I have been stumbled upon this assumption for a long time. It took me 4 decades to observe, assume, interpret, experience to arrive at
meritocracy does not measure creativity meritocracy does not measure innovation meritocracy is a measure of the speed of solving the problem meritocracy is a measure of awareness of concept in a comparative fashion Number of toppers will not equal the number of innovations
To become an expert in developing solutions, We need to do a lot of
Experimentation
Learning
Deep Dive
Passion
Continuous learning mindset
Growth should be measured in terms of
Inclusiveness
Collective Learning
Growth-oriented mindset
Merely clearing an exam / acquiring degrees with good scores is not a measure of knowledge.
Found a good article than compliments my beliefs and thoughts
Key Notes from the article
Race / Religion / Caste is a lottery of birth
Hereditary aristocracy is a measure of social position
Key Quotes from the article
"meritocracy makes people more selfish, less self-critical and even more prone to acting in discriminatory ways"
"simply holding meritocracy as a value seems to promote discriminatory behavior"
"meritocracy licenses the rich and powerful to view themselves as productive geniuses."
This line - "Hurting people at Scale" from article caught my attention.
My perspective is
We have moved away from looking at things from the Data perspective
Taking Sides becomes easier than thinking
Some recent trends/impact we observe
Rate of the speed of news spread both positive/negative news
Uncensored contents
Hate posts / contents
Anyone who is famous can post anything without validation. History can be erased/rewritten
Data Scandals, Personalized targeted political ads
The line from the article summarizes - "I think Facebook is hurting people at scale". From being a platform positive impact it has moved everyone towards bias and ignorance/arrogance.
Economical Impact
This article - mentions how Facebook runs the entire online buying economy in Bangladesh. Used for a commercial purpose is much better than become a biased news media.
People's Perspective
Even a common man feels social media has a lot more power, influence in politics. Link
The way we think is the way we exist. Yet, though we rightly emphasise the importance of learning, of experience, of acquiring skills and building relationships, we talk very little about the importance of thinking.
If you want to live a GREAT life, don’t allow yourself to be controlled by any of these things.⠀ 1 – Your PAST.⠀ 2 – Other peoples opinions and judgements⠀ 3 – LIMITED BELIEFS you project on yourself.⠀ 4 – Relationships and⠀ 5 – MONEY.⠀ pic.twitter.com/RxoGiJ6Ixb
Sometimes living in happy memories is better than planning for future I was never behind the lusty aspect of relationships. Admiration, compliment, trust and the spark that ignites is what defines a relationship Blurry personal and professional life. Almost gave up on the personal front In a matter of a few years will settle down in some remote part of the country At some point in life, you have to give up your identify and live in nature
Some personal things should not stop your life to support of Struggle of people who are not yet there in terms of good quality of life, affordable education.
The larger purpose of life should always stand out than personal success. We are in a world where there is a fear to accept the truth.
Things we need to fight - Racism, Superstitions, Poverty Things we should not fight for - Borders, Walls, Supremacy Things we should support - Sharing Water, Affordable Innovation Things we should improve - Healthcare, Education Things we need to reduce - Monopoly, Profit mindset vs Affordable products Things we should focus to invest in - Education, Literacy, Medicine, Infra Development, Renewable power Things we should not invest - Bombs, Fighter Jets, Nuclear Weapons
We cannot succeed by seeing the blood of our opponent or killing their family. We are successful when we can recognize and understand humanity beyond barriers of religion, language, culture.
Short term profit personal gains are looked to compromise on means of living. This tweet made me feel the issue. Afraid of sharing opinions because we will be judged.
Rich people commit suicide when their ambitions fail Poor people commit suicide when they can't repay loans Students when they fail exams lookup for suicide as an option When relationships fail suicide is seen as the next option
The biggest wealth in life is mental resilience, optimism, grit, and persistence. We are modeled on success but we should be modeled on resilience. Work towards an intelligent life, satisfying life, do more than what you get paid for. Remember if you have to choose between being right or kind, chose to be kind.
I have not analyzed old Tamil movies. Last night ended up watching a poignant tale that highlights poverty + unemployment + love + prostitution.
Some key lessons
Marring a wrong partner and ending up jobless with kids
For a living, the mother ends up in prostitution. When you are unskilled, flesh trade becomes one of the means of living. Education and living on your own are key.
