What is more important, the final results or the process? This question has popped up in my mind several times and I’ve had a different answer every time. Sometimes there’s this feeling that numbers are all important, no matter how you get them. Adapt to the system, follow the norms, get the results, job done.
Then there are other times where the numbers really don’t matter. At those times you really don’t give a damn for the marks and just concentrate on learning. You just enjoy the process so much that results are secondary.
I’ve been on both sides of the road. Can’t say which one is right or wrong; at various times in life, you have to choose one of them timely. If you say marks don’t really matter, all that I care for is knowing stuff, and then you may have to risk missing on a good college, a good friend circle and lot many things. The world will never believe you that you are intelligent; you’ll have to come up with the numbers to show them that. Plus what’s the harm if you know some tricks to get marks without actually knowing the stuff
On the other hand, sometimes I feel like running away from the rigid doctrines of exams. Solve this problem exactly this way, it will fetch you full marks. Don’t use your creativity. This is the crap I can’t handle sometimes. I don’t care that I get a mediocre score. Working on a real microcontroller excites me than calculating stupid memory map tables. In the long term, I feel some scores will just be another set of numbers. There’s no point pressing hard for such marks when they are of little use.
The recent GRE test was a wonderful experience for me. At first I was really vexed by the process. Hardly did I remember the words that I studied the previous day. I hated it, I almost quit the conquest! But with some inspiration and convincing from friends, started it all over again. This time it was different. I was actually enjoying the process of learning. I enjoyed that I was reading the daily newspaper in different manner now. Actually caring to understand the meanings of the words that I once ignored.
No longer did I feel the urge to curse the words, not even the yellow cards which carried them. I kinda liked them. I told to myself, whatever happens in the actual exam, I’ve actually gained a lot from this process. Even if I falter, not everything will be lost. That’s when the tension disappeared. I got a decent score but I think even if I had scored any higher or lower, I wouldn’t really have been more joyous or unhappy. For this time I surely knew, numbers were not all that mattered…..
Then there are other times where the numbers really don’t matter. At those times you really don’t give a damn for the marks and just concentrate on learning. You just enjoy the process so much that results are secondary.
I’ve been on both sides of the road. Can’t say which one is right or wrong; at various times in life, you have to choose one of them timely. If you say marks don’t really matter, all that I care for is knowing stuff, and then you may have to risk missing on a good college, a good friend circle and lot many things. The world will never believe you that you are intelligent; you’ll have to come up with the numbers to show them that. Plus what’s the harm if you know some tricks to get marks without actually knowing the stuff
On the other hand, sometimes I feel like running away from the rigid doctrines of exams. Solve this problem exactly this way, it will fetch you full marks. Don’t use your creativity. This is the crap I can’t handle sometimes. I don’t care that I get a mediocre score. Working on a real microcontroller excites me than calculating stupid memory map tables. In the long term, I feel some scores will just be another set of numbers. There’s no point pressing hard for such marks when they are of little use.
The recent GRE test was a wonderful experience for me. At first I was really vexed by the process. Hardly did I remember the words that I studied the previous day. I hated it, I almost quit the conquest! But with some inspiration and convincing from friends, started it all over again. This time it was different. I was actually enjoying the process of learning. I enjoyed that I was reading the daily newspaper in different manner now. Actually caring to understand the meanings of the words that I once ignored.
No longer did I feel the urge to curse the words, not even the yellow cards which carried them. I kinda liked them. I told to myself, whatever happens in the actual exam, I’ve actually gained a lot from this process. Even if I falter, not everything will be lost. That’s when the tension disappeared. I got a decent score but I think even if I had scored any higher or lower, I wouldn’t really have been more joyous or unhappy. For this time I surely knew, numbers were not all that mattered…..
12 comments:
Hey!
Firstly, congrats on the score!
Secondly, thanks for writing such a wonderful post. It is just what I wanted to hear (read in this case :P)
well the score did matter for me..
but i did enjoy the whole word remembering process... one of the reasons i was ever so eager to give GRE was that i'd inc my vocab... though only by a lil... it's still a good vocab to have...
congrats sire! well done... :)Not to be a sore peesimist or anything, but dont you think it is easier to say this when you have achieved what you set out to do,in this case -your marks? I agree the journey changes a person but still in my opinion numbers are important hence you study and hence the journey is what it is. and when you have done well, it becomes easier to say the joutney was worthwhile...
1420 my friend congratulations!! well to be frank numbers should not be important...they dont tell anything about the person...and since one is not answerable to anyone but himself and that he knows what he is , numbers should not matter...but frankly speaking numbers matter...a lot that too.. one can go blabbering about ones knowledge but opportunities are hard to come if u dont have big numbers. its the case everywhere.
nice.. yaa congrats..
i mean it is for sure.. a stupid test..
in half n hour they test u on 3000+ words dat u've been slogging ur ass off since 6 months..!!
how do they judge you..!!
but congrats again..
u n rishi.. both will make st johns proud in the US.. lol..
congrats saar...very well done .come from a school of thought where the journey matters more.so agree with you completely.
reaching the aimed destination must have added the cherry on the top...congrats once again.cheers..
rimpoche!rimpoche!
a score is sadly the only way an outsider judges you. so that way probably a good score always helps. but then again, you won't be able to flash your good score once you get down to actually do things. thats when your learning would matter.
so..in a way, and again unfortunately.. a score is important.
hate this ridiculous system but then can't help it can we.
I am of the confused kind,so I really don't know if numbers are important or not.I accept the fact that numbers aren't important only on my birthday!
anyway,good post and congrats on the score!
@poisonivy...Thank you very much!
@Rishi...Agree with you.
@Pratap...I do agree in some cases marks do matter, but at some level i feel that i would've written this blog whatever the marks be. Maybe as you say it's easy when i have got marks and would have been difficult otherwise.
@Yugandhar...you summed up all i wanted to say nicely.
@Malpani...Thank you. I agree with you on the 30 minutes and 3000+ words thing.
@Anand...Hey, thanks a lot buddy.
@Gaurav...Yes, 'can't help it' are the right words.
@Pratiksha...Thank you. But i really didn't get the birthday thing.
@sanket:every year i get older na!like they say age is just a number.so on birthday when everyone reminds me my age,i tell them numbers aren't important!
Congrats on your GRE score. Well done.
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