Press "Enter" to skip to content

Being conventionally unconventional | Pratap Dodla | TEDxVIT


[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Applause]

[Music]

thank you

[Music]

could you get [Music]

[Applause] right now every single person in this

right now every single person in this room would agree to go and police annex

room would agree to go and police annex that for a potion to stand out of the

that for a potion to stand out of the crowd there has to be crab sauce people

crowd there has to be crab sauce people do not stand on the right only if

do not stand on the right only if there’s this contrast between these two

there’s this contrast between these two kind of people one can identify the one

kind of people one can identify the one who stands out it can be impede let’s

who stands out it can be impede let’s take an example of computer speed from

take an example of computer speed from 80s and 90s how many names pops up in

80s and 90s how many names pops up in your mind when I say this everyone knows

your mind when I say this everyone knows this gentleman yeah the one who

this gentleman yeah the one who revolutionized the way we look at things

revolutionized the way we look at things mr. Steve Jobs good another person Bill

mr. Steve Jobs good another person Bill Gates

Gates probably everyone who got introduced to

probably everyone who got introduced to virtual world was through Microsoft

virtual world was through Microsoft products right who else can you remember

products right who else can you remember your name

your name a couple of more a few more names and

a couple of more a few more names and some of them probably because we have

some of them probably because we have all watched the movie called jobs yeah

all watched the movie called jobs yeah and then only a few people are selected

and then only a few people are selected or considered to be the flag bearers of

or considered to be the flag bearers of the entire industry of course because of

the entire industry of course because of their approach their achievements and

their approach their achievements and the way they have brought in the

the way they have brought in the paradigm shift but what about others

paradigm shift but what about others others when I say the people who have

others when I say the people who have made important contribution to the cause

made important contribution to the cause what about them just because they are

what about them just because they are not popular just because probably you

not popular just because probably you don’t know them or haven’t heard about

don’t know them or haven’t heard about them don’t they really matter the people

them don’t they really matter the people who choose to go conventionally are they

who choose to go conventionally are they unday praiseworthy many people who are

unday praiseworthy many people who are forgotten are not unsuccessful how do we

forgotten are not unsuccessful how do we define such being successful anyways

define such being successful anyways for some of you it might be money for

for some of you it might be money for some of you it might be Fame as far as

some of you it might be Fame as far as I’m considered I believe that every

I’m considered I believe that every single night if you go to bed with that

single night if you go to bed with that smile on your face you are successful

smile on your face you are successful every single morning when you get up

every single morning when you get up with that zeal to go out there give you

with that zeal to go out there give you a hundred percent to whatever you do

a hundred percent to whatever you do that is called being successful let me

that is called being successful let me give you another example there’s this

give you another example there’s this person of a gentleman who after having a

person of a gentleman who after having a long tiring day at work goes back to

long tiring day at work goes back to home and decides to go out for a family

home and decides to go out for a family dinner

dinner so the entire family leaves the home and

so the entire family leaves the home and they head to head they head towards

they head to head they head towards though they’re one of the favorite

though they’re one of the favorite restaurants in the city only to find

restaurants in the city only to find themselves getting stuck in this traffic

themselves getting stuck in this traffic jam on a slow lane now this person has

jam on a slow lane now this person has two options one either he can go with

two options one either he can go with the flow of the traffic keep his calm or

the flow of the traffic keep his calm or he can cut the lane go into the fast

he can cut the lane go into the fast lane and see how it goes

lane and see how it goes correct now this person choose to be the

correct now this person choose to be the second choice for the goes for the

second choice for the goes for the second option so he cuts the lane with

second option so he cuts the lane with all the hustle with all the honking with

all the hustle with all the honking with all the noise with all the irritation he

all the noise with all the irritation he successfully does that droves ahead of

successfully does that droves ahead of the other people in the slow lane maybe

the other people in the slow lane maybe for a kilometer or two and only to find

for a kilometer or two and only to find himself stuck in another Jam now this

himself stuck in another Jam now this one is even worse this one is stagnant

one is even worse this one is stagnant and to his frustration he sees on to the

and to his frustration he sees on to the previous lane and he finds that Lane is

previous lane and he finds that Lane is moving ahead

moving ahead even though slowly but steadily now he

even though slowly but steadily now he again plans to switch the lanes and

again plans to switch the lanes and again the honking thing and again

again the honking thing and again causing irritation so what this

causing irritation so what this gentleman is doing is create chaos

gentleman is doing is create chaos ladies and gentleman every single

ladies and gentleman every single decision making situation in our lives

decision making situation in our lives is like this highway only that it’s a

is like this highway only that it’s a bit more complex so it’s on us how do we

bit more complex so it’s on us how do we choose our options in this pursuit of

choose our options in this pursuit of being successful of the definition of

being successful of the definition of which even we are not very sure about we

which even we are not very sure about we are kind of drifting away from basic

are kind of drifting away from basic attributes or little manuals like being

attributes or little manuals like being grateful for what you have the sense of

grateful for what you have the sense of gratitude being thankful for what you

gratitude being thankful for what you get being happy for others sharing

get being happy for others sharing someone else’s sorrow helping someone

someone else’s sorrow helping someone saying sorry thank you

saying sorry thank you I’m not saying that you should not have

I’m not saying that you should not have an aim in life and you shouldn’t be

an aim in life and you shouldn’t be working hard no one has ever died of

working hard no one has ever died of working hard let me tell you that but

working hard let me tell you that but then in that pursuit we are as I

then in that pursuit we are as I mentioned drifting away from the basic

mentioned drifting away from the basic human instincts so as I said it’s not

human instincts so as I said it’s not just the destination but the journey

just the destination but the journey that matters so ladies and gentlemen

that matters so ladies and gentlemen let’s all try and be a better human

let’s all try and be a better human being instead of just trying to do

being instead of just trying to do something out of the box something

something out of the box something unconventional so that we could be

unconventional so that we could be recognized or relished by others let’s

recognized or relished by others let’s try and be a better human being but a

try and be a better human being but a person make this better world a better

person make this better world a better place to eleven and that ladies and

place to eleven and that ladies and gentlemen I called understanding the box

gentlemen I called understanding the box thank you

also since I’m a musician I think my music would speak much better than I did

music would speak much better than I did so I’ve wrote this song recently for all

so I’ve wrote this song recently for all those who needs to take it easy be a bit

those who needs to take it easy be a bit relaxed and just let it be the song is

relaxed and just let it be the song is called

called terracotta

terracotta [Music]

[Music] I think they have tried it I’ve got

[Music] so that may be what we have is it

so that may be what we have is it against without signing off may God

against without signing off may God bless you all thank you

bless you all thank you [Music]

[Music] [Applause]

Please follow and like us: