If you are asked to choose one of them, which one would you? Let’s
pick these two and discuss them individually.
Note: By sagacity I mean to establish a quality to be wise enough to
understand any given situation as quickly as possible and suggest a
solution for a problem at hand with extreme precision.
Experience is a quantifiable quality measured in terms of time and
exposure to a certain scenario. A person who worked for 10 years as a
carpenter is more experienced to a person who worked for 2 years.
It’s a simple math. But it really does not gives a clear picture of
a person’s understanding and depth of knowledge in any particular
subject. On the other hand we have sagacity. It’s a quality which
cannot be measured, but it can be felt. Sagacity is the quality
possessed by astute and dedicated individuals. A person with no
knowledge of a subject can be more productive than an experienced
individual at times.
Now it depends on a person whether he/she wants to gain experience or
sagacity. They are not the qualities that are gained by birth. They
are acquired by time. I’m not saying that an experienced person is
waste and is not worth giving respect. But considering an experienced
person above a capable person is certainly intolerable. I will quote
Ayn Ran here. “Why should ineptitude exists and have its say?”
It’s not that experienced person is inept. He/she is certainly an
asset, but he should use this asset to re-define the standards and
produce sagacious humans.
Since I am from IT industry, I have seen experienced individuals
getting promoted based on their level of seniority and inexperienced
getting oppressed even after being capable of learning more quickly
than the experienced person. This is not the ideal world we would
wanna create for our future generation. We would like to promote
talented and enthusiastic individuals. Then only we can consider the
system to be fair and wise.
When I joined my first company, I was as experienced as a new-born.
But the level of transparency I experienced there made me the man I
am today. All my curiosity was nurtured by highly talented and
experienced leaders. I was given a highly competitive environment,
where I can prove myself to be better than even an experienced
employee. I loved it and I cherished it. It helped me grow as much as
I desired.
I experimented with different technologies and adopted untested
methods. I failed and I tried again. I was considered as much man as
my seniors were. And so I became one.
I would recommend all my countrymen, with all due respect as a proud
Indian, to be open-minded and not be influenced by the sheer quantum
of experience a person holds. There’s more to a person than just
years on the resume. I would recommend that an individual should be
judged based on the capability to deduce, discuss, analyze and scale
based on the situation. This will certainly result in a drastic
change of one's mentality towards every phase of life, hence leading
to a better society.
Brain learns slowly, experience is slow. Talent is fast. Take enough
time, find your talent. Find something you love to do and invest
yourself into that. Give life a shot.
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