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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles,” this is an old Chinese saying from Sun Tzu who was a Military General from ancient China. Despite it was used for military tactic, the concept of this can also be used in modern society as it is perceived as a highly competitive community. Intrapersonal perception refers to self-understanding physically, mentally and emotionally. Interpersonal perception in this essay related to how one conceive another by their attitudes, behaviours through both verbal and non-verbal ways. This essay examined how intra- and interpersonal perception contributes to individual success both at university and at work in the future. Firstly, understanding own strengths and weaknesses can improve academic performance by accurate self-assessment and self-monitoring. Secondly, better understanding of peers at university personal development due to the enhancement of relationship growth belief. Then, one can take advantage of own talent at work once it is being discovered. Lastly, correct interpersonal perception may lead to a better coordination during work. Firstly, an accurate self-assessment ensures students to have a better studying strategy and learning pattern. A research done by Debra reveals that student who can accurately self-monitor is able to distinguish between understood and less-understood materials. In the research, almost 90% of 314 respondents concluded that the Student Self-Assessment Sheet given by Debra did have impact on their exam preparation. One possible reason for the result is that they estimated what they have studied and what not before the exam. Therefore, learning strategy can be adjusted accordingly. For instance, the time spent on understood materials can be reduce in order to prolong their study on those that are less-understood. As the result, study efficiency is enhanced and total time spent on study may be reduced. On the other hand, poor self-assessment