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So What's a Paradigm?

Set A: "Everything that can be invented has been invented"-Charles Duell, 1899 "Nothing of importance has happened today"-King George 3 , 1776 "The earth is the centre of the universe"-Ptolemy, 2nd century "For majority of people, use of tobacco has a beneficial"- Dr. Ian G. Macdonald ,1969 "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." -Decca ,1962 Set B: "No one in my family has ever gone to college. I'd be crazy to think I could make it." "It's no use. My step-dad and I will never get along. We're just too different." "My teacher is out to get me" "She's so pretty.. I'll bet she's a jerk." "It's impossible to get a good job around here 'cause nobody wants to hire a teen." What do these two sets of statements have in common? First ,they are all perceptions about the way things are. Second ,they are all inaccurate o...

Discipline & dedication

I screwed up . I got the worst marks ever in my life in my JEE . I hid from everyone , didn't talk to anyone , ignored text messages . It was toughest day of my life . The shame couldn't be any lower. "Hetansh Shah .. Very intelligent boy .. He is Parag's son, he will crack it . He is very studious ..." This words of my friends & relatives moved in my head . I just didn't knew how to react . The shock was so much that even tears betrayed me . How will I ever face my mom , dad , family , friends ? For 45 minutes I just stared at the marksheet . I must have got like 100 messages from friends asking how much I scored . I didn't reply any , just saw everyone's status and marks . I couldn't sleep.. It was 2 am , I still couldn't sleep so I opened my cellphone and checked statuses .  Quite a lot scored bad & some good. Then I came across a name "Vinit" , an old friend of mine . He used to be one of my closest friends in 6th, 7...