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7 Skills That Are Hard To Learn But Pay Off Forever

The act of learning is every bit as important as what you learn. Believing that you can improve yourself and do things in the future that are beyond your current possibilities is exciting and fulfilling.

Still, your time is finite, and you should dedicate yourself to learning skills that will yield the greatest benefit. There are seven skills that I believe fit the bill because they never stop paying dividends. These are the skills that deliver the biggest payoff, both in terms of what they teach you and their tendency to keep the learning alive.

1. Knowing when to shut up.

Sure, it can feel so good to unload on somebody and let them know what you really think, but that good feeling is temporary. What happens the next day, the next week, or the next year? It’s human nature to want to prove that you’re right, but it’s rarely effective. In conflict, unchecked emotion makes you dig your heels in and fight the kind of battle that can leave you and the relationship severely damaged. When you read and respond to your emotions, you’re able to choose your battles wisely and only stand your ground when the time is right. The vast majority of the time, that means biting your tongue.

2. Emotional intelligence (EQ).

EQ is the “something” in each of us that is a bit intangible. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities, and make personal decisions that achieve positive results. EQ is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships. Decades of research now point to emotional intelligence as the critical factor that sets star performers apart from the rest of the pack. It’s a powerful way to focus your energy in one direction, with tremendous results.

TalentSmart tested EQ alongside 33 other important workplace skills and found that EQ is the strongest predictor of performance, explaining a full 58% of success in all types of jobs. Of all the people we’ve studied at work, we’ve found that 90% of top performers are also high in EQ. On the flip side, just 20% of bottom performers are high in EQ. You can be a top performer without EQ, but the chances are slim. Naturally, people with a high degree of EQ make more money, an average of $29,000 more per year than people with a low degree of emotional intelligence. The link between EQ and earnings is so direct that every point increase in EQ adds $1,300 to an annual salary. Increasing your EQ won’t just pad your bank account, it’ll make you happier and less stressed as well.

3. Time management.

One of the biggest things that gets in the way of effective time management is the “tyranny of the urgent.” This refers to the tendency of little things that have to be done right now to get in the way of what really matters. When you succumb to it, you spend so much time putting out fires that you never get any real work done. How many times have you left work at the end of the day, only to realize that you didn’t move the important things along even one inch? Learning to manage your time effectively frees you up to perform at your absolute highest level, and it does so every single day of your life.

4. Listening.

This one should be easy. If we’re not talking, we’re listening, right? Well, not exactly. A lot of times, we think we’re listening, but we’re actually planning what we’re going to say next. True listening means focusing solely on what the other person is saying. It’s about understanding, not rebuttal or input. Learning how to suspend judgment and focus on understanding the other person’s input is one of the most important skills you can develop.

Listening is a bit like intelligence—most everyone thinks they’re above average (even though that’s impossible). A study at Wright State University surveyed more than 8,000 people from different verticals, and almost all rated themselves as listening as well as or better than their co-workers. We know intuitively that many of them were wrong.

There’s so much talking happening at work that opportunities to listen abound. We talk to provide feedback, explain instructions, and communicate deadlines. Beyond the spoken words, there’s invaluable information to be deciphered through tone of voice, body language, and what isn’t said. In other words, failing to keep your ears (and eyes) open could leave you out of the game.

5. Saying “no.”

Research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, showed that the more difficulty that you have saying no, the more likely you are to experience stress, burnout, and even depression. Saying no is indeed a major challenge for many people. No is a powerful word that you should not be afraid to wield. When it’s time to say no, avoid phrases such as I don’t think I can or I’m not certain. Saying no to a new commitment honors your existing commitments and gives you the opportunity to successfully fulfill them. When you learn to say no, you free yourself from unnecessary constraints and free up your time and energy for the important things in life.

6. Getting high-quality sleep.

We’ve always known that quality sleep is good for your brain, but recent research from the University of Rochester demonstrated exactly how so. The study found that when you sleep, your brain removes toxic proteins, which are by-products of neural activity when you’re awake, from its neurons. The catch here is that your brain can only adequately remove these toxic proteins when you have sufficient quality sleep. When you don’t get high-quality deep sleep, the toxic proteins remain in your brain cells, wreaking havoc and ultimately impairing your ability to think—something no amount of caffeine can fix. This slows your ability to process information and solve problems, kills your creativity, and increases your emotional reactivity. Learning to get high-quality sleep on a regular basis is a difficult skill to master, but it pays massive dividends the next day.

