I have been to India more than a few times and I’m always left amazed how savvy, and street smart the kids are.
You may have seen the film Slumdog Millionaire or City of God that brings these characters to light. These movies resonate with me, because these kids are the real deal. The reality is these kids are hustling, testing what works, what doesn’t and getting so good that they know exactly what works.
I recently came across this video below while browsing Ramit’s site ( all about personal finance – seriously you must spend a day going through it!) Anyway, When I heard this little kid speaking different languages I thought.. damn, how did he learn that?
Now I’ve mentioned before there is beauty in good enough. Yes that works in the short term, creates momentum when you’re getting started. But in the long term, you have to keep getting better, practicing what isn’t so normal. Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours, I personally feel shorter, just always taking it one step further.
The other things is, what I’ve always thought, but really starting to realize is most of what we know comes from tinkering, doing things. The process of trial and error. For example the internet wasn’t made for its use is now, it was a military application. The list goes on for many other technologies.
And why aren’t these imaginative kids, making less than 5-10 dollars a day, not profiled in business magazines?
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