If you could live your life again what would you have done differently? And please no, I would not change?
I have charted out a big plan in consultation with my close friends. If at all I get such an ideal and golden chance, I will leave no stone unturned to achieve my cherished goals.
If you could restart your life again?
I would keep things as is, I wouldn't change a thing. The mistakes I have made (which are many) have only taught me who I am today, and I feel I am stronger from them. I do have regrets from choices I've made, but I try to look for the positives that came from them. I used to always say "I should have done this" but from whatever I shouldn't have done, did come something good. Hard to explain, without getting deep into my personal life, so I'll leave that as that.
What would you do differently if you could start MIT over again?
I would have taken the math courses more seriously. I tested out of 18.01 and 18.02 (single and multivariable calculus), and then was sick the semester I took 18.03 (differential equations) and barely scraped a C. My fundamentals weren’t all there, so I struggled in some of the math-heavy courses later on.I would also have learned some study habits, and been proud to use them. MIT culture tends to celebrate hardcore-ness: not sleeping for days, taking nine classes a term, etc. That’s not a terribly grown-up way to deal with things. MIT is an amazing place. If you could split yourself into a hundred copies, you could keep all of them busy. But there’s just one of you, so you’re going to have to make tough choices. It’s far better to make those choices with intention, rather than taking on too much, burning out, and then being forced into triage mode. Figure out what you’re going to focus on, do it efficiently and well, and then rest up and get ready to do it again the next day.
If you could be young again what would you do differently?
If I was 21 again, and knew then what I know now...hmmm. I would not have spent my birthday night drinking gin and tonics with lime (I've never been able to even taste gin again since then). I would not have spent so much time pining away over the guy I thought should be my boyfriend, instead of Pam's (who he ended up marrying anyway). I would have gone to bed earlier and been on time to work everyday instead of just once in a while because I had a great job and the people there (even my old boss) became some of my greatest friends later in life and I should have been more responsible and less dramatically selfish. I would not have said "YES" to a male roommate who applied to an ad in the paper to share my little two bedroom cottage (who turned out to be psycho crazy and I ended up having to get the police involved to "help" him move two weeks later.) I would have still dated my (now ex) husband and had our baby together, the one good thing we did...but I would NOT have married him just to show my Dad that I could make my own decisions, despite Dad's tearful reservations that my ex was a 'loser'. You were right, Dad. I would have sucked my stomach in when my picture was taken at my sister's wedding that year...since we now refer to that picture as "ball belly". I would not have lent my brand new car to my old boyfriend for the evening so he could ruin the interior with his pot-smoking friends by burning holes in the leather. Otherwise...it was a pretty good year because I learned lots of lessons that served me well later.
If you could relive your life, what would you do differently?
Turns the time machine onReturns to the 6 year old myselfMe seeing past-me eating mud from the flower potMe: Hey i am you from the future.Past me: Tune kaha aur maine maan liya =_=(How can i believe you give some proof)Me : Your big brother treats you like a servantPast me: Most big brothers do that tell me something more.Me : Ok you were the one who wrote I love you S****i on your brother’s text-book and got him beaten by the teacher.Past me : I believe you my master show me the path to futureMe : So now listen:Your brother gonna tease you by saying that you were brought from a dustbin,but don't cry he is lying.Your mother always gonna hide your videogame cassettes in the box of sugar so find them and be happy.Your first Crush isn't gonna be the hot one everyone drool's about, it's gonna be her bestfriend.Past me : Meri future main girlfrind bani kya?(Did i have a real girlfriend in future?)Me : (=_=)(After two minutes of crying in corner) Jo bol raha hun wo suno. (Just listen to what i am saying)Prepare for your IIT Advance too you lazy sloth.Tell your dad to invest in bitcoins,It's gonna be the next big thing in futureStart uploading videos on YouTube at the age of 16 rather than that of 20.EDIT-: Learn a little coding too idiot you're gonna be a software engineer.
If you could start your life all over again, would you? If you could, what would you do differently?
Well, I talk about that in my book, Yes is the Answer. What is the Question?, about how I had a difficult childhood and I might prefer not to relive that but it became formative so I may not have become who I am without having to face those adversities.You don’t always realize at the time when you are facing challenges that those challenges make you stronger. Having to work hard to get things you want as a kid, like lunch money, or new clothes, made me work harder as an adult because that was the only way I would get the finer things in life I saw that others had and I wanted them. No one was going to give me anything.In my book, I also discuss the value of second chances. One particular second chance I was given allowed me to have my epiphany that set the entire course of my career. Had that manager not given me that second chance, and had I not turned my life around because of it, I do not think I would be where I am today. It has also taught me to give others second, sometimes even third chances. We all make mistakes. But as long as we learn and grow from them, then we are moving forward.My biggest regret is that I didn't go to a 4-year college and get to be in a fraternity. I think I would have thrived there!
If you could be a teenager again, would you do anything differently?
yes, i will never party like i partied before, concentrate on my studies and not to fall for the same kind os person again. and also be more appreciative and show more care and love to my parents. they are now gone, i wish i could actually turn back the hands of time
Do you ever wish you could start your life all over again?
Somedays yes, others no. Yes because looking back at who I used to be, I would've changed that person sooo much, and i would've been happier that way. And no because I couldn't stand another 12 years of education!