3 habits that make my life stand out
- By: Hong
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min read
Updated: Sep 1, 2024
Listen to other people’s advice on what worked for them. Then do what’s working for yourself!

I was born in a very small village without knowing what were called smart phone, computer, internet, until I started my high school at grade 12.
Being born in a poor family, I didn't know the feeling of having toys like some kids.
If you asked me whether I wanted to have my own toys back then?
I don't know. Probably no.
Why?
I think maybe because I needed food than toys.
I think maybe because I needed to pay for my English class.
I started having my own money after I got a part time job as an English teacher for kids with very little salary. As I remember, it was about $10 for the first month. It was not a famous school though. The salary was depended on the number of students daily and that time I taught about 5 to 6 students. Sometimes, it was even less that 5 students.
However, I was so happy for my first salary. Finally, I could invite my good friend for breakfast with that money.
The best thing about being born in a poor family is that I learnt many things from it and I never regret to be born in a poor family. Thanks for those great memories because they made me growing stronger day by day.
Unless we never give up, we will never stay at the same place.

What Are My Habits That Make My Life Stand Out?
1. Self Improving
I am a kind of person who like listening rather than speaking. I can listen hours without tired if you are talking about something interesting and can improve my knowledge and make me laugh.
I can't deny that I am so lazy sometimes. I may don't want to do anything when I am lazy. Lazy makes me sleepy and tired of life.
Still, I like improving myself in some crazy ways.
First, I was always wondering what Master degree means? What do students study during their PhD program? How hard it is? Why does it take very long time to complete? Why do some students decide to quit it? Many questions about Master degree laid down in my head.
Second, I thought that Master degree will help me get a better job.
2. Reading
I can say that I didn't read many books like some other people did.
I knew my friends back in my Bachelor read many books and their understanding was far ahead from me that time and even now.
Usually, I read random books and articles which I found in book stores, on internet, or other places I dropped by.
When I can't find anything special to do, I will find some thing interesting to read such as about the successful people in the world, super stars biography, novels, and so on.
Two of the most important things to encourage me reading randomly is to improve general knowledge and especially to improve my English in different fields.
3. Writing Novels
Probably it is the most stand out I have in my life.
I like reading novels when I started Bachelor degree, no wonder that I like writing it.
All my siblings, nobody like reading novels. No doubt that they don't like writing it or they even don't know how to write it.
A friend, he is Bangladeshi, of mine told me that the person who can write novels is extraordinary.
Is it true?
I will try to believe it.
But I also think that it's true sometimes because it's not easy at all to write novels.
How many times did I give up writing it?
Yes, I gave up writing once. It was difficult to find time to write a line by line till the end since I was busy.
Especially, I just wrote it for fun to full fill my passion of a young girl who loved reading and writing novels and never thought of making it as a professional writer.
Not so long, I decided to sell my short story to a famous company in my country for $50 and they published it in their website.
It was about 10-15 pages long story.
They like it, They bought it, And I sold it because I also needed money that time.
I was so happy.
Since then, I kept writing novels but not for sale anymore.
I always want to have a website for my own novels but I've never had a chance to make it.
We all have different habits but these are my 3 habits that I think they make me stand out.
What are your habits that you think they will make you stand out?
It’s very important to try new things.
Listening to other people’s advice on what worked for them. Then, do what’s working for yourself!
And go for it.
I hope you enjoy reading this content and I hope you understand my poor English.
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