Be a constant Learner | Chaarmikha Nagalla | TEDxAhlconIntlSchool
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjESKYoK_Fk Video ID: bjESKYoK_Fk ============================================================ foreign and if I had to describe myself in four words it would be a sports person a public speaker an entrepreneur and most importantly a constant learner and today I'm here to talk about the beauty of exploration by Expedition I don't mean exploring new places or Cuisines but rather experiencing different things and finding quote unquote your thing so let me show an anecdote from my childhood um so my fifth grade I didn't really have access to any extracurricular activities where my school was just one compressed building school just meant studying in exams and I had a preconception then that education and studying were synonyms but later I realized that education is also closely linked to social learning than just academic studying but basically 10 out of 18 years of my life I haven't had the best access to extracurriculars just like most other Indian children I was convinced and conditioned to the lifestyle that you know I basically have to study hard Grind from high school and get into IIT the basic Indian conventional stereotype that you study for boats get into good college get a good placement and at every stage your compare to sharmajika Beta and that is life and later when I shifted schools in sixth grade I went to one of the best goals in the city I started the people there think very differently school for them was Far Beyond books and blackboards and one thing that I commonly noticed on the first day itself is that they all think critically they look for reasoning they share ideas and speak up so Road learning was sort of eliminated in the process one day we basically had to fill this form to pick different Club activities there were so many options oh my God I was both surprised and confused at the same time and that's when I knew I had to explore I tried different things got through a few failed at a few I went to singing classes failed I went to keyboard classes miserably failed I went to painting classes failed like multiple things have gone down the train on the contrary I realized that I like content with sports a lot and I like sharing my ideas a lot through debates in public speaking coming to these conclusions wasn't easy it took some time management well at a point when I was probably 12 or 13. I had school followed by IIT classes then some after class basketball coaching then came home destroy carnatic music classes then came back sorted by homework and studying that's a lot for a 12 year old right in the start it was hard to manage but soon I realized that time is like your wardrobe the more organized you are the more things you can fit into it and ultimately you'd only want to fit things that you actually love and this was the whole mission expiration of course this took place for a few years and there were people who criticized saying that I'm a jack of all trades and master of none but does anyone here know the full code that was once used on William Shakespeare most of us don't but it's actually a compliment that we are blinded through it says jack of all trades master of none but often better than master of one and I completely agree just because of that exploration I know that I don't like a few things I enjoy a few and I work through them like sports in public speaking themselves that are a major part of my life right now and if you're wondering that my mission exploration is successfully done not really we live in such a dynamic world right now that it's very important for us to constantly upskill unlearn and relearn then I stumbled upon a book called ikigail which basically talks about the Japanese secret to a long in happy life to summarize it for you ikiga is basically an intersection of what you love what the world needs what you can be paid for and what you're good at and finding this is my ultimate goal and if you're scared of the competition ahead let me tell you that life is not really a radius I believe that everyone has enough amount of opportunities out there and you just have to channel ourselves to get the right one and I'll share a few lessons that I wish I knew before the first is investing your time and energy in the right places let us understand that money might be solved of unlimited not unlimited literally except for your Elon Musk but there's a huge possibility that money can be easily multiplied compared to the limited time and energy we have at hand it is our responsibility to make the best use of these limited resources and channel them if success is on your right it doesn't really make sense to run to your left even though you're Usain Bolt and that's why prioritizing and channelizing your energy is important and how do you find this right direction exploration and rather the world's top Achievers prioritize learning over distraction and you define what your learning and distraction is and that can be a good starting point to channelize the second is being open-minded one key thing to exploration and truly understanding yourself is to figure out what you would want to do on a daily basis if you never had to work for money try to come up with a money making replicable mod of the same activity that potentially involves similar skills and intent make sure it checks all the things that ikigai constitutes off and don't forget to experiment like what is the maximum that can happen you might feel that you will bounce back stronger the third is choosing your circle there's the saying by Eleanor Roosevelt that great minds discuss ideas average Minds discuss events and small minds discuss people the Gen Z calls its filling the tea or I'm basically talking about eliminating the general gossip that we are interested to know just surround yourself with those who discuss ideas experiences collaborations or even motivate you especially in your inner circle trust me it's not as boring as you think it is lastly celebrate achievement this doesn't have to be getting first in class it can be as small as doing better than the last time and when I say celebrating achievements it's not just your achievements but others too clap for others until it's your turn to shine be that one friend who Hypes others up to try new things and appreciates them for where that come in their Journey let us understand that we attract what we intend so it's better to be a little more cautious about our end goals and really support each other during the process and due to the support that I've received from my friends I've started and stumbled upon my interest recently in graphic designing and Entrepreneurship for two years now I have founded a girl up club that is under the girl up campaign of the United Nations foundation and I'm also the co-founder of her even days personality development and Leadership building startup called the Indian conclave I'm working to work and trying to work in the best interest of the Unitarian Society and let's see where this journey goes my journey of exploration I'd like to end this by asking you to not be comfortable with Comfort but rather work out of your comfort zone Channel yourself be open-minded find your thing and absolutely kill it like Angela Blount once said sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the details you didn't mean to take [Applause]