How to Get Stuff Done at XLRI.

Posted on 19 Sep 2009 under Humour, XLRI

Project submissions are a part of life in XLRI. Actually, it’s not only projects…there are submissions for assignments and personal learning papers too. And it’s quite hectic, because there are submissions every few days. It can get maddening, and initially, it can be quite intimidating. Luckily for you, I’ve compiled the definitive guide to completing assignments and projects at XLRI:

  1. When the project/assignment is first announced in class, lick your lips and rub your hands together while you imagine yourself doing a fantastic job. Who’s going to top this submission? You are!
  2. A couple of weeks later, get reminded by the reminder on your Windows Calendar (or Outlook or Google Tasks…whatever floats your boat) about the submission you have forgotten.
  3. Spend a few minutes (or hours, depending on your mental constitution) still thinking about all the ways in which you’re going to make your submission fantastic. After all, you ARE in XLRI! It has to be top-notch.
  4. One week before submission, start actually doing the project. Spend two hours writing one paragraph, and then re-writing it, and then weighing the importance of each word and how well it fits into each sentence. Philosophise the perfectness of your writing.
  5. One day before submission deadline, write 6 paragraphs while constantly shaking your head in disagreement with the quality of the work. Say a silent prayer asking for inspiration to do well.
  6. 6 hours before deadline, start working furiously. Quality is ALMOST secondary at this point.
  7. 1 hour before deadline…screw the quality. Just do something because some sh*t is better than nothing. You end up writing 7 pages in 45 minutes.

And life goes on. :)

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16 Responses to “How to Get Stuff Done at XLRI.”

  1. Anonymous, on January 1st, 1970 at 5:30 am Said:
  2. Apoorva Ghosh, on September 21st, 2009 at 10:51 am Said:

    ha ha.. grow up man. we’ve been doing this during our engg days!!
    but neways, (sorry, NOTWITHSTANDING) excellent writing and enjoying to read…
    cheers

  3. Gurdit, on September 21st, 2009 at 11:02 am Said:

    @Apoorva: In Engineering, at least there was no dream about making the project or submission super-awesome :P . We knew from the beginning that we’d be doing a last minute hash-up the moment the submission was announced! :D

  4. Apoorva Ghosh, on September 21st, 2009 at 11:05 am Said:

    I don’t have such a dream even now :-) gr8 you have become serious now.. gimme some inspiration sir!!!

  5. charu, on September 21st, 2009 at 11:30 am Said:

    Lol, and truely, life goes on :-)

  6. Gurdit, on September 21st, 2009 at 11:40 am Said:

    @Apoorva: Nope, not serious yet. :P

    @charu: Indeed, it does. hehe.

  7. Nikhil Sharma, on September 21st, 2009 at 12:00 pm Said:

    Hehe..Good one, from the Sardar who doesn’t know Punjabi!! :D

  8. Gurdit, on September 21st, 2009 at 12:21 pm Said:

    Heh, seriously though…I prefer the “Unusually Cute Sardar” title! :D

  9. Nidhi, on September 22nd, 2009 at 7:41 pm Said:

    This term i’m jumping straight to the last point…no great dreams… :P

  10. Gurdit, on September 22nd, 2009 at 7:45 pm Said:

    Haha! I think that might be a valid strategy this term. :D

    And therefore, we can proudly say that “XLRI has taught me how to stifle my dreams without remorse.” :P

  11. Varun 'vkg' Gupta, on October 12th, 2009 at 12:40 am Said:

    IR waale ho…gas to zindgi hai tumhari!

  12. Gurdit, on October 12th, 2009 at 12:50 am Said:

    Kyon? BM mein tum logon ne abhi tak gas maarna seekhi nahi hai kya? :P

  13. Kenneth, on May 4th, 2011 at 9:33 pm Said:

    What you have just described, is how I went about my assignments…nice to know i am not the only one!

  14. Lorna, on May 14th, 2011 at 10:02 pm Said:

    Great post! Can totally relate, many of my uni assignments got done using this method…

    Cheers.

  15. Pia Lang, on May 19th, 2011 at 10:58 am Said:

    Now this really reflects reality! Students like me will really be able to relate to it! And even if others will say that following this method will really be bad, well, at least they have someone to laugh at! LOL!

    Thanks for sharing!

  16. Jenny, on February 26th, 2012 at 9:21 pm Said:

    Haha, it’s so true, the whole creative process, the hope for magnificent results and at the end being happy just to do something. :-)

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