Durdana IlyasTaking Flight 🕊As the parent birds make their little baby birds take flight after some time of nurturing them in the nest and making sure they have the…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
Durdana IlyasAmal FellowshipI can not believe that this journey is coming to an end. It seems not so long ago that I was figuring out my short term goals to make them…Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Durdana IlyasRewards of TeamworkI have always been a solo performer. Since childhood I have been a student who was self sufficient and would do the work in a solitary…Jun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021
Durdana IlyasPomodoro ProgressI have recently discovered this technique, The Pomodoro Technique, which basically is setting a 25 min timer and focus on just one task. I…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Durdana IlyasStairway to Fulbright: ProcrastinationYou guys, whoever is reading my rambles, know that I wrote quite a motivational piece on how I am doing GRE prep, with my fancy S.M.A.R.T…Apr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
Durdana Ilyas‘Business Bash’Students in middle school are experiencing severe depression; owing to the sudden transition to online classes. Primary cognitive…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Durdana IlyasFake It Till You Make It!It’s a really mundane saying, and more often than not, people disregard it as translating to ‘overconfidence’. Which is utterly wrong and…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Durdana IlyasStairway to Fulbright: GRE prepIt has been only a month since the semester started, and already I am so exhausted of it. You see, this is my last semester. I have to…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Durdana IlyasLittle thingsI have recently found the courage to get help for my mental issues and if it wasn’t for my friends, I would not have done what was so…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Durdana IlyasDoing what needs to be doneSo, today I came back home after a month. I was in hostel before. My charpai (bed) here has been converted into a storing spot for my…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021