Women can be easily exploited if they are not clear about the environment and people they connect with
Before you propose a girl you should be financially stable
Very negative portrayal but agreed with the ending. They committed suicide than getting back to prostitution. Focus on efforts, change of place, migrate and find jobs should have been attempted
Life can be negative as you think or positive as you wish. Everything is born and ends in mind
One particular scene where between Sudhakar and his fiancee says I don't have anything to share except my body. For the rich, it's a pleasure. In a way, it gave very raw emotions of limits of poverty
Poverty is a curse. Education is the cure for poverty. All the caste/race/religion that preserves this setup and exploitation needs to be systemically cut through with proper antibiotics called education and affirmative actions
Everyone who tries to help is portrayed as jobless. This is very unfortunate
Overall it sums up gender equality = race equality = educational equality. Without these three it's not going to be inclusive growth
For the rich going to a prostitute is a pleasure. Poor people end up doing prostitution for earning. Not getting proper education can easily end career choices and end up in a pathetic situation
We cannot justify anything that is immoral. As the old saying lust, land, wealth will take the greed till death
Life has different perspectives and it takes a moment to slip. You need to think, analyze, plan and live
Help to achieve quality education, be a source of optimism, faith, and hope. Understand everyone we meet is fighting a hard battle in their life.
The deadliest enemy in the world is not two countries or two states or two companies. Fundamentally it starts with two neighbours. Over the years I have observed a lot of enmities, jealousy only by comparison and fighting over boundary walls.
If two neighbours have so much enmity the same will boil up to countries. If you have a good neighbour you are blessed. If you have a troublesome neighbour you are getting prepared to face the world.
If it comes for money it will go once the money is over If it comes for lust it will go after the pleasure If it comes for attraction it will fade when the attraction is over If it comes for timepass it will go once it finds a new spot If it is built on selfishness it will leave one person orphaned any time If it is built on the convenience it will hop when it finds next level upgrade Relationships for Sex, Money, Drugs, Alchohol are quickest ways to send you on a speedy path to death
If it has a purpose, plan, thought then it will get into the debate, discussion, differences mode
Accepting truth and working on it is harder to accept but that is the only way to sustain It's hard to accept the facts but it's even harder to reap the consequences after making a mistake. What goes around will come back. Don't play with people. Be genuine and clear in your decision's Part with true reason and Intentions. Remember holding guilt is the biggest punishment till death Keep Thinking!!!
You accept your mistakes Your bridge to make things work fails You forgive the bad experiences You are willing to give it a chance You are able to talk your mind You stay in your limits but intimate them of your displeasure You accept the cold shoulders to bridge the gap You accept you ended up all the chances You know it's not for you You know the thin line between respect, courtesy, care and concern You understand the emotional turbulence and accept the new normal What comes easily won't last long (These words remain true for ages) What last's long won't come easily I have made a series of mistakes, learnt a lot of lessons, got damaged but managed not to get into curse mode/revenge mode.
Its okay people are like birds when the season ends they migrate to newer pastures
My mom takes care of me more than I deserve. We had a lot of disagreements/perspectives. I think it's beyond certain aspects some people will never let us down no matter how many times we fail their expectations. Someone who is a key driver for my motivation, success is my mom. At some point in life, losing something for people who have always done well for us also seems valid.
Anything that needs approval needs to sustain and pass both with time and patience. Disagreement is fine, but patience is key. Finding the right relationship is patience winning over disagreements.
If you don't have such traits go with your parent's choice. In the end, take help when you can't spot your match.
There is no dream life or dream partner. What we didn't get we may feel lost heaven but life removes many things in relationships for you to survive and do better things. A lost relationship should be a good warning for future relationships, not an everlasting regret. Keep going. Plan your life or it will end where you don't want to be.
You have following choices towards the people you don't like
1. Learn from them (1st Best choice) 2. Ignore them (2nd Best choice) 3. Criticize them 4. Abuse, make fun, mock them
You mock others, you will be mocked more by others.
You are a sum total of your choices.
— LearnLifeWealthTravel (@AnyBodyCanFly) July 5, 2020
Where I struggle during some situation
Always being too nice
Always think from solving perspective than going forward
More empathy sometimes and less practical sometimes
Emotional mind vs heart in decisions
Building bridges and breaking myself
Sometimes you break yourself by building bridges / repairing bridges. Bridges that broke me gave a cascade effect on my life. Maybe I started feeling it's okay to break bridges.
Never give anyone pain for the time they shared in projects, life, friendship. Be loyal or walk away but don't live on parasite friendships or relationships.
Reference coders - They would have seen code but haven't tried but know it works Experimenters - They would have coded, modified and know why it will and where it will work Youtube coders - They would have attended some session but they don't really have any coding experience or deep perspectives
Stuck in the same place, Usually, I always divert myself and find myself in travel mode. This helps me reduce my debates with mom, other aspects
Emotionally it has drained me a lot, I struggle to move beyond some things for which I have no solutions
The world will continue to go with and without you
You cannot change the inherent human habits of fault finding
You need to live the way its called *good life*
Life has to be meaningful and peaceful not eventful
I hope to get back to the travel mode as soon as possible. I need to spend the rest of my life in some remote village with a bit of stranger and away from the busy city life. Better go and educate kids and live a contentful life than living up to others' expectations.
Life is short, you cannot satisfy everyone's expectations. Keep Going!!!
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