Nerd Arena

The first three months into engineering and I am already bored with it. That's a popular statement made by most engineering students if not all. However, I did mention in my last blog that I'm liking it here and it is true to a certain extent. So, I'll stop complaining now. Moving on, let's discuss what I did these past two weeks: I found a very interesting TED talk titled: "Inside the mind of a master procrastinator." It talks about how a master procrastinator (like me!) thinks. And the biggest takeaway for me from that talk was that all procrastinators need a solid and consequential deadline. Youtube link for this video! Talking about TED; our university hosted an event: TEDx CUSAT. A funny thing about that was that I was a volunteer. Yes, I was. I have been watching TED videos from a very young age and being part of an event that celebrates its existence was as good as anything. October was challenging! I had my ACM ICPC on 18th and I did not prep...

Life has always been tough for those who choose not to understand it. People falling in the above-mentioned category often find themselves on the verge of failure, thinking about giving up & realizing about being surrounded by mediocrity. Life is tough and you will make it even tougher when you have partnered with mediocrity. One has to realize no one is mediocre, everyone is special in their own way. It is our self-belief, which comes from unfortunate failures, that forces our brain to believe in the mediocrity that lies deep within. It is often that what we're doing unwillingly , will almost never guarantee success but doing things we're good it will certainly get us closer to success. There's a famous analogy: if a fish was asked to run a race with horses, do you think will it win? Or if it was to climb a tree, do you think it would have? Similarly, if a student loves art & drawing, will he/she perform any good in a maths test. You can see the analogy here...