20/09/2021
*GO TO SCHOOL...AGAIN?*
You will agree with me that in a sense a school produces collective successes. What do I mean? Using a single class as an example, a school will in an ideal situation help say 100 students pass through the same courses, assignments, and activities. Everyone will do tests, exams and hopefully a reasonable number will make appreciable progress.
Why is this collective result possible in a school setting and often not in real-life situations? One word could be structure, another would be accountability even if forced!😀
A school has a scheme that has to be followed for a term, then there's a timetable for each class, and tasks are assigned and followed up. Everyone who puts themselves under this structure and follows it succeeds.
Think about it, we even pay to put ourselves under such a structure.
Even if you are the type who "don't like reading" the social pressure that comes from failing or repeating a class will give you the push to prepare for exams. The approach of exams will often force even the most indolent student to make some effort to read and prepare.
What can we learn here? If you can use the analogy of how a school works to run your life, you have a high chance of succeeding. The idea is to build a structure, a framework to build your life around.
Being in school should have taught you that if you follow a structure, and force yourself to do what may be uncomfortable at the moment, you can succeed at what you aim for. Also, in a school, you begin at a lower level, the place of your ability, and grow. Growth is in phases and with support from qualified persons.
When you put all these lessons into planning your life, you set yourself up for success.
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." Abraham Lincoln
"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans." AMOS
“Planning is bringing the future into the present
