The whole covid time was shocking for me, primarily because my daily schedule was changed completely. I only thought about online classes as a child when I didn’t want to go to school. LOL. After that, I never thought about it. 

2020 was a crucial year for me because I was in class 12th and preparing for the famous and hyped exam- JEE. We had 2 attempts then, and I had to improve my score in the 2nd one. But before that, lockdowns were imposed, and classes started going online. 

It was scary for me to change the way I studied back then. I thought online classes weren’t as good as offline ones. I was later proved wrong by myself and time.

Slowly, I adapted to the online learning mode and started noticing many of its benefits in learning. 

• More time to study
• Saves money
• Possibility to learn at your own pace up to a greater extent than in offline classes.
• Less time-wastage than offline classes (including class noise, transportation, etc.)
• Having more time for hobbies

Note that the above advantages only hold true when you want to take advantage.

The benefits give a false impression that online classes are better than offline classes. I also thought the same, but later I realised that online classes are better for studies. Still, offline classes are better for holistic development. It is because real life should not be lived in a fixed room but between people, where we can learn managing people and other unignorable aspects of life. It teaches us how to be on our own to a greater level and forces us to learn necessary non-study skills. It means that offline too has a lot of benefits.

I have heard from most places that students are facing problems studying in online classes. I don't agree to this because it's a matter of self-discipline. Studying can be efficiently done in online classes. Many have done this and they aren't exceptions. As far distractions are concerned, students get distracted in offline classes, not through the internet but other things, such as mind-wandering during classes. 

This perspective altered my view of seeing offline classes. And I want to conclude in 1 sentence: Though online classes are better for studying, that is one aspect of life, offline classes are better for all aspects of life.

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We often encounter similar situations. It ranges in our daily habits. But there are times when we find ourselves in situations where we have some terrible experiences linked. 

I know that the title seems wrong. But this is what I have observed in myself and the people around me.

I have often seen people quitting because they couldn’t understand a topic, including me. I didn’t accept I was doing it, but I did. 

This is the step where many problems remain unsolved and accepted as our “capabilities,” which are less.

After doing it once, it does a chain reaction with other fields, in which we think that we can’t do that and then another too. 

On another end of the spectrum, as an application of this fact, people continue reading subjects, regardless of whether they understand them or not, just to say in their inner self that they are trying. This will not do any good because you are continuously not understanding the topic.

So, understand more. It will solve most problems in your life. 

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 Meeting new people is crucial. When we restrict ourselves to a fixed number of people, we won’t know what qualities we lack. In this case, your judgement about your abilities becomes predictable after some time. It is because when you only see yourself working well (according to your set parameters), then there is a probability that you will have a feeling of superiority. But when you are in the company of many people and see some working well in a field. Then, your assumption is proved false. Then, you can learn from them and try to improve.

Also, we tend to miss and forget many things, but some people don’t. So, being in their company can remind you of those.

By meeting new people, I don’t mean prioritizing it over everything. I also don’t mean that we should keep more and more people in our lives, but those who possess valuable qualities. I know that very few people work seriously for their aims. It’s just that meeting more people increases our probability of meeting them.

If you are in college, then the best way to do this is to take part in a college fest. Another way is using social networking sites wisely to find them and learn more from their ideas.

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There is a very high probability that you have heard this before. Earlier, I thought that destination is more important than former because we want something and working for it is the best way to get it. The times in which we are working for it has to be painful to get it. Later, after getting a few desired successes, I realized that the happiness it gives is momentary that is sometimes infinitesimally smaller than the time devoted to work for it. So, if the preparation time is not good, then you are going to regret it later.

What does enjoying the journey means?

 The word ‘enjoy’ is often misunderstood. People visualize parting, dancing, etc., when they encounter this word. But it is more than that.

You enjoy the journey when you take small breaks during preparation consisting of resting, laughing, pursuing hobbies. More importantly, it lies in appreciating yourself for working smart and hard, even when nobody else did. It also lies in thinking about the upcoming work.

An analogous incident, which might sound funny

I watched web series and became desperate to know what would happen next. I only wanted it to reach the ending and didn’t pay attention to episodes in between Here, the episodes in between are analogous to the journey and the final episode to the ending. It means that I was not enjoying the journey. When I realized this and started watching one by paying attention to all episodes, I liked it more.

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“Language…has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich

This topic fascinated me for a long time. I experienced and sadly also became its victim multiple times but didn’t know if it had a name. Many of you must have experienced it.

Definition

A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning. In other words, it sounds like a considerable fact from the outside but, it isn’t.


Types

It is of many types. Many websites list out 18, some even 31.

But I am going to explain the widely used ten.


Common examples

• More studying is good. Therefore, studying at all times other than sleeping, eating, and other necessary works is good.

 The above example sounds true, but all evidence is against it, as we know.

• Mr X wants to manipulate a person to agree on something. He tells the other that: either he is a fool or will do as he says.  

Here the statement given by Mr X is not true as it manifests that the person has only two choices. It forces the person in the background to do as he wants, using a statement that seems like logic at first.

• A person says that it rains whenever he thinks it’ll. Therefore, it will rain on that day also, as he’s thinking about that. 

Here a mere coincidence is generalized. Thus, the statement is false.

• Our ancestors followed the Dowry system. So, it must be true. We should also follow it.

The above statement is based on the assumption that our ancestors and the majority are correct. We know that this is not always right.