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The other day someone told me a story about how we need to know how to do things the hard way before using the easy way. Learn to use public transport before you use own vehicles etc. Now this is, or atleast used to be, pretty basic knowledge. But what stood out for me was +
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the example this person gave. He spoke about how during training for the artillery division of the Indian army, some process related to loading the gun was being taught manually. Finally a soldier asked the trainer a question: since the new equipment automates this process
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the example this person gave. He spoke about how during training for the artillery division of the Indian army, some process related to loading the gun was being taught manually. Finally a soldier asked the trainer a question: since the new equipment automates this process
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To a large extent, why are we being taught this physically onerous process. The trainer said "good q, hold your rifle over your head and run 3 rounds of the parade ground and come back"
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To a large extent, why are we being taught this physically onerous process. The trainer said "good q, hold your rifle over your head and run 3 rounds of the parade ground and come back"
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After the soldier returned the trainer asked, are you tired. Soldier said No sir!. The trainer ordered him to run 3 more rounds and come back.
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After the soldier returned the trainer asked, are you tired. Soldier said No sir!. The trainer ordered him to run 3 more rounds and come back.
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Now the soldier was very tired. The trainer then explained the answer to his question in detail to him. Now this story is probably apocryphal. But what stood out for me is that the trainer could have answered the Q straight away but he made the jawan run 6 rounds. Why?
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Now the soldier was very tired. The trainer then explained the answer to his question in detail to him. Now this story is probably apocryphal. But what stood out for me is that the trainer could have answered the Q straight away but he made the jawan run 6 rounds. Why?
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Because the trainer wanted to inflict a cost for an answer. Thanks to those 6 rounds, the soldier would always remember the answer and would also realise that answers have value, so right to questioning should have a price.
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Because the trainer wanted to inflict a cost for an answer. Thanks to those 6 rounds, the soldier would always remember the answer and would also realise that answers have value, so right to questioning should have a price.
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How often have you asked a question without taking the trouble to work on it first. Did you at least google? Was it something you could have worked out had you applied yourself for a little bit?
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How often have you asked a question without taking the trouble to work on it first. Did you at least google? Was it something you could have worked out had you applied yourself for a little bit?
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Is your time more valuable than the person you are asking the question to? If you dont work on things first, how will your brain develop. So next time you feel like asking a question, imagine you have to run 6km first to earn the right to ask it. Then decide if to ask or not.
Is your time more valuable than the person you are asking the question to? If you dont work on things first, how will your brain develop. So next time you feel like asking a question, imagine you have to run 6km first to earn the right to ask it. Then decide if to ask or not.
