#5 Coolest things: Christmas Edition
The Pygmalion Effect is such a powerful weapon to have. Also, did you know that Jingle Bells is not a Christmas Song?
Hey there, I moved to Bangalore last Friday.
After being throttled out of my hectic “work hard, play harder” Bangalore life on 14-March 2020, here I am, back to where I was, pre-Covid. Zero displacements.
And oh, I didn’t miss the traffic one bit. Please be kind, Bangalore.
During the magical time of this year, it feels a bit underwhelming.
The festive season can never be the same without our loved ones, and that is why it is important to wish them and thank them for being there for us through this difficult year. No matter how difficult the times have been, we have sailed through because of those around us. Thank you to the people I have gotten close to this year. Truly, a silver lining.
That being said, hope you have an exciting New Year!
Also, remember that it’s never too late to start a YouTube channel, a podcast, a blog, or even a cool newsletter, like yours and truly.
Happy reading!
Jingle Bells - Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh, what fun it is to learn trivia about your favourite holiday tunes!
Perhaps no single piece of secular music is more ubiquitous during the Christmas holiday season than "Jingle Bells."
Jingle Bells was originally a song about Thanksgiving
in 1857.
If you take a closer look at the lyrics of the song, they mention nothing specifically about Christmas.
If someone calls you out for listening to “Jingle Bells” before Thanksgiving, tell them that it’s what the writer of the song would’ve wanted!
The Pygmalion Effect
It happened in a little British school and started off as a mistake that leads to a curious finding.
In a British school, a mistake was made.
The computer system accidentally bungled up the students with higher test scores in the class which was meant for underperforming kids.
The system placed the underperforming kids in the advanced class.
6 months later…
During this time, the underperforming students were encouraged and pushed along by their teachers, believing they were the gifted students in the advanced class. In the other classroom, the teachers operated from the premise that the students were academically less capable.
The computer mistake was eventually picked up, but not before this extraordinary finding, that the students who were previously underperforming outperformed the high performing ones, in every measure
Both classrooms were teaching identical content. But the power of the Pygmalion effect was at play as:
What’s the irony?
Both classrooms were teaching identical content. But the power of the Pygmalion effect was at play:
We rise or fall to the expectations placed upon us.
Without even realizing it, we can nudge others towards success.
Everyone is holding greatness within.
Be the light that illuminates this greatness from others.
One of the greatest gifts we can receive is a person’s genuine belief in us.
It costs nothing to give and is worth more than you could imagine.
ENDNOTE: A Million Dollars
From one of my favourite people on Twitter,
Create. For. Yourself.
Provide a bonus to your future self by leaving a creative trace.
Until 2021,
Darshil
👋 The End
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