inspired?
it's extremely rare for me to log on during the work week. and it's been a record length of time whereby i have published zero posts.
been thinking abt this particular topic on and off for a couple of days. since the very first day at work, pple have been telling me to "open my eyes and learn as much as i can". "see something i dont know, just ask."
yadda yadda....ok ok. so i got to learn a lot of new things la.
but recently (abt a mth into the job), i realised that this is a new concept to me. thinking back, i don't think i have ever been a positive and enthusiastic learner. it's always been "read chapters 1-10, do practice questions, go for exams".
perhaps somewhere along the way, there have been projects and so on, but i was always concerned with just doing a "good" project. meaning a project which meets the basic requirements, and a bit more. the criteria is to do a certain amt of work, and add on a bit. now, there is no more "minimum level" - knowledge is to infinity, and there isn;t any defining level whereby u can feel comfy n slack off after u have attained it.
immediately, i think of blaming the SG edu system. BUT, as HRM has taught me, blaming the system is a form of learning disability, and will actually hamper my progress. *roll eyes*
well, i dunno what to blame la, system or myself, etc. but it's surprising to suddenly realise i havent been learning properly for the past 20 yrs. (uh 23 yrs also can la. ugh. )
just did my first day of OT. no time off, no pay. just a free cab home if u stay > 7:30pm.
been thinking abt this particular topic on and off for a couple of days. since the very first day at work, pple have been telling me to "open my eyes and learn as much as i can". "see something i dont know, just ask."
yadda yadda....ok ok. so i got to learn a lot of new things la.
but recently (abt a mth into the job), i realised that this is a new concept to me. thinking back, i don't think i have ever been a positive and enthusiastic learner. it's always been "read chapters 1-10, do practice questions, go for exams".
perhaps somewhere along the way, there have been projects and so on, but i was always concerned with just doing a "good" project. meaning a project which meets the basic requirements, and a bit more. the criteria is to do a certain amt of work, and add on a bit. now, there is no more "minimum level" - knowledge is to infinity, and there isn;t any defining level whereby u can feel comfy n slack off after u have attained it.
immediately, i think of blaming the SG edu system. BUT, as HRM has taught me, blaming the system is a form of learning disability, and will actually hamper my progress. *roll eyes*
well, i dunno what to blame la, system or myself, etc. but it's surprising to suddenly realise i havent been learning properly for the past 20 yrs. (uh 23 yrs also can la. ugh. )
just did my first day of OT. no time off, no pay. just a free cab home if u stay > 7:30pm.
posted by who? at 10:52 PM
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