tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post9054301555723335210..comments2024-01-22T00:55:41.067-08:00Comments on Thinking Got Loud: Life’s Little Teachers: A few anecdotes, a few lessonsRam Muralihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932557588480669430noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-8995382083632131662016-05-09T10:38:51.621-07:002016-05-09T10:38:51.621-07:00Ha ha! Sure thing!Ha ha! Sure thing!Ram Muralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932557588480669430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-10338622289753832212016-05-09T10:26:18.115-07:002016-05-09T10:26:18.115-07:00"YOU'RE HIRED" (as my script writer ..."YOU'RE HIRED" (as my script writer :):)Zolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347849134451149946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-9556381158349815852016-05-09T10:17:47.939-07:002016-05-09T10:17:47.939-07:00Ravishanker - thanks! You must do a cricket based...Ravishanker - thanks! You must do a cricket based cartoon sometime. Would be great if for instance, you manage to put in the purist Bishan Bedi, the perfectionist Sunil Gavaskar and the maverick MS Dhoni in one cartoon. Hopefully I've lit the thiri for you to come up with a cracker of a cartoon. Ram Muralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932557588480669430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-7050687135265502622016-05-09T09:42:37.152-07:002016-05-09T09:42:37.152-07:00Ram Murali : Funny that you should bring up the cr...Ram Murali : Funny that you should bring up the cricket incident. We seem to be channeling each other as I was thinking of the same thing but in a different, lighter contextZolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347849134451149946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-63939445752080342372016-05-04T13:30:01.813-07:002016-05-04T13:30:01.813-07:00Thank you for your comment, Anu. I agree with your...Thank you for your comment, Anu. I agree with your points. And, from my own experience, I feel like whenever I have been meticulous in my preparation and passionate in my attitude, good results/grades invariably followed. It's just that when I feel like when my focus was completely on learning things well, I have found the experience that much more fulfilling.<br /><br />Thank you, once again.Ram Muralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932557588480669430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-57348574449091568972016-05-04T12:59:58.811-07:002016-05-04T12:59:58.811-07:00For me, I think both were important - knowing the ...For me, I think both were important - knowing the matter and the good grades. At least, that's what I aimed for. What used to bother me was the 'Oh, you have it so easy' comments. No, I did not have it easy. I worked my backside off. But I was definitely more diligent and more focused than they were. For one, I had great teachers so I wanted to learn from them. When I didn't have a good teacher, it meant that I had to learn the subject for myself because I couldn't depend on them. What made it easy for me was that unlike many of my generation, my parents didn't push me into the 'obvious' choices. They let me learn what I wanted. And therefore, I quite enjoyed college. Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-42125891943301445542016-05-04T07:23:45.521-07:002016-05-04T07:23:45.521-07:00That's a GREAT story, Rahini. Thank you so mu...That's a GREAT story, Rahini. Thank you so much for sharing that.<br /><br />"but who cares, right? I knew I learnt more than they did. :D"<br />--> Amen to that. And, salute. :)<br /><br />I have absolutely no qualms in admitting that to get to the mindset of 'learning is of paramount importance > grades', it took me a while. Even though I got good grades as an undergrad student, I feel like my best student years were my 2 years in business school from 2007 to 2009. I had quit my job (as a s/w engineer) to go back to school since I wanted to switch careers to become a marketer. And so, I wanted to have the most immersive experience possible. So, I was quite a 24*7 student focused on learning the material and working well with my peers. As dramatic as it may sound, I think those were the most fulfilling, personality-altering years of my life.Ram Muralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932557588480669430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-75759022836487268562016-05-03T21:20:43.989-07:002016-05-03T21:20:43.989-07:00Very well written, Ram.
The cricket stuff went ove...Very well written, Ram.<br />The cricket stuff went over my head. But it always does. :D<br /><br />One experience similar to the "Ken’s priorities" anecdote happened to me. In cost accountancy, it is a well known secret that for a particular chapter, the questions are going to come from only one book and the learning last 3 problems by heart is what most of my classmates did. They always ignored the first 20 problem sums and learnt #21, #22 and #23 without understanding the sums at all. I tried to ask a few "good" students to explain and found that most could not be bothered. I realised that if I understood Problem #1 properly, Problem #2 became relatively easy and I could progressively understand the logic without anyones help.<br /><br />In the exam, we go the first 3 problems rather than the last 3. The others felt cheated as if they were literally promised the last 3 sums. The first 3 sums were only 1/10th the complexity of the last 3 and so the paper was abnormally easy and not abnormally difficult. Naturally I scored much better than the others. However, that is just fluke. I usually get a lot less marks than my friends, but who cares, right? I knew I learnt more than they did. :D<br />Rahini Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13645152100169232648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-87024223921007112532016-05-03T09:00:42.578-07:002016-05-03T09:00:42.578-07:00Thanks a lot, Ravishanker.
Well, my "habit of...Thanks a lot, Ravishanker.<br />Well, my "habit of systematically writing a few pages" is getting more consistent because of all the kind encouragement and support that friends like you extend so kindly. I accept all the support humbly and with gratitude.Ram Muralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932557588480669430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332491328939495514.post-58781146308303509052016-05-03T02:49:02.710-07:002016-05-03T02:49:02.710-07:00Ram Murali : Well done. Not sure where you inherit...Ram Murali : Well done. Not sure where you inherited this habit of systematically writing a few pages. Valuable quality in a writer. In dth eend nothing serves us but the habit of humble toiling attention. I'm a big procrastinator in this aspect.<br /><br />There seems to be aMr.Arab Exodus in every school :) We had a guy whom we used to call Wodambellaaam Moolai alias Dilton Doiley :)<br /><br />I like the way you wove the cricket story into this and the ending is spot on !Zolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347849134451149946noreply@blogger.com