Quite some time back, the famous Seth Godin (whose blog title reads as Seth on Marketing, Respect and the way ideas spread), had posted a note on how he’s planning to offer a course on an Alternative MBA for 6 months. Over 4000 people applied (I did too but couldn’t clear the time for the customs and getting a Visa for the interview) out of which 27 finalists were picked. He then chose 9 of those people who worked for him for quite some time.
This was like the modern day Gurukul. Gurukul, in ancient India, was a type of school wherein the students stayed with the Guru (teacher) and learned from him. Derived from the words Guru (teacher) and Kulam (place/area/extended family).
So these students went and stayed at his office for 6 months. One of the students, Ishita Gupta, has posted some of the learnings (not for all 6 months but some pithy take aways) in the style that Seth always excels in. Here are my favourites. I think she has to be informed of Permalink URLs on her blog, but here is the original post.
- Time is an illusion. Don’t measure it by the amount of hours/effort you put in, measure it by goals you accomplish
- Doing things quickly and repetitively helps you get over anxiety about failure.
- Making a decision is more important than doing things perfectly.
- Doing things quickly and repetitively helps you get over anxiety about failure.
- Making a decision is more important than doing things perfectly.
- You just might waste your life away in idleness and bullshit if you’re not careful.
- Taking initiative matters.
- Being who you want to be and who you think you really are is largely a decision.
- Learn the language of the people you wish to speak to and communicate with (French or analytics.)
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