I took math in school and there were countless days that I asked myself the question, why am I even doing this? Who’s going to ever use this stuff and its convoluted presence is beyond me.
Steve jobs has been in the news ever since his passing away. If you heard his commencement speech at Stanford, you’ll realize that he decided to go to non-state school and took a class in calligraphy. He thoroughly enjoyed it and eventually asked himself the question, 'when am I ever going to use this stuff?' and eventually answered it himself-'never'. But it was not until decades later, when he was working on the iPhone one day that he realized the importance of that class. Knowing how computers translate fonts, and how calligraphic styles get converted to code helped him immensely in the development of the technology behind iPhone's design.
Steve jobs has been in the news ever since his passing away. If you heard his commencement speech at Stanford, you’ll realize that he decided to go to non-state school and took a class in calligraphy. He thoroughly enjoyed it and eventually asked himself the question, 'when am I ever going to use this stuff?' and eventually answered it himself-'never'. But it was not until decades later, when he was working on the iPhone one day that he realized the importance of that class. Knowing how computers translate fonts, and how calligraphic styles get converted to code helped him immensely in the development of the technology behind iPhone's design.
This doesn’t just apply to school though, it applies to other things as well. There are countless times that we think that what we're doing won’t be of use later on, and we feel disheartened about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but all experiences, be it at the workplace, in the community, or in personal life make us stronger.
Perhaps Michael Lewis was wrong on Equities in Dallas, and it wouldn't have been too bad to be there, learn something different and gain some perspective.
In fact, it’s only when the knowledge ‘spills over’ from another field, is when true innovation strikes. Expand your knowledge every day, and soon you’ll appreciate knowledge spillover and its benefits.
Perhaps Michael Lewis was wrong on Equities in Dallas, and it wouldn't have been too bad to be there, learn something different and gain some perspective.
In fact, it’s only when the knowledge ‘spills over’ from another field, is when true innovation strikes. Expand your knowledge every day, and soon you’ll appreciate knowledge spillover and its benefits.
