On Deadlines

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
- Samuel Johnson
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I came across this quotation one fine morning when I logged on to one of the servers at work.

The thread of thoughts that followed, as the meaning of the statement began to unfold :

When you have an exam tomorrow, you are all focussed and determined to get the content of the entire thousand page book into your head. Amazing, it is possible over night, when you could not do the same over six long months or a semester as they call in college...

When you have a project deadline tomorrow, you are all glued to desk and bent upon getting that code work right. Amazing, it is possible over night, when you could not manage it in the last one week you had for the same task...

We have known of "weakest of the weak" gaining strength on the verge of adversity...

In the scheme of things, the quote sounds and seems correct....... :) Is that why "Time line" for a task at work is gazetted as "Dead Line"... ?? :) Just may be.. :)

Makes me wonder... what would be our reaction if we know for a fact that the world is going to come to an end tomorrow? What all will we manage in a day's time? Love, Hate, Prayer, Fate, Wishes, Parents, Friends, Children, Parties, Movies, Games, Books, Drinks, Phone calls? ..... Can't tell... :)

What kind of things would the mind concentrate on?? :) We never know :)

Do or Don't

"You either do it, or your don't. 'Try' doesn't make sense.".

This is the quote I have on my white board today... No reason to have put this up, but just thought about 'Do or Die' and remembered the corporate lecture I attended one year ago.

"Do or Die" is all, most of us have heard.

There could be different versions to the reason behind the saying. One thing I can say for sure, however , is that 'to die' cannot be a solution to anything at all in life..

I recall from one of the corporate lectures that I chanced to attend last year, "You either do it, or your don't. 'Try' doesn't make sense.".

My version:" Do or Don't. Never say Try".

Coming to think of it....

This is kind of true.
When you DO, often, you are acknowledged.
When you DON'T, always, you are noticed.
When you TRY, seldom, your efforts are recognized.

Another way to look at it is when you 'Try' something, you are already half way through it. So the status 'Try', changes to 'Do' here, and 'Try' is no longer valid.

In this result-oriented world, both official and personal, I think we all should graduate to doing or saying what is possible and what is not. It helps everyone around.

The next time you want to 'try' something, ensure you don't say it. If your try doesn't end up in a success, there are very few people who say, 'At least you tried' and that attitude is what we need to inculcate some day, in us..

As of now, most of us fail to recognize and realize the 'Try' aspect in any task of others.To live life to the fullest, all of us need a pat in the back once in a while.. Let's start recognizing 'try' aspects wherever we find.

Positive Side...

If we can see the positive side then we are better off ...........

This was a thought caught from a conversation with a friend... :)

True... I realized that I could see the positive side of things..

Recently had a ligament tear and gained a lot of insight on things that I have not ever thought of..

Every one should listen to biology teacher... :)

- I really didnt when i was taught on bones. Never occurred that ankle means a lot..

Every time you see a puddle of water on a polished floor you should take the time to arrange to have it cleaned dry.

-I really didnt care too much till I got a ligament tear.

It is okay to be patient.

-After this ligament tear my patience has improved tremendously.. Wait at the doctors, wait for the auto, wait for the crowd to cross so u don't trip and fall...has taught me lessons on patience...

You need not hurry up at all for things in life...

-Well, I realised that I could not do things I want to do faster, because, my ankle did'nt permit me to.. and anyways,if I did things slow, it did not have the volcanic impact which I always thought it would create if am slow paced...my speed all these days had not mattered at all.. people can still accept u the way you are...

Take it easy...

-You don't have a choice, but to listen to doctors advicing you to take care and how you could have avoided the fall and how this ligament tear is going to take ages to recover... :)

Accept that some times it is okay to be a spendthrift..

There are times when money will just flow out of your purse..You really can't control.. :)

So, summing it up, I am better off looking at the positive side of this ligament tear of mine..I have learnt so much and to top it all am sharing the learning with you now :)

Afterall, my friend is right :)