A Learning a Day

given to us with the permission to do as we like is the ultimate test of creativity..

it was Jack Welch I think who said a CEO is expected to turn up record profits every quarter, and make sure that the people in his company are doing what they love, and make sure that they are not overworked so as to make sure their work-life balance is optimum..

Who are we talking about again? Superman?

Moral of the story: ‘Balance’ is academic..

To each..his/her own..

but nobody is willing to pay the price..

This one hit me really hard when I first heard it. True, all the same..

there’s definitely something wrong with it! – Said the Prof who was giving us a briefing on an electrical engineering project module.

He’ s got a point! Only when you do get negative feedback do you know that there’s something right in what you are doing.

As Randy Pausch said, the moment people stop pointing out your mistakes, your game’s done!

Am quoting Randy Pausch a lot, aren’t I..

thats the time to double up and work twice as hard..

If you feel things are going really bad..
that’s the time to triple the execution..

So ‘just working’ is never an option!

baiting the dumber part of our brains to do stuff. Think about how we coax ourselves to study/exercise by baiting advantages, creating environments.. etc..

:)

works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged. – Thomas Alva Edison

He would know – having learnt how-not-to-make-a-lightbulb 999 times!

Take your childhood dreams seriously!

ask for advice.

When you want advice.. ask for money!

when you feel he doesn’t deserve to be, he probably has more political and people skills than you can ever imagine..

;)