July 2015 ~ Life is Beautiful

31 Jul 2015

13 TIPS for regular studies

July 31, 2015quora, tips No comments

There are various elaborate and good answers here. I will try to bring something fresh to the table. I will share 13 tips for regular studies which are based mostly on my experience as a former IIT JEE Aspirant:

Discipline: It is an important attribute to excel at studies. For doing well you need to study all the subjects, you can't afford to flunk in Chemistry test as you study all day to solves questions of Maths.
Make a routine and keep it flexible: You must have a plan for your study. Identify your strengths and weakness. Study difficult topics when you are more energetic.
Know your strengths and weaknesses: You have to turn your weaknesses into your strength and at the same time you have to get more stronger in your favorite areas.
Respect your teachers: If you respect your teachers then you will definitely study regularly to perform well in class and in the tests. The respect for teachers will make you work hard to held your head high in front of your teacher.
Healthy Competition & Good Company: A healthy competition always gets the best out of a student. If you have a friend or classmate with whom you compete then you both will work hard regularly to excel. Be in good company and you will learn new ways things.
Believe in Barter System: Learning from others can be very helpful if we work smartly. You can teach someone what you have already studied and understood properly. In turn, learn from them a topic you find difficult to understand on your own.
Motivation: For studying regularly you have to be focused. When something goes wrong then you tend to get distracted and feels upset. Here motivation is needed. Read/Watch motivational stuffs regularly to stay focused always.
Power of Social Network: You have got amazing people like Balaji Viswanathan, Seema Shah here on Quora. Treat them as your virtual mentor and get the most from the technology. Learn the discipline, patience, humility and many more good qualities from them.
Health: The weather is changing, you have to take good care of your health. How can you study regularly if you fall sick often. ( PS- I have cough & cold and luckily my sister has recovered from fever and cold, she has a Campus Interview on 23rd July,15 )
Do something you love: Passion is very important to be successful in your studies. So, to regularly study, daily do something that you love, it will make you feel good and will encourage you to keep studying.
Study is marathon: You have to be slow but steady and you need to study regularly and make small but significant progress everyday towards your goals.
Be Creative: Try to be creative to find new ways to solve a problem. Make study fun, don't take much stress and enjoy your journey. Life is beautiful.
Best Advice: (Plan-Do-Check-Act) Plan your studies. Make a to-do list and Do it. Check what needs to be improved- Act on your plan. Practice a lot and feel blessed that you are among the few who are fortunate enough to have access to education.

If anyone is interested to learn more from me they can learn from my failures Rohan Sinha's answer to How does it feel to not qualify in IIT JEE?

You can learn how Lessons from a Bad Mentor will make your life more beautiful.

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Thanks for A2A!!!

An amazing short story on Presence of Mind

July 30, 2015story writing 1 comment

It was the year 1997 when many people planned a mass protest against a transport company. People felt that the company is not paying due attention to quality of service. After an outstanding run of two years, the company was going through a lean patch. They earned bad reputation because of couple of incidents of unacceptable behavior by their drivers. Then few serious accidents also made the matter worst for them.

The employees of the company were in constant fear to lose job as they could sense the public sentiment against their company.

A mass protest was scheduled on a sunny afternoon to put pressure on the government to ban the company from operating.

But then...the owner of that company came with a unique idea.

He asked all his drivers to ferry people to and fro from the place of protest free of cost so that people don't face any trouble in commuting.

People were surprised by this move. They couldn't understand what made the company to facilitate a protest that will ruin their business. But, the confusion diluted the intensity of the protest.

Some felt that this was a heart heartwarming move by the company... Few felt that the company is trying to bribe them.

But, when the people started to discuss the public opinion.

Everyone was surprised that the majority changed stance and felt that the company must be given an opportunity to improve and should not be banned.

So, in this way by his out of the box thinking, the owner of the company averted a disaster saved his company and thousand of jobs. Later, he never looked back and became one of the best company of the country.

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Why is Quora predominantly popular in India?

July 29, 2015Opinion, quora No comments

The Population of India is 1200 million which is approx. 4 times of USA's population of 300 million.
I assume that Quora has 1,00,00,000 Users
So, 20.8 % of Quora users from USA means 20,80,000 Users
41.3% of Quora users from India means 41,30,000 Users
The ratio between quora users from India to USA is 2:1, whereas the ratio of population of India to USA is 4:1
Although, 41 % users are from India but quora is more popular is USA than India.Just because of our population, we have more headcount on quora.

Update:

Wait ! I am not done. Statistics is Funny. Let us see the analysis the other way round. ( Based on number of Internet Users in both countries irrespective of their population)

The Internet Users in India is 300 Million and the same is USA is 266 Million. So, if we consider the Internet versed public then, Quora is more popular in the internet savvy people of India that the same community of USA.

Why Quora is more popular in India's Internet savvy public than their brethren in USA?

Around 50% of India's Internet savvy public is below the age of 25 whereas the internet penetration is USA is relatively uniform irrespective of age or class.
It means approx 150 millions students, graduates, undergrads, new employees in India are at Quora. Whereas, in USA, I don't have datas, but i am sure this would not be more than 30 % of their 266 mn internet users, i.e. 80 millions. ( because they have internet users in all age groups)
So, you can see that we have more students from India on quora, almost double the number students in USA and this is the reason Indians are thriving on Quora. The Indian students have transformed their free time into a productive hobby by becoming an active users.
I am a 2011 engineering undergraduate, who always felt himself to be tech savvy. But, I registered for quora only last month after Varun Rai came to our office as Intern. So, you can say he introduced me to Quora. Many of my friends and family came to know about quora from me. Quora has a long way to go in India

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Biggest Mistake of my Life

July 28, 2015Library of Kalam 2 comments

This biggest mistake of my life is that I never tried to meet our beloved President APJ Abdul Kalam. I have longed to see you in flesh. For me, you were immortal. I was wrong but not completely.

