The Beginning

I always had an aversion towards theory classes (BTW, I still do). My mind goes blank when I don’t have enough numbers to puzzle over. So, when I first encountered this subject “IDIO”, I thought that this is going to be another typical HR course that is going to bore me to death.

But there is a peculiar thing about this subject that made me think, “Wait! This doesn’t look like a normal course”. It is theoretical but this subject is not working in me like the other subjects do. The contents of this subject are making me to think and reflect. This is new to me. I consider myself a thinker who ponders a lot and I feel this course is feeding enough philosophical fodder to my mathematical brain.

I learnt about the human behavior and how people react in a particular circumstance in this class. This class also talked a lot about quite heavy terms (they are heavy to me) like meaning, purpose, flow, excellence etc. The most appealing thing to me from this class is the Taj case video that our facilitator showed us. When you relate your learning with such a real-life scenario it strikes you. It made me realize how committed people are to their work even though they knew that their lives are at stake. If I ever feel cynical, I will take my mind back to this class and I will remind myself about those people.

At the end of this class I knew that I am going to sit through all the upcoming classes of this course. And, I knew I have a lot to learn from this course especially about myself. I started this course with an insipid mindset but now I am hooked.