Studying and Learning

www.alternet.org Cheating in examinations is a worldwide phenomenon and examining bodies the world over keep devising means to checkmate the wave of new and old cheating methods students orchestrate to pass examinations. Cheating is not limited to taking forms of unauthorized materials into examination halls. It also includes taking performance enhancing drugs, hacking into databases to steal examination questions, bribery to get good grades and the list is endless. But beware; cheating can never bring you any good in the short and long run for the ten reasons explained here: It is a sign of low self-esteem: The inability to believe in yourself and in your ability to study for an examination and pass it, oozes low self-esteem. It can also be a wake-up call to start studying hard. It could lead to disaster: When you cut corners to pass an examination to get certified or awarded a degree, the people, companies and organizations you work for become fresh recipes for disas...

www.CareerAddict.com The pressure to succeed is so real that it is one of the main causes of stress in today’s world. The stiff competition in every area of human endeavor has brought on a very real pressure that can easily crush your spirit if adequate care and caution is not taken. The following tips are some of the things you can do when you are under severe pressure to succeed: 1    Ask yourself the why Right from the onset, it is very vital to know why you need to succeed. You need to ask yourself the “why” question sincerely. If you are unable to find a strong reason why you must succeed, you would find any push from without as stressful and in fact, it could even be counterproductive. Make yourself feel the pulse of the reasons you must succeed and make headway. If you are able to do this very effectively, you will be able to appropriately handle all pressure to succeed. If your reasons are strong, you won’t bulk even when the pressure mounts. But if your rea...