Is it really worth memorizing

I met my air hostess friend and I got to know that she has to memorize the two scripts she recites in the air-place; one, before taking off and another before landing. But because, in this case, this is all that they have to remember, it makes sense to memorize it as the customers are happy to see my beautiful air hostess friend addressing the passenger and not looking into a piece of paper.

But what about other professions or college where memorizing isn't really essential but the guy who has everything memorized is considered smarter. I am sure, most of you have experienced having to be with the guy who has everything (that you want to know) memorized; these guys are a great help because they are like a walking encyclopedia/guide, but apart from them providing you the memorized information, they don't provide anything that is smart. It is a smart solution to memorize and service people quickly (that's business), but memorizing in itself ins't really smart, that is, memorizing doesn't make you smart.

So, in general, in any given job, if we are told to memorize something just because it is considered a smart thing to do, ask yourself "is it really worth memorizing? or should I learn it *just* because it makes me smarter?". All in all, don't memorize unless its very necessary.

Even if you love photography, you don't necessarily need a DSLR, this is why?

I was chatting with a friend the other day and he said something about *buying a DSLR* that just makes sense. This must reach a lot of us who are planning to buy a DSLR because we are interested in photography. As a matter of fact, it's not just about buying a DSLR but it is about the idea behind buying or doing anything. The conversation was something like this:

Me: I am planning to buy a DSLR, it captures amazing photos

Him: Why DSLR, whats wrong with the normal point and shoot camera?

Me: DSLR clicks good photos and that's what everyone seems to have these days

Him: Don't buy DSLR for that reason...buy only if a normal point and shoot camera is restricting you from capturing the kind of photos you want, that is, if point and shoot camera can do everything you want, why go for a DSLR?

We want what's best in the market but the question is, do we really need it?. A lot of us like photography and we want to click really beautiful snaps; now that shouldn't push you to buy a DSLR, because you can click great photos with a point and shoot camera...forget that, you can click great photos with your iPhone. We should think about what is it that we can't do with an iPhone that we really want to do and that a DSLR can? if you have a good answer for that, a DSLR is a superb purchase..just go buy it. 

In general, we don't necessarily have to buy what's best in the market. Think about what is it that you want to do and what is the best for doing *just* that. It is like hiring a CEO of one big shot company for a customer care job, just because he is the best sales men of the company. It doesn't make sense, does it?. Decide what you need and then decide what's the best for those needs...the best in the market can do everything, but you may not be able to do everything it allows you to do...a lot of us waste a lot of money by pursuing things that are the best in the market simply because they are the best.

Now go on and click snaps with you phone...you will surprise yourself when you see the kind of potential you have in photography.