as a student. Looking back, I really missed out on these opportunities and had to learn them the hard way after I graduated. Hopefully, if you’re a student you can benefit from these lessons now.

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Welcome to the second part of my guide looking at how to deal with obstacles in your life. As discussed in the introductory post, you will come across obstacles on a regular basis. They can be anything from a minor technical problem affecting the performance of your computer, to poor tone of voice holding back your relationships with your friends. Whatever it may be, there are three ways of dealing with it, which are covered below. With some obstacles, all three measures can be used, while with others only one approach is appropriate.

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Almost everywhere you go and with everything you do, there will be distractions, complications and obstacles. They can range from something minor and shallow to something deeply influential and complicated. These obstacles can be anything from the physical to the emotional or intellectual. It can range from having to deal with traffic works on your route to work which increases your stress levels, to an inability to complete projects on time because of chronic procrastination.

This is a guest post by Mike King of Learn This.

There is a lot of value in making change in life and so learning to do things differently is worthwhile for improving your own life and the life of others around you. Habits make up a good portion of our behavior and so there are many things we do that become habitual and there is a lot of value in learning to change some of those habits and overcome the bad ones. These are my tips and methods to do that.

This is a guest post by Tage Aaker.

Many times, when people think of listening they don’t equate it with an arduous task. I would say that most people simplify the process down too much, and miss many of the important facets of tuning into your counterpart. In fact, to become a good listener, it takes a lot of hard work, patience and attentiveness. Below are my nine tips to achieve that. These aren’t the answers to becoming the best listener, but practicing these ideas will help you communicate with others on a day to day basis. Feel free to add to the list, or bring up counter points. I’m open to anything.