Be Patient With Yourself How do we work and wait for the grades that may not come? We are always in a mad rush to get things done. Schedules are often packed to the brim - heavy school curriculum, CCA commitments, remedial lessons, tuition classes, enrichment programmes etc. - with very little room for rest or a "real break" from all the necessary work that need to be accomplished. It is not easy to be a student. Drowning in the demands of student life, it can be difficult to take a breather and ask yourself: How am I doing? Am I coping well? What am I learning? Do I understand my work well? It seems almost counter-intuitive to pause amid the deadlines we all have to meet. Yet, sometimes, it is essential to take stock of where you are before you can make a greater leap toward self-improvement. Here are some things we can remind ourselves: 1. Patience is a virtue - not only in the face of seemingly immovable obstacles or irresolvable conflicts, but also and...