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I had a friend who used to take C's until she created her own cheating tactics.She now takes straight A's.For example, if it were a multiple choice question, she would signal me the number, and I would:Trace my nose for ATrace my brows for BTrace my ear for CTrace my lips for DIt took a second-long glance. We were never caught.I no longer cheat her. She no longer cheats.But she still takes A’s after she realized the greatness she feels after getting a full mark.Smart is finding the shortcuts that no one else sees.Finding them faster from everyone else.And without any effort.Only loopholes.But that doesn't make you a good person.Most of the time, those shortcuts are immoral and unethical.And only by working smart instead of being smart can you become a better person.

I had three guys in my branch.All three were good friends of mine.I have seen them attending classes, going on trips and outings.For them, every night used to be a typical boy's hostel night of engineering college.Trust me! No deadly subject and any End semester's datesheet could stir fear of exam in them.No matter how close the deadline of projects are and how seriously the professor takes the viva, they had their nerves controlled.And story doesn't have a twist that they all were scholars or branch toppers.No! Rather they all had below average cgpa.Now three years of engineering passed and it was a beautiful placement season.Many companies came and went. They even got the chance of making to the final round of interviews but sadly none of them could clear any of them.More than 80% batch got placed and people worse than their academics were having decent jobs.But their names were nowhere in list.It somehow happened, a friend of us got them refered to a tech company where she did her internship and by God's grace, they all got into it.Salary not so high but still they all did tremendous job in that company.And now , when one year has passed.They have left such a great impression by their work that they returned back to college not to get interviewed but to hire juniors for their company.Those guys who couldn't clear any interview last year were sitting on the other side of table.And it was just one year.Lessons from their life, no matter from where you start and how life has treated you , you can outshine in any given circumstances.

Boyfriend is in a bad mood tonight and I immediately wonder what on Earth I did to upset him. This makes me feel anxious, guilty, defensive. My reaction to his mood will be emotional and tangled. In my mind it involves me, you see.This is taking things personally.Before I appeared on the scene, Boyfriend experienced things. He had a full day filled with friction, was stuck in traffic, felt frustration. His bad mood is unrelated to me.Knowing that his mood and I are not related grants me distance. I decide to give him space. Or, I fix him a drink and set it by the coffee table. I feel calm, steady, receptive. His mood is not about me.Now, let me take it a step further. Let’s assume Boyfriend is indeed in a bad mood because of something I said or did. Even then, I can recognize his reaction to what I did is not pure, distilled me. He is a human being, and as such any reaction comes mixed with his history and his perspective and his emotional baggage. Even then I can separate myself from his mood. This is breathing room for empathy and compassion.This is the gift of realizing things that happen around me are not about me.Related:Dushka Zapata's answer to What is the best thing you've ever learned on Quora?