Tea-time with Testers December 2012

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Year++. Stay young, Have fun.

As we step into the New Year, it is a wonderful time to look forward to new learning, new roles, and new experiences. It is that time of the year when we make interesting resolutions. Resolutions to learn something new, to do new things, to contribute to a better world and so on. Let us mull over this‌ Learning is about acquiring new competencies, knowledge to be able to do things. Knowledge does give us a sense of power, makes us feel nice. But is mere knowledge good enough? Nah - It is only when we apply this knowledge to solve a problem successfully, do we feel a sense of true power. We look forward to applicat ion of this knowledge multiple times and only when we fail (and subsequently learn) do we feel the absolute power. This is when we become skilled. So the FIRST transformation - KNOWLEDGE to SKILL. From knowing how-to-do to actually solving problems successfully. Note successful problem solving requires not only how-to-do, but also how-notto-do. Don't be afraid to fail.

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