"98% of the DNA of human beings and chimpanzees is the same. For some it may be 99% (which is the same) but the similarity tends to range in between 98-99. To ask this human being to crack an IIT exam is no joke!" - Chetan Bhagat.
At one point in our life, generally when we are in tenth grade, we have to choose which career we have to take up in our future. Totally confused by the plethora of options, I thought I'd try and choose the other way by eliminating the options. In the end I was left with journalism and engineering, both of them poles apart. Now due to various reasons I decided to do IIT, and just came home after attending a seminar given by Chetan Bhagat...
A few people may call this a waste of time, but it was quite interesting. To sum it up, to succeed in IIT (and as I believe in life as well), the first thing you require is motivation. Motivation gives you the want to do something - without motivation, you won't feel like pursuing you goal....Mr. Chetan Bhagat talked about how the want to be 'rich', the desire to stand on his feet and come up played a big part in whatever he did - from cracking IIT to writing a book and making a movie!
He then talked about 'Breaking Stuff into Pieces'. 'You cannot eat a triple decker cake in a go - you have to CUT it into pieces!' Similarly, when you study (in this case), you have to make an action plan, a reasonable one that too. Stick to your plan and enjoy for the rest of the time! :D
And finally, the importance of having a good peer group. One group of friends may call you a nerd and say, 'Paagal, abhi padhke kyun saad raha hain!', whereas the other group of friends could make you want to experiment, try new stuff, use your creativity and have fun!
Everyone is aware about 'The Three Mistakes of his life' but I bet you didn't know about the 'Three Steps to Success'!
At one point in our life, generally when we are in tenth grade, we have to choose which career we have to take up in our future. Totally confused by the plethora of options, I thought I'd try and choose the other way by eliminating the options. In the end I was left with journalism and engineering, both of them poles apart. Now due to various reasons I decided to do IIT, and just came home after attending a seminar given by Chetan Bhagat...
A few people may call this a waste of time, but it was quite interesting. To sum it up, to succeed in IIT (and as I believe in life as well), the first thing you require is motivation. Motivation gives you the want to do something - without motivation, you won't feel like pursuing you goal....Mr. Chetan Bhagat talked about how the want to be 'rich', the desire to stand on his feet and come up played a big part in whatever he did - from cracking IIT to writing a book and making a movie!
He then talked about 'Breaking Stuff into Pieces'. 'You cannot eat a triple decker cake in a go - you have to CUT it into pieces!' Similarly, when you study (in this case), you have to make an action plan, a reasonable one that too. Stick to your plan and enjoy for the rest of the time! :D
And finally, the importance of having a good peer group. One group of friends may call you a nerd and say, 'Paagal, abhi padhke kyun saad raha hain!', whereas the other group of friends could make you want to experiment, try new stuff, use your creativity and have fun!
Everyone is aware about 'The Three Mistakes of his life' but I bet you didn't know about the 'Three Steps to Success'!
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