Techniche 5th issue (Read-Only) - College of Technology, Pantnagar

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t makes a man (or woman or anybody
else) perfect. But then who
said being perfect is so much important.
What about living with imperfections
and accepting oneself for what one is (or
what one has made of oneself?). Practice
maketh a robot not human. For it prevents
the mind from exploring new mental
horizons, shunning creativity for routine
work, and defies the very purpose of living a
free life. Practice is for practical people, or
pathetic people, for that matter. The mere
practice of ‘practice’ is archaic. The practice
of ‘sati’, ‘slavery’, ‘apartheid’, all represent
derogatory reminders of history. No practice
has ever done good to anybody, or so the
argument goes. However, the practice of
‘practice’, can reap great benefits, not only
for the individual but for the world at large.
Lance Armstrong practised endurance,
John Milton did creativity, China practised
discipline, evolution itself is a result of practice,
a constant practice for survival. People
opine that genius is innate and one can only
be lucky to be born as one. However, intelligence
and speed are a matter of practice
again. ‘Practice’ and practice alone processes
one’s primary memory (the part which controls
reflexes) into its secondary form. Imagine
one’s speed or intelligence if one is able to
deal with every aspect or every facet of a
problem with the same speed and ease as
one does involuntary actions!
The National Geographic channel claims that
‘savants’ develop new neuron connections in
one part of their brain at the peril of other
areas. This renders them retarded at specific
activities while it makes them super computer
or seemingly magical in others. A
mathematical savant, for example, can cor-
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rectly establish the day on, say, 11 th September,
1487 in less than 5 seconds. Constant
practice can bolster formation of these new
neuron connections in normal people, without
affecting other day to day attributes. This
is how intuition or gifted brains develop (even
if one is born not intelligent).
Take another example, over the years a multitude
of test taking strategies have come up
for CAT takers. These guidelines range from
adjusting accuracy to increasing speed,
proper time management and selection.
Golden rules and Conventional Formulae for
Success have emerged. Concentration building
techniques and psychological stress
busters are being marketed as commercial
packages. The ultimate fact, though remains,
that with practice, the subconscious takes
care of all these supposedly overblown
problems automatically & correct question
selection, speed and confidence, etc. develop
instinctively. Nonetheless, inspiration accounts
for a mere one percent, & efforts
towards achievement are deep dished if we
don’t start practising RIGHT AWAY!
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