Our society is overweight on professional achievements and under weight on personal ones, and yet it is the latter that are a more enduring source of joy.
Good health, friends, kindness >>> winning prizes and recognition.
It is no small feat to stimulate genuine conversation about any idea, and to generate criticism, rebuttal, debate — and even attack — suggests that you have touched a nerve, surfaced a tension, or put your finger on an issue that needs discussing.
Backlash takes many forms and is unleashed for many reasons, so it’s important to first understand the nature of the criticism, as well as its source. A thoughtful review from a credible source is very important as it provides a good scope of improvement.
Praise seems quite easy to handle — we all love to be praised, especially when the praise is nonspecific, such as “fascinating!” Go ahead and bask in the praise: It is a reward for your work and a motivation to push forward. But such praise is not necessarily valuable feedback.
Five Feynman rules for Life: 🧠
i) Take mistakes as Lessons.
ii) Focus is the key.
iii) Study hard what interests you the most.
iv) Don't worry about what other people think.
v) Skills are more valuable than your grades.
People rag in college as they buy the popular opinion that ragging is the norm.
Young 'kids' not having an iota of independent thinking mock juniors as it is the least congnitively challenging way to have so-called 'fun' in life.
If you’re a creative person, always be involved with two or more projects at the same time.
When your motivation runs out for a project, you can instantly pick a different one. This ensures that your momentum never runs out.