In yesterday’s session, I could see confusion among some fellows on the year ahead at Plaksha. I jotted down some things which were helpful to me in my Plaksha journey, and might be useful to some of you.
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You didn’t extract the full value of Plaksha if you consider it just as a pathway to get a DS/PM job. It’s a great time to explore what all you can do in your life, and to develop yourself. I spent 4-5 months just exploring what I can do, explored 4 different roles (both tech and non-tech), and that has paid off immensely. If Plaksha can help you figure out what you want to do in your life, the one year is worth it.
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This is from Warikoo, but especially helpful at this stage: Optimize for one thing in your life at a time - brand, money, learning/work, team. You can’t get everything. Choose the one thing. Rachel’s course will help you do so.
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Don’t rant about the program. The program has some negatives, but the positives outweigh the negatives by huge margin. If there is a problem, communicate the “solution” to the program team, and it will be easily solved.
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Accept people as who they are, not what you want them to be. I should have learned it earlier.
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The aim of group projects is not getting grades or submitting the best, but working together with other fellows and forming relationships. I had the best conversations during group projects.
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Be specific and well-researched with your requests. People are more than happy to help if your request is specific and easy for them.
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Be vulnerable. Exposing your weakness will help you improve it. You are not here to compete among fellows, but to develop yourself. If you cut out the DS/PM part, this self-development aspect of Plaksha is extremely valuable.
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Be true to yourself. Read it again. This is simple yet very powerful.
Wish you an exciting one year of your life! It’s upto you to make it count.