Frustration to Innovation!!

I joined Manhattan Associates as a Quality Analyst ( It is a refined name for a testing engineer ;) ). Initially I found what ppl did and what I had to do, absolutely ridiculous. It was only when I was given the automation project, things changed. Even writing automation (Win runner) scripts was a boring task. However My roommates always used to say that any similar repetitive task can be and should be automated. This remained my inspiration and I started organizing my tasks such a way that it was similar and repetitive and achieved another level of automation and dramatically increased the productivity. There was a very good recognition for me in the company. I got personal appreciation from the leaders of the company including the MD, CTO and CEO. My MD said that I was a part of the solution and not the problem. The video below which was put in our intranet portal is an example. I just wanted to share it with you all. Pls do watch :).



The idea of automating any similar repetitive task remains in my head and I'm implementing it as much as I can in my work. Some crazy ideas like automating highly repetitive tasks in life like cooking and the likes keeps flashing in my head. However I'm uncertain if I will be able to do anything to it :) !!!

Be selfish but also be responsible

I know it is after a very long time. Somehow, I could post my thoughts as a blog only now. However, I now have a series of them listed down and will post them one by one. Thanks for your visit and comments in advance.

I have just finished reading a Michael Connelly book - Chasing the Dime. It was a page-turner. I had the urge to complete it as fast as possible, which is not always the case with all the novels. Therefore, the point is it was an awesome read for me and you too can try this author if you have not yet.

My interpretations and inferences:

The novel is about the industrial giants preventing a revolutionary invention to happen, as it would affect their business. Despite the fact that it would change everything in the world the way it is. It would dramatically improvise all that is done for the welfare of life. It would make impossibilities possible.

However, for this to happen, the idea has to be encouraged, the invention needs funding for a proof of concept and prototype. Later on, it should reach people making them realise its capabilities and should be widely accepted by many of them, which is very important. What if it is capable, it is of no use unless people believe that it is.

Therefore, it is not so easy to improvise or change the system with just the idea, urge and good intentions. One has to struggle to make the society believe. Otherwise, he fails pathetically. The irony is one who is not capable but is able to convince people, wins.

Why is this so difficult? Is not improvisation and change that would benefit the society as a whole, a people's need?

Actually, people need improvement and benefits but only for them. They are not bothered about what should happen to others and the world.

That is the reason the industrial giants does not want a revolutionary invention to happen. It would destroy their business. Not all that they do at present may make sense after that invention is widely accepted by people. Therefore, they do not want it to happen despite the fact that it would be of great benefit for the whole world. You can find several such examples in real life. Good intentions are not being encouraged unless it personally benefits people.

Is this being selfish? So, is being selfish wrong? Does this mean that if people are selfish nothing good can happen!

There is nothing wrong in being selfish, you have to be selfish. Actually, every body is selfish because that is how one can be. Even a person who does lots of charity and social work is selfish. He does that because he feels happy in doing that.

So, how a common good can happen if everybody is selfish? It can. Just that apart from being selfish, you should realize that you are responsible for everything in the world. It is not being responsible. It is realizing that you are responsible because you already are responsible. Whatever you do has an impact in the society and in turn the whole world.

It is like every cell in the human body having an impact in the functioning of the body. Like every component of an atom determining its characteristics. We are after all a component of the society. Whatever we do therefore has an impact in the society. Not just that, whatever happens to the society has an impact on us. You feel the pain if you get hurt. You will feel the same pain even if the society you live in gets hurt.

Therefore, we already are responsible for everything happening around us. Around us does not mean just ourselves or our family and friends. It means our society, country, the whole world and even more than that.

Once this realization of universal responsibility happens, being selfish would definitely lead to a common good. If the industrial giants had realized their responsibility, they would have made a better decision even being selfish and benefit from the revolutionary invention.

I cannot imagine the kind of harmony, happiness and collaboration that would result if this realization happens in a large scale.

Intro

I took me this long to enter the wonderful world of expressions. Hi to all my fellow beings. For those who don't know me, I'm Magizhan( read "Magilan" if you can't bend the tip of your tongue to its middle to pronounce this special letter in tamil) :) I'm not that complicated.

I was born in a small beautiful village called "Chinnankuppam" as the first son to my loving parents. Brought up in the same place till my 4th enthralling everybody by my charm and intellect(they say ;))....

Shifted to Krishnagiri, during my 5th std. Did my secondary education in Cambridge Matric, a lovely school located in a serene and beautiful locale full of colorful plants and trees. The school not just made the seeds realize its totipotency but also its children who grew independent and strong. I'm one among them.

Went back to my loving grand parents in chinnankuppam for my higher secondary. State 2 in TNPCEE medicine was the outcome of love and affection my grand parents showered on me and the Motivation my Mom gave with a bit of determination and hard work.

ow! It wasn't an attempt to write an auto biography. Lemme finish it short.

I then chose engineering for medicine at CEG, Anna University and I've almost completed a year in Manhattan Associates, Bangalore.

Hopefully I structure the haphazard distributions in my gray matter and keep posting them here. Do read them and put your valuable comments :)..