While India will be busy celebrating her 61st Republic Day tomorrow, I will find myself studying Management 
Organisation and Development whilst constantly looking for an excuse to take a ‘5’ minute break. I will fondly remember Mr. Gandhi, the father of our third world nation, not because he gave us freedom, but because he established the management theory of trusteeship. I will, however, not give him and his theory much though because I mugged [rata-oed] it for Management Production and Plannning and wrote a six mark answer on it today in 10 minutes flat. Talk about keeping up with the scheduled time to write a 6 mark answer!
I’ve heard, Gandhi had a say on every topic under the sun. For some he may be wise and an intellectual, for me, he is + was plain talkative. I am a passive patriot and I’ll tell you why in another post. For now, I will focus on fulfilling my duties as a proud citizen. I will study and make sure I contribute to India’s bright future. Greater duties for greater good do call upon me but I cannot resist the temptation of ignoring them and putting them off for a future date. And this, for the simple reason that the prelims are waiting to bite my ass. One paper at a time!
But hello! I am no less, ha! I will kick it’s ass too and be better at it. You see, I am keeping up with my superly awesome mission – Graduation. Even though it’ll start in February, I am making an effort to do some studying now as well. And boy, does it feel awesome or what! I am sticking to my plan for the first time in my adult life and it’s giving me the cheapest thrills ever. I am motivating myself and spoiling myself silly for meeting everyday targets and enjoying every bit of it.
My plan which according to James Stoner is the process of establishing goals and a suitable course of action for achieving those goals, has the following features/characteristics/ importance:
Flexibility: I make chapter-ly adjustments everyday. If I can’t complete the designated 3 chapters a day quota, I do two and compensate with an extra, the next day.
Suitability: Gauging my resources (all the free time) and capabilities, I have devised an extremely suitable plan for myself.
Simplicity : I devised the plan and I will implement it. So long as I understand what needs to be done, I am good. Which means, on a good day when I see a lane full of ‘on sale’ shops, I mentally kick my ass and simply tell myself to go home and study. It can’t get simpler than that now, can it?
Acceptability : I don’t really have another choice but to accept this plan now, do I? Actually, with the concept of free will and choices for consumers etc, I can choose not to study. But that may put a dent in my Aussie plans, so fuck it, I’ll accept.
Generates Harmony: The only harmony I can think of here is that almost a 1000 students come together to college on a single day [ a count achieve never before in H.R. history ] to sit and write a paper in complete silence for 3 grueling hours.
Generates efficiency : I don’t know about efficiency but this plan is generating emotions like never before. I never knew I had absolutely no self control when it came to not playing games on facebook and generally wasting time. I also had no idea about my ability to sit through movies unheard of, by mankind before, just to avoid studying. To add further, I had absolutely no clue I could convince myself to wake up at 5 on a Sunday to stick to my schedule.
According to Micheal Vaz and his book of Management Production and Planning, my plan is apt because it has all the characteristics of a good plan.
Who knew one could ACTUALLY learn so much from the thoroughly criticized and intellectually challenged Indian education system?
If THIS can’t motivate me, I don’t know what can!