You have left your wisdom for us in the form of your books, lectures, speeches, quotes, stories. You have touched millions lives. Many must have got the opportunity to meet you.

I invite everyone who has something worthwhile to share about Dr. Kalam.

The world need his legacy to continue forever.

Keep sharing your feeling, any particular story, experience related with Dr. Kalam so that all his followers can be benefitted from the experience.

Let us together strive to make Library of Kalam a wonderful treasure for all of us.

All suggestions are welcome.

The Tribute: A Moist Farewell to our beloved Dr. Kalam

July 28, 2015tribute No comments

Yesterday, at around 9:15 AM, I got the shock of my life when I came across a news item with a garlanded photo of Dr. Kalam with a heading " Minister pay homage to Dr. Kalam".

On seeing that, I shouted in the office, Oh! my God...Kalam is no more...when did it happened?

Then my colleague told me not to worry as Dr. Kalam is all right. A minister garlanded the photo of Dr. kalam against the Indian Tradition of not putting garland on the photos of people who are alive. So, the media had put that incident as a catchy news headline.

I was relieved.

But, within twelve hours, at 9:03 PM, got a message that Dr. kalam is no more as he passed away due to massive cardiac arrest.

I immediately crossed check this from reputed news portals while praying it to be hoax but I was stunned to know that he had departed.

I felt terrible as if someone from my family has left me forever. I have never ever mourned so deeply over the demise of a public figure. This loss was personal.

Yesterday, I completed 4 years at my first job and wanted to celebrate it in style. But, this news tore me apart and I was choked and not in a position to follow news channels or pay tribute to him.

May his soul rest in peace. He has departed but his legacy will always be there in the form of his numerous books, lectures, talks and quotes that will keep inspiring the mankind to rise above all adversity and be humble on receiving success.

Yesterday, I died a bit, but, I would bounce back, getting stronger and more better. You were my role model, you are my role model and you will always remain my role model.

While, writing about him, by remembering him, I feel like weeping like a child but I am in my office and I don't want to show my teary eyes to anyone.

Homage to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam- Our Favourite President

July 28, 2015tribute No comments

With a heavy heart and moist eyes, I have gathered the courage to share ways to pay homage to our beloved Kalam sir. Point No. 6 is my favorite and need help of every follower of Dr. kalam to make Library of Kalam a thriving resource.

1. He was a mentor and role model for millions of people across the globe. The best way to pay homage to him is through imbibing his extraordinary qualities like humility, passion for work, love for country, selflessness, etc

2. Let us keep him alive in our thoughts and action. He has departed but has left behind his legacy to inspire us and the generations to come.

3. Read his books- I have started reading Wings of Fire, his biography just now and will read it all over again as my tribute to the great man. You can also read any of his books, they are a source of real wisdom and would inspire you to be a better human being.

4. Love your country and help him realize his vision of India 2020. He has seen that vision for us and the generations to come. Let us work toward it. We can make it happen, don't worry if 2020 becomes 2025 or 2030 but the vision he has seen must be fulfilled sooner or later. Just start contributing in ways that can make India stronger and better.

5. Chase your Dreams If you are not enjoying your job or are in the wrong job, either start loving it or do something else that you love. Kalam sir has always given emphasis on following your dream. So, if you can chase your dreams then that will be the best homage to our beloved President Kalam.

6. A blog to have the collections of our memories of Dr. Kalam: Let us share anything related to Kalam sir on the blog Library of Kalam created today on Quora. This blog will have collection of the timeless wisdom left for us by Dr. Kalam in the form of quotes, stories, videos, poems, audio messages, personal experience, etc. This has to be the best source to honor the great men. I invite one and all to contribute to the blog It is my humble request to Mr.Balaji Viswanathan to help me shape my vision into vibrant treasure for generations to come.

7. Express your heartfelt condolence. I had a terrible shock when I heard of his demise and have expressed my heartfelt feelings at A Moist Farewell to our beloved Dr. Kalam . Everyone can post their condolence to come to terms with the fact that we have to keep him alive within us.

Rest in Peace... You lived like a King and Died like a King!!

Do I need permission to share link of other bloggers?

July 27, 2015advice, quora No comments

Response to a Ask to Answer on Quora

Q: If I am creating a blog on Top 10 something or content aggregation/curation website, do I need to ask permission from other bloggers before posting their link?

After all I am increasing traffic to their blog!

A: Hi Yoshita, I don't think anyone will object to that. However, when ever in doubt, contact the blogger whose link you are sharing. In fact they will be more than happy.

One free advice: I don't know your purpose of blogging. But would request you to have a mission for your blog.

Blogging is not a tool for earning money as it may take years to get the traffic to earn from it. I would suggest you to start blogging only if you are truly passionate about writing.

Do it, if you have passion for blogging. I have written 6 practical tips to start blogging. It will be helpful for you. you can find it on my blog Life is Beautiful .

Do get back to me if you require any other help. Thanks for A2A.

And yes, you can use the links of my articles, if they are worth.