Internet Vs Cognition

its really disturbing to me when i see people trying to find answers to just each and everything under the sun on internet which they could have otherwise found it easily simply by using their mind.
we need to step back and question ourselves are we too much dependent on technology where we are indirectly dependent on the intellect of few geniuses to such a point that their creation has started to dominate and dictate our lives.
Or we have started to realize that we are just a mindless buggers and internet is a better avenue to give solutions than what our mind could otherwise have?
Are we not trying to demean our power of thought,power of reason and value of the outcome and becoming quixotically happy to get a ready made meal!!

Some common answers people try to look for:
Ohh we have to prepare a poem for this ***,lets google it out..
we have to create a business plan for our restaurent,how do we go about??....is your lappy wired??
we've gotta make a collage on INDIA-UNITY IN DIVERSITY by tomo..how do we do in such less time...hey i've a brilliant idea..how abt GOOGLE IMAGES..
i want you to write a essay for this competition..You can take help of internet..


these are just a few examples which i could recall from my daily experiences..i am sure their are lot many which you too must have gone through..i would like to see your ideas on it too..

what i mean to say is that we sometimes forget that the solutions which we look for internet can sometimes be found more faster and of more smarter if we just apply our common sense and give a small thought about it..and i mam sure majority of the time we would end up being more happy about it..dont agree..try it!!(and plzz dont google this out for god's sake))

freind

today i am beyond doubt that you cannot have everybody as your freinds,you need to have a very small set of freinds to be succesful.i had heard this once by my professor in a class a week back.he said that a person who is everyboduy's freind is freind to nobody.i used to disagree with this point till some point back but now i am beyound doubt that you cannot be friends with everybdoy.you need t find people who are really your freinds,with whom you would like to share things and who do enrich you intellectually.
i didnt knew this before but i observed that over a period of time i am beginnig to see a observation that i find interest in talking to a very few people in campus.

After Effects of MBA!!!!

i find it quite interesting to see how MBA students have started to implement the management concepts in their day to day life.uptil now i had an inkling that they could be used in the work but our students have out proved everybody and started to use it as their way of life.let me take you through some examples.

we had been given an case study in a subject on which we had to make a PPT after reading it.i did the entire thing from reading the stuff and making the PPTs.10mins before the presentation nobody in my team knew a thing about it.they went through their slides in the class and figured out right then as to what they need to speak.
now that's called the presentation preparation JUST IN TIME by reducing the presentation LEAD TIME significantly..i marvel at my team mates efficient use of time..

on a different note,i am flabbergasted and happy to know that one of my batchmates had the keen eye to observe the difficulties faced by students in getting the print outs timely in campus and usE this as providing a business solution.he simply bought a printer from market and installed in his room.now we just have to go to his room and take printouts whenever we want.That's incredible news!!

exams time is closing in, live Project has to be started really soon,start getting serious for the University exams as well as Trimester exams,start dabbling in shares by following markets more closely also complete the assignments on time with quality..

BUT I AM HAPPY !!

An Amazing Proffesor!!

To be having a teacher who is an FMS MBA alumnus and its gold medalist,an McKinsey professional,a person who is widely traveled,thoroughly read,highly intellectual and having a brilliant sense of humor is like a boon to us.the kind of perspective,thoughts,insights,examples and experience which he brings to the class is just so amazing that i cant say..i was thrilled and constantly focussed unshakably during those 2hrs.it rarely happens to be taught from a person of such stature and when he talks its very much obvious to be just silent and only and only hear..and what he said what something everything fully agrees..
i find him to be an icon.man,he knows so much.he is so convincing..why don't we have people like him around us..how could they be like that??i don't know but i know one thing and that is i AM IMPRESSED.i am cent percent sure that nobody amongst us will be making a mistake to bunk his class. at least not me.he opened my eyes and filled me with so much of enthusiasm ..

i resolve today that i will try more harder to read more than i do,work more harder,think more creative and be more inquisitive!!

Trimestor III-Good n Bad!!

The new trimestor has begun and because of my holiday i have already missed enough classes which is sufficient to cost me much in terms of my attendence and study.The subjects this time are less analytical and more subjective which is a bad news for me since i hate writing essays which are not objectively evaluated but subjectively evluated.while there are few subjects which are really interesting with excellent faculties and i am really looking forward to learn a lot from these classes.

i would specifically like to mention a class called DAC-Decision analysis and cases.the course is taken by a proff who is an IIM-A passed out.i took a class from him yesterday and i would have to say that the guy is amazing while teaching.the subject is a great too.DAC is a subject which teaches you how to think while taking decisions,what should be the way the mind should work , what questions one shoud ask and how should one go about till finding the goal.but the good subject is complemented by excellent teacher.the beauty of his pedagogy is that he doesn't give you a ready to eat answer but his methodology is purely based on cases.he gives us the cases and lets the students discuss them in the class.inseatd of giving them clues he just drives the class and only speaks few words,WHY,HOW,SO,THEN,HOW COME,WHAT NEXT??????? etc etc..

we have also got started with Live Project where in we have to go to any company and we have to find a specific problems in that company and find a possible solution to overcome that problem.i appreciate this initiative by the management because this will give a vast practical learning for students and helps develop an inquisitive mind.i am looking to join this project as soon as possible but waiting to get this opportunity in a good company in relevant sector..

As of now,it's time i should end up with this post and start my prep for my certificate exam!!

Values-The Guiding Principle of Life

today I've learnt few valuable lessons:
1.Never make fun of anyone without being sure that you could go to the point of offending someone because when you make fun of others ,you are inviting others to make fun of you.and it may offend you as well.

2.A very important incident happened yesterday which made me realize for the first time unshakingly the importance of values.i realize they are so so much important in guiding a person's in his life.values are something which shapes his personality,creates impression upon others,develops a character and helps the person overcome the challenges in times of crisis.
i was a reading an article in newspaper in which i read being said by a business leader that 'values are something which defines what you do when nobody is watching you'.that is the real test of how much values you have.

I now understand that if a person has values and is resolute in trying times too then he will be a person of character,a personality to be admired.i make avow today that i will try my level best at all times to be a person to uphold highest moral principles no matter what i will abide by them.

3. Don't ever lie ,admit it as soon as possible ,no matter how hard it is because it may be tough for you to do it initially but once you develop a habit of it then you will be trusted by many.

I have no second opinions today that a person's identity,his character and ultimately his success is defined by how he acts and thinks in situations.

4.Be in the system.it is hard i know but if you want to be successful then learn to be in the system and learn to accept the culture as early as possible. because a culture is a powerful force so instead of playing role of maverick be the one who lives life by discipline..you'll succeed..try it once..and see the results!!


I would end this post by a quote which i read in an advertisement of Mercedes Benz "leadership is not a choice,but it's a responsibility".so if you too want to be a leader,then you may have to live a life which may be harder and tougher than others,but i assure you it's rewards will be very fulfilling!!

Change is Good!!

A lot of things have taken place since i last posted a blog.I had come back from an amazing Himalayan Road trip yesterday.i will be posting a blog exclusively for that very soon.our end terms of 2nd tri sem is over and i am relieved.the college annual fest Spardha has kicked off with a good start.
there was a bomb blast in Pune's German Bakery ,a place which i used to hand out a lot.May god give peace to their souls.
my APICS DSP exam is on 12th march for which i have not studied a bit so i will have to focus all my energies now n the prep otherwise it will be too late.after the long holiday i have to get used to this college rigour soon because the next term has already started and i am looking forward for a good trimestor score this time..

hope all gets well!!