7. Staying positive.

We’ve all received the well-meaning advice to “stay positive.” The greater the challenge, the more this glass-half-full wisdom can come across as Pollyannaish and unrealistic. It’s hard to find the motivation to focus on the positive when positivity seems like nothing more than wishful thinking. The real obstacle to positivity is that our brains are hard-wired to look for and focus on threats. This survival mechanism served humankind well, back when we were hunters and gatherers and living each day with the very real threat of being killed by someone or something in our immediate surroundings.

That was eons ago. Today, this mechanism breeds pessimism and negativity through the mind’s tendency to wander until it finds a threat. These “threats” magnify the perceived likelihood that things are going—and/or are going to go—poorly. When the threat is real and lurking in the bushes down the path, this mechanism serves you well. When the threat is imagined and you spend two months convinced that the project you’re working on is going to flop, this mechanism leaves you with a soured view of reality that wreaks havoc in your life. Maintaining positivity is a daily challenge that requires focus and attention. You must be intentional about staying positive if you’re going to overcome the brain’s tendency to focus on threats.

Bringing It All Together

Research shows that lifelong learning pays dividends beyond the skills you acquire. Never stop learning.

How do you keep the learning alive? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below, as I learn just as much from you as you do from me.

 

Conference 2018/2019

SENARAI CONFERENCE

2018

 

ICIAS

International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced System

13 – 15 AUGUST 2018

Dateline: 31 March 2018

KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE, MALAYSIA

http://estcon.utp.edu.my/icias/

 

ICCOINS

International Conference on Computer & Information Sciences

13 – 15 AUGUST 2018

KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE, MALAYSIA

Dateline: 31 March 2018

http://estcon.utp.edu.my/icias/

 

ICEEI 2018

International Conference on Electronics Engineering and Informatics

June 28-30

Bangkok, Thailand

http://www.iceei.org/

 

RICITCS 2018

RMP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

03-04 July 2018, Langkawi, Malaysia

https://ricitcs2018.weebly.com/

 

IEEE CiSt’18

5TH EDITION INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONGRESS on INFORMATION SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO

OCTOBER 21 – 27, 2018

Dateline: 30 APRIL 2018

http://www.ieee.ma/cist18/

 

ISCIT 2018

The 18th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies

Sep 26 -29, 2018

Dateline: 30 june 2018

Bangkok, Thailand

http://iscit2018.org/

 

ISTIE 2018

International Conference on Internet Services Technology and Information Engineering 2018 ()

30 June – 01 July

Batam , Indonesia

https://istie.org/

 

ISAHP

International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process

JULY 12 – JULY 15, 2018

HONG KONG, HK

http://www.isahp.org/

 

IRICT 2018

International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology 2018

Putrajaya, Malaysia

July 23-24, 2018

http://irict.co/

 

IWBDA

International Workshop on Big Data Analytics 2018

Johor Bahru

24-25th July 2018

http://iwbda.ijasca.com/

 

KMICE

9th Knowledge Management International Conference

25-27 July 2018

Miri, Sarawak, MALAYSIA

http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/kmice2018/

 

ISITIA

International Seminar on Intelligent Technology and Its Application

Bali, Indonesia

August 30 – 31, 2018

http://isitia.its.ac.id/

 

CRC2018

Cyber Resilience Conference 2018

13th – 15th November 2018

Putrajaya, Malaysia

Dateline: june 2018

http://www.ftsm.ukm.my/crc2018

 

M-CAIT 2018

THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY

Kuching, Sarawak

st – 3rd November 2018

DATELINE: 30th June 2018

http://www.ftsm.ukm.my/mcait2018/#

 

ICITEE 2018

10th The International Conference on Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

July 24-26, 2018

Ramada Bintang Bali Resort, Kuta, Bali

Indonesia

http://icitee.ugm.ac.id/index.php

 

ICELTIC

2018 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Banda Aceh – Indonesia
September 19-20, 2018

Dateline: July 30, 2018

Home

 

IC-ICT4T 2018

The International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Transformation 2018

