Enhance and Excel

Hello! I am starting this series with the feeling that now is the right time to write about my thoughts developed through my experiences. There is a lot of time on hand, but I hope that this series will sustain beyond the COVID-19 lockdown. Let me begin. As people are locked in their homes, some may have thought about constructively utilizing their time by learning something new. Some organizations feel that they can use this time to push online training programs and let their employees learn. But inevitably, the initial enthusiasm will wane, and people will go back to a state where they are reluctant to learn. This begs the question- why don’t people learn? Many years ago, I came across ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ by Douglas Adams. One of the plot points of the books is the supercomputer ‘Deep Thought’ that would provide the answer to the “Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and (almost!) Everything”. The computer does arrive at the answer after millions of years-