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New Year, New Skills

Tan Cheng Yi, Educational Psychologist

03-Feb-25 18:00

New Year, New Skills

Every year, we see a familiar ritual taking place. People all over the world make ambitious New Year’s resolutions, often involving learning new skills and personal development. But if we’re honest with ourselves, how often does this pan out? We make promises to learn a new language, a new style of cooking or even play an instrument but come February, we’re still binge-watching TV shows. Why does this happen? In this episode, we speak to Cheng Yi about exactly this; how to be ambitious but sensible, choosing the right learning resources and creating a sustainable learning routine.

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Produced by: Alia Zefri

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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