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What is self-awareness? This critical life skill stems from the ability to tune into your feelings, thoughts, and actions. Too often these just form part of our daily existence without us paying any real attention to them. Simply by actively paying attention to what you are feeling, how you are thinking and your actions you will begin to better understand the reasons behind them. A person with a high level of self-awareness is better able to understand their emotions and feelings and channel their thoughts and actions more effectively. They have more self-control, a higher level of self-esteem, better able to make decisions and are more proactive in their life journey. Good self awareness also improves your communication skills. Equally a person with low self-awareness is often not able to regulate their moods as easily as they are unable to affectively understand their feelings, thoughts, and actions. Often this leads to defensive communication, and interactions with those around them.

As the world of online study evolves in leaps and bounds and the complexity of the COVID-19 world demands more online work, it is imperative for us to master our ability to work independently. Similarly, remote work is a real possibility these days and companies investigate potential employees’ abilities and skills to work effectively remotely – even part-time.

1. Set A Beginning and End Time Make sure you consider the task and allocate sufficient time to complete it. Set a start time to prevent procrastination. Also make sure you set an end time each day, so you know what you are working towards, and the end is in sight.

You might be navigating a lot of big changes: Finishing high school, pursuing post-secondary education, leaving home, and more. Some of these changes are exciting, and some may be a bit scary or overwhelming. Do not worry, we are in this together!

Literacy involves materials that humans use to communicate – be they visual, written, spoken, sung, and/or drawn. Definitions vary according to culture, personal values, and theories.

South Africa is currently on level 3, which means still some restrictions for its citizens including schools and tertiary institutions. Some institutions and schools could continue with online classes through level 5 and 4 lockdown, while others were just not ready to do so. That relates to a slow down of the school and university terms for these institutions.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought enormous uncertainty for young people studying for exams, hoping to start university, and entering the world of work. Keeping up with your studies during the national lockdown must be a difficult task. Whether you are a seasoned home schooler or usually attend a traditional school, keeping up with your studies during lockdown can be challenging. You are confined to your home with family members around. To succeed in studying at home, you need to be prepared and become actively involved in your studies.

Dear Van Schaik Bookstore Customer Our sincere vote of appreciation and thanks goes out to our fellow South African citizens who have been at the front line since the outbreak of the COVID 19 on our shores. We salute our essential service workers including health care, law enforcement and grocery supermarket personnel who showed their selfless availability to serve the public during this time.