“Tell me fifty things you’ve learnt in college!”
“What?! Why?”
“I just want to know”
“Erm, ok, here goes: Principles of Management, Thermodynamics, Introduction to Philosophy, Biology, Advanced Computer Orgaa..”
“Stuff that matters in a cool sophisticated manner vague enough to be applicable to all..please.”
“Okhay…
- Your happiness is affected by and affects the happiness of those around you. So stay away from that depressed kid unless you’re sure you can help him/her without getting depressed yourself.
- Gratitude is the weakest emotion. Don’t bank on it.
- When people ask for advice they generally want you to tell them what they “could” do and not what they “should” do.
- A team will communicate or perish.
- There is no black or white. There is no right or wrong. There is no absolute.
- People have a natural affinity towards things that seem absolute. Remember this while promoting any idea.
- People(you included) are woefully unaware of their full potential.
- The gap between thought and talk ought to be larger than the one between talk and action.
- When people come to you with problems, thank them and ask them to come back with solutions.
- Misery wants to get in bed with company. Its pretty desperate.
- To not feel lonely is to realize everyone is alone.
- Reading books gives you confidence.
- If you think you know everything, you know nothing. If you think you know nothing, you know something.
- Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze.
- You will always have to answer to people who you consider to be of lesser intelligence. Save yourself the effort and tell them what they want to hear. Do what you want to do.
- Heroes and Gods are man-made. Making them is fun. Try it.
- Try everything, only in the company of people who can stop you.
- Girls are not dumb. They just have different priorities.
- Flirting is a sport. An extreme one.
- The more you know about yourself the more you know where you want to be and with whom.
- Don’t enter a relationship expecting it to last forever. Grow up already.
- Numbers alone mean nothing.
- Weakness is a state of being unable to defend what is right to you.
- Understanding where the power lies is crucial if not everything.
- Don’t be afraid to manipulate, everybody else is already doing it, consciously or unconsciously.
- Good leaders are instinctive. Great leaders have words attached to explain their instinct.
- A leader’s strength lies in his followers.
- As an individual you can afford to do one thing at a time, as an organization you cannot.
- Its ok for others to tell you what you need to do, but how you do it, is upto you.
- Explore your physical environment as much as possible; opportunity lies in the next corner.
- Jealousy is just plain lousy. Avoid it like the plague.
- Introspect.
- Be honest to yourself. Its first step towards being honest to others.
- Always think long term; except when it sounds uncool.
- Being Type A works, even if it kills you.
- The devil really is in the details.
- Take care of all the little things and the bigger things will take care of themselves.
- Be nice and polite at all times. It will help you in the craziest possible way.
- Consciously try to put yourself out of your comfort zone.
- You already know what is right and what is wrong. Just listen to yourself.
- Treasure people who value what you can do and not what you’ve done or what you know.
- Death reminds you of life.
- It all starts with an idea. Make sure it doesn’t end with it.
- The opportunities that find you are the ones that really matter.
- Cultivate the habit of Wowing people once every month. Its cool to do so.
- Understand that you can’t pursue all opportunities. Thinking about what you’re giving up on can be depressing.
- Our society is based on taking certain things for granted. Humans are not one of them.
- Religion or friendship; you’ve got to have at least one of them.
- Everybody has a story. Get it out of them.
- Always keep your head down. Seriously, do it.
Why fifty again? I think I can go on for like 50 more…”
“No, thats enough, thanks.
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Seriously, go away.”
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As cool as it gets. The best part is that your insights are rooted in the realities of the world and they aren’t anywhere near the hedonistic rubbish which tends to come out of people when they view their surroundings through rosy tinted glasses.
I will come back to this page whenever I’m in doubt and I wish I could inculcate some of these qualities.
Thats really a nice one Prateik..I could relate some of them to the occasions I have dealt with you in the class and outside after that..Keep going as ur road knows no end now.. Best wishes from my side.
@BBT: Thanks! Glad to know that I can still guide you when you’re in doubt
@Krithika Ma’am: Thanks! I’ve learnt a lot of these lessons by observing my teachers and mentors, thanks for being there!
My pleasure…and u know u are one of my favorites..:)
Nice ideas! Is the pic taken in khetri??
@Krithika Ma’am: Of course I do!
@Rohit: Yup, how’d you know? Your list was the inspiration btw
Strongly disagree with #2, #22, #28 and #40.
Otherwise a pretty good list of thoughts.
@Arpit: Thanks! We’re different so are our take aways.
In any given list, we truly understand and appreciate some points, strongly disagree with some, and simply trash the rest.
Thankfully, your list has more of the first and second type.
nice observations!!
great observations ! some points are truly bang- on ! others make u think and ‘introspect’
and point no. 18 – lol! wat is the intention – defending women or covert sarcasm ?
Dude, this is wayy awesome!
Very well written..should have taken lot of hours to put together