Different Thinking IT People
Back
in 2010, when I was in my third year of B.Tech – Information
Technology, something unexpected happened. One day our professor walked
into the classroom and asked a few of us to apply for a seminar conducted in
a corporate company.
The
instruction sounded simple.
The
problem?
We
had no idea what we were supposed to present.
But
our professor strongly insisted.
“Just
apply for the seminar first. You can prepare the topic later.”
So
like most confused students of that time, I opened Google and started
searching for PPT templates. Now remember, this was 2010 Google. Back
then, finding a good presentation template felt like searching through a small
digital folder with only a few files inside.
After scrolling for a while, I found a presentation template that immediately caught my attention. It was green in color, clean, and already filled with content.
The
topic?
Bio
Energy.
Now
here comes the interesting part.
Even
though I was studying Information Technology, somehow I still chose that
Bio-Energy presentation template.
Why?
Because
the slides were already filled with content.
Less
typing.
Less
thinking.
More
confidence.
At
that moment it felt like the smartest shortcut.
But
looking back now, I realize something funny.
Choosing
a seminar topic just because the slides are ready is a little like installing
software without checking the system requirements.
Sometimes
it runs smoothly. Sometimes the system freezes.
And
sometimes… the error appears at the most embarrassing moment possible.
Anyway,
I edited the entire presentation first. Later my friend joined me, and together
we prepared to present the topic.
Before
the seminar started, my friend looked slightly nervous. But I confidently told
her, “Don’t worry. I will manage everything.” My confidence level at that time
was higher than the RAM usage of a heavy software installation.
Finally
our turn came.
We
stood on stage and delivered our seven-minute presentation.
Slides
moved smoothly. Points were explained. For a moment, it felt like the software
had installed perfectly and was running without any bugs.
Then
came the question.
Our
seminar in-charge looked at us and calmly asked: “You are IT students… why
did you choose the topic Bio Energy?”
And
suddenly…
My
brain stopped working. Complete system freeze….
It
was exactly like installing software without checking the system
requirements and suddenly seeing a compatibility error.
No
answer.
No
processing.
Just
silence.
My
friend quietly scratched my arm and