Universitas Pasundan, Bandung, Indonesia. Bandung

Dateline: 31 July 2018

-allowed virtual presentation

http://www.ict4t.cms.net.my/ict4t2018/index.html

 

EECSI 2018

International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics

Malang, Indonesia

October 16-18, 2018

Dateline: 10 august 2018

http://eecsi.org/2018/

 

ICon EEI

International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics 2018

16 – 17 October 2018

Batam, Indonesia

Dateline: 11 August 2018

http://iconeei.unri.ac.id/2018/

 

IRABE

International Conference on Information Technology, Robotics, Architecture, Building Design and Engineering

Venue: Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok, Thailand

Date: September 10-11, 2018

Dateline- 30 Aug 2018

http://ate-network.com/irabe-sep-2018/

 

MCTE 2018

Multidisciplinary Conference on Technology and Engineering

12-14 September 2018

Jogjakarta,

https://mcte2018.weebly.com/

 

ICMIS-18

International Conference on Management and Information Systems

21-22 SEPT 2018

BANGKOK

DATELINE: 31 Aug 2018

http://www.icmis.net/ICMIS18/default.asp

 

 

ICONISCSE

International Conference on Information System, Computer Science and Engineering

November 26-27, 2018

Palembang, Indonesia

Dateline: 30 august 2018

http://iconiscse.org/

 

SYMINTECH 2018

3rd International Symposium of Information and Internet Technology

20 – 22 November 2018

Bandung, Indonesia

DATELINE:31 AUG 2018

https://symintech.maltesas.my/

 

ICEECS-2018

International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Bali, Indonesia

13-14 November, 2018.

Dateline: 3 september 2018

https://iceecs2018.org/

 

IBIMA

International-Business-Information-Management-Association Conference

15-16 November 2018

Seville, Spain

DATELINE: 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

https://ibima.org/

 

 

ISTMET 2018

International Symposium on Technology Management and Emerging Technologies

18 – 20 December 2018

Langkawi Island, Malaysia

DATELINE:30 SEPT 2018

https://istmet.maltesas.my

 

CADNA2018

International Conference on Computer Software, Application, Data Mining Networking Engineering and Applied Sciences

Venue: Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok, Thailand

Date: October 10-11, 2018

Dateline- 30 Sept 2018

http://ate-network.com/cadna-oct-2018/

 

 

 

2019

 

http://www.icsca.org/index.html

 

ICCRD

1th International Conference on Computer Research and Development

Da Lat, Vietnam

January 25-27, 2019

Dateline: 20 aug 2018

http://www.iccrd.org/index.html

 

ICSCA 2019

2019 8th International Conference on Software and Computer Applications

Penang, Malaysia

February 19-22, 2019

DATELINE: 15 OCT 2018

 

PACIS2019

The 23rd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems

Xi’an, China

8 – 12 JULY 2019

Dateline: 18 February 2019

http://pacis2019.org/index.html

LIST OF POTENTIAL IS JOURNAL

SENARAI POTENTIAL JOURNAL

MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY JOURNALS

http://www.mycite.my

 

International Journal of Economics and Management

ISSN       1823-836X

Publisher              Universiti Putra Malaysia

Yearly Impact Factor       0.121

5-Year Impact Factor      0.123

Quartile                              Social Sciences-Q1

 

Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences

ISSN       2289-4659

Publisher              Universiti Malaysia

Yearly Impact Factor       0.510

5-Year Impact Factor      0.524

Quartile                              Engineering & Technology Q1

 

Asian Journal of Business and Accounting

ISSN       1985-4064

Publisher              University of Malaya

Yearly Impact Factor       0.115

5-Year Impact Factor      0.123

Quartile                              Social Sciences Q1

 

Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering

ISSN       2180-1843

Publisher              Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Yearly Impact Factor       0.018

5-Year Impact Factor      0.018

Quartile                              Engineering & Technology Q4

 

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science

ISSN       0127-9084

Publisher              University of Malaya

Yearly Impact Factor       0.024

5-Year Impact Factor      0.011

Quartile                              Engineering & Technology Q4

 

Journal of Engineering Science and Technology

ISSN       1823-4690

Publisher              Taylor’s University

Yearly Impact Factor       0.053

5-Year Impact Factor      0.064

Quartile                              Engineering & Technology Q2

 

