- If I did not stop quizzing after high school because it involved a lot of preparation if one had to make a mark when on stage
- If I really cultivated the habit of reading way earlier in life (say 7th standard or something)
- If I concentrated on my chess and took it further when i started playing during my school days
- If I did not take up engineering after school
- If I did not opt for a dual degree from BITS ahead of a Comp. Sci degree at Anna University
- If I knew after school that Journalism was a decently paying career option
- If I did not appreciate the fact that getting high when in college was a fantasy
- If I had inherited loads of money and a big business to look after when i graduated
- If I really utilized my five years in BITS for constructive purposes
- If I had the courage and money to start up on my own when I wrote my first business plan
- If I really did not think MBA was the easiest path to money
- If I did not choose Software Development for my First Job just because it pays me well
- If I was born in a meagerly populated country
- If I knew how to manage time better
- If I was not the lazy goose that I am
- If Engineers in the country got high paying management jobs right after graduation
- If I could work from home always instead of going to the workplace daily
- If I had realized PG Wodehouse is the most hilarious writer quite earlier
- If I don't suffer from "lethologica" as frequently as I do
- If I was really not in the position to write this post after all
After writing so much of what i feel, I am sure i have made quite a big deal "Thinking Aloud".
No points for guessing that I am a big pessimist after one reads this.
