Undergraduate Lesson #5: Have a purpose – Know why you’re doing what you’re doing

This is the last part of this series of lessons. I initially settled to create a list of seven lessons I learned during my college life but somehow I could not complete it. I got stuck after Lesson #2 and so I wasn’t able to write on this series until now. Still, this series has to be completed.

Why did I work on this series? As a newbie blogger, this is my first attempt to write a sequence of posts, rather than unconnected ones. Also, I wanted to compile a short list of lessons, not necessarily new but personalized, which may be both relevant to me and you. In fact, this is simply a realization of the purpose I set for this blog.

Doing what’s necessary seems to be a laudable act, but it has to be guided by a purpose, otherwise it only becomes a drudgery. Having a purpose gives direction to what you’re doing. It may be an ideal, something which can never be completed. Nevertheless, it’s still something worthy to strive for.

Thank you for reading this list. As always, comments are most welcome. This series is now officially closed but there are still new lessons which need to be learned…

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