Michael Poh

Michael is a freelance blogger and regular contributor for Hongkiat.com. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a double major in Psychology and Communications & New Media in 2011.He believes in the power of the written word to influence and inspire. An enthusiastic video gamer, Michael is also actively engaged in various physical activities in his spare time.

Latest posts

10 Common Types of Facebook Updates

Discover the ten common things people post on social media, or in this face, Facebook. Are you guilty of any? *wink

9 Ideas to Simplify Your Online Life

In a time when the world is connected to the internet 24/7, it’s hard to imagine how we can survive a day without it. Our work, social life, and ent…

10 Study Methods to Supercharge Your Mind

Everyone hates tests, scratch that, everyone hates studying for tests. When trying to justify that you had studied what was taught for the whole semes…

20 Reasons to Say “No” to Freelance Jobs

We’ve all heard great things about being a freelancer: having the ultimate independence to make all your creative decisions, no bosses to answer to,…

9 Simple Tips to Safeguard Your Online Privacy

From social networking sites to online banking services, the Internet is indeed permeating into our lives like never before. Today, on top of desktops…

How to Optimize Your Online Presence for Job Hunting

Everybody is connected, and it’s quite easy for companies and their recruiters to run a quick search on their prospective employees to find out abou…

5 Simple Steps to Fight Spam Mails

We all know how frustrating junk emails can get. They clog up our email inbox and make us waste precious time cleaning them up. To make matter worse, …

5 Tips to Building Better Brand Names

A crucial element of any business is the creation of a brand name by which people could identify the service or product it provides. It’s also one o…

5 Characteristics of A Positive Work Environment

Aside from the job scope itself, one factor that significantly influences how employees feel about work is the environment. By work environment, I mea…

10 Most Asked Interview Questions: How to Tackle Them

How many of you had stumbled upon an interview question you haven’t prepared yourself for, and your mind drew a blank? Sensing that awkward silence,…

8 Tips to Create Productive Home Office

One of the greatest benefits of a home office is the freedom to decorate and design your workspace as you wish, but without letting either space lose …

The Pursuit Of Happiness (& How To Be Truly Happy)

We are born with the instinct to find meaning and purpose in our lives and this search for emotional well-being and stability in our lives gets more p…