Jurnal Teknologi

ISSN       0127-9696

Publisher              Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Yearly Impact Factor       0.063

5-Year Impact Factor      0.066

Quartile                              Sciences Q2        Engineering & Technology Q2

 

 

 

ELSEVIER

 

International Journal of Information Management

ISSN: 0268-4012

Impact Factor: 3.872

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-information-management

[HANEEM SUBMITTED-UNDER REVIEW]

 

The Journal of Strategic Information Systems

ISSN: 0963-8687

Impact Factor: 3.486

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-journal-of-strategic-information-systems

[CUYA-JV AZA]

 

Computers in Human Behavior

ISSN: 0747-5632—

Impact Factor: 3.475

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-in-human-behavior

[HANEEM REJECTED]

 

IMPACT FACTOR BUT SOME NOT SCOPUS

 

INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT

Impact Factor

3.89       4.792

2017      5 year

SCOPUS & ISI: Q1

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

ISSN: 0378-7206

eISSN: 1872-7530

 

INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT    Q1

 

INFORMATION SCIENCES              Q1

 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS               Q2

 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS        Q1

 

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS     Q1

 

Internet Research            Q1

 

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY           Q2

 

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS      Q3

 

JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS              Q1

 

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology            Q1

 

Journal of the Association for Information Systems            Q3

 

Computers in Human Behavior   Q1

 

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology           Q3

 

JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Impact Factor:1.557        1.665 SCOPUS: QUARTILE: Q3

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA

ISSN: 0887-4417              eISSN: 2380-2057

 

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Impact Factor    3.197     4.236

2017      5 year

Q1          scopus: q1

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OR14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND

ISSN: 0960-085X

eISSN: 1476-9344

 

Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences (JFAS)

ISSN 1112-9867

www.jfas.info

Country: ALGERIA

Impact Factor: 1.39

 

International Journal for Modern Trends in Science and Technology (IJMTST)

E-ISSN: 2455-3778

Website: http://www.ijmtst.com

Country: India

Impact Factor=0.74

 

International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing

E-ISSN: 2320–088X

Website: http://www.ijcsmc.com/

Country: India

Impact Factor=0.57

 

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

E-ISSN: 0973-7545

Website: http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/ijamas/index

Country: Canada

Impact Factor: 1.64

 

Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Studies

E-ISSN: 2149-7117

Website: http://jmesjournal.com

Country: Turkey

Impact Factor: 1.22

 

Journal of Management Studies and Business

E-ISSN: 2415-1424

Website: http://jmsbjournal.com

Country: Turkey

Impact Factor: 1.18

 

International Academic Journal of Business Management

E-ISSN: 2454-2768

Website: http://iaiest.com/journals/international-academic-journal-of-business-management/

Country: India

Impact Factor: 1.23

 

International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security

Titel: International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security

E-ISSN: 1738-7906

Website: http://ijcsns.org

Country: Korea

Impact Factor: 1.44

 

Research Journal of Engineering and Technology

E-ISSN: 2149-3340

Website: http://rjetjournal.com

Country: Turkey

Impact Factor: 1.23

 

Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

E-ISSN: 1818-7803

Website: http://www.medwelljournals.com/archive.php?jid=1816-949x

Country: Pakistan

Impact Factor: 1.27

 

International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences

E-ISSN: 2395-7492

Website: http://ijcu.us/

Country: indonesia

Impact Factor: 0.87

 

International Research Journal of Engineering, IT and Scientific Research

E-ISSN: 2454-2261

Website: http://ijcu.us/

Country: Indonesia

Impact Factor: 0.63

 

Journal of Research in Applied Sciences

E-ISSN: 2148-6662

Website: http://jrasjournal.com

Country: Turkey

Impact Factor=0.65

 

Journal of Management and Social Studies

E-ISSN: 2383-2320

Website: http://jmssjournal.com/

Country: Hong Kong

Impact Factor=0.71

 

International Journal of Mechatronics, Electrical and Computer Technology

E-ISSN: 2305-0543

Website: www.aeuso.org

Country: Austria

Impact Factor=2.84

 

