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Being young and stupid

April 05 2009 Published by Hillar Saare under Uncategorized

It has been 10 years since I graduated from primary school. I’m trying to remember what I was like back then. Well, I suppose a shy smart kid would be entirely accurate (I’ve changed a lot since then). I guess I was kind of weird, because I had already set a goal to got to a university when I was in 8. grade (out of 9 grades total in primary school). I actually chose my high school to complement this idea. It worked out just as planned. I’ve been walking my own road since – becoming a freelancer and now executing plans for large scale internet business.

Right now I’m on a train back to my childhood home. I’m on a mission. I’m going to teach my youngest brother mathematics, so he would be able to graduate primary school with decent possibilities for high school. Math is one of the most important subjects for any good career.

And he is such a sloth… I was lazy too, but this is another level of lazy. I don’t really have a clue, what motivates this kid. Believe me, I’ve tried many ideas that work on myself. But I’m not him. I was smarter and I cared enough to have good grades. I have a sense of obligation, he does not seem to have any. Playing computer games seems to satisfy him. He’s just young and stupid. Stupid in a sense of not caring for his own future.

I guess all I really need to do is figure out what is the motivator. I have a feeling it’s a tough assignment. Lucky for me – I like complex problems more than simple ones :D

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