Clearing JEE Guarantees Nothing! || Acharya Prashant

Full video: Why an IITian loses focus - and what's the purpose of life || Acharya Prashant, IIT Kharagpur (2021)

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00:00Clearing the J is nothing. Clearing the J at best guarantees you bread and butter and an upper middle class kind of life.

00:07Doesn't mean much. There is a long distance to cover and especially as a woman in Indian conditions, you have to keep sprinting.

00:15You cannot reduce your pace, you cannot let your guard down, you cannot start seeking company and socialization and relationships.

00:22Because all of this ultimately leads to that one thing that we can call as the final bondage.

00:29Why do you want to go towards that? Be a scholar rather than the sensation on the campus.

00:34But that's what we want to be called, right? Mr. Campus or Miss Campus rather than the best scholar out there.

00:40And if you have to do something apart from your studies, there are so many co-curriculars to choose from.

00:47You get exposure to so many things that are usually not available to the common student.

00:53Excel in them. Socialization, etc. carry next to zero value.