Iranian Journal of Management Studies

E-ISSN: 2345-3745

Website: ijms.ut.ac.ir

Country: Iran

Impact Factor=2.77

 

International Journal of management and Business Research

E-ISSN: 2228-7027

Website: http://ijmbr.srbiau.ac.ir/

Country: Iran

Impact Factor=3.12

 

International Journal of Computer & Information Technologies

E-ISSN: 2345-3877

Website: www.ijocit.ir

Country: Iran

Impact Factor=1.42

 

International Journal of Computer Science and Network Solutions

E-ISSN: 2345-3397

Website: www.ijcsns.com

Country: Iran

Impact Factor=2.56

 

UCT Journal of Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

E-ISSN: 2382-977X

Website: http://uctjournals.com

Country: Iran

Impact Factor=1.86

 

International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Data Communication

E-ISSN: 2321-2950

Website: http://ijeedc.iraj.in/

Country: India

Impact Factor=3.46

 

International Journal of Basic Sciences and Applied Research

E-ISSN: 2147-3749

Website: www.isicenter.org

Country: Turkey

No. of Issue published: 25

Impact Factor=1.73

 

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

E-ISSN: 0974-5645

Website: http://www.indjst.org/

Country: India

Impact Factor=1.63

 

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications

E-ISSN: 2156-5570

Website: http://thesai.org

Country: United Kingdom

Impact Factor=1.41

 

International Journal of Advanced Computing and Electronics Technology

E-ISSN: 2394-3416

Website: http://troindia.in/journal/ijacet/index.html

Country: INDIA

Impact Factor=1.91

 

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA)

ISSN 2158-107X

Impact Factor‎: ‎1.324

http://thesai.org/Publications/IJACSA

 

IET Information Security

ISSN 1751-8717

Impact Factor: 1.037

http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-ifs/info/about

 

IET Software

ISSN 1751-8814

Impact Factor: 0.733

http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-sen/info/about

 

http://scienceimpactfactor.com

 

SCOPUS ONLY NOT IMPACT FACTOR (ISI)

 

e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal

ISSN: 2084-4840-

Impact Factor: – SCOPUS: YES

http://www.e-informatyka.pl/index.php/einformatica/

 

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology

open access

Country Pakistan

Publisher              Little Lion Scientific

Publication type               Journals

ISSN       19928645, 18173195

Impact Factor: – SCOPUS: YES Q3

 

OTHER JOURNALS FINDER

https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

https://www.edanzediting.com/journal-selector

https://www.myhuiban.com/journals

 

OPEN ACCESS FOC JOURNAL-NON INDEXED

 

OIJI

Open International Journal of Informatics (OIJI)

e-ISSN 2289-2370

https://people.utm.my/oiji/

 

 

 

MALTESAS Multi-Discliplinary Journal (MIRJO)

TRIANNUALLY

eISSN: 0127-6271

https://mirjo.maltesas.my/about/

 

 

MALTESAS JOURNAL IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (MAJEST)

eISSN: TBA

SEMI-ANNUAL

https://majest.maltesas.my/about/

 

Journal of Information and Communication Technology (JICT)

ISSN Print 1675-414X

Q2

http://jict.uum.edu.my/

 

 

Asia-Pacific Journal of Information Technology and Multimedia

e-ISSN : 2289-2192

http://ejournal.ukm.my/apjitm/about

 

 

Malaysian Journal of Applied Sciences (MyJAS)

Penerbit UniSZA.

https://journal.unisza.edu.my/myjas/index.php/myjas

Eissn:0127-9246

 

 

Malaysian Journal of Education

eISSN: 2600-8823

http://ejournal.ukm.my/jpend

 

 

Jurnal Pengurusan (UKM Journal of Management)

http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/index

 

 

Malaysian Journal of Computing” (MJoC)

ISSN: 2231-7473

http://mjoc.uitm.edu.my/main/

 

 

Malaysian Journal of Educational Technology

ISSN 1675 0292

http://www.mjet-meta.com/

 

Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology (MOJET)

E-ISSN:2289-2990

http://www.mojet.net/page/about-mojet

 

International Journal of Human and Technology Interaction

(IJHaTI, ISSN: 2590-3551, eISSN: 2600-8122

http://journal.utem.edu.my/index.php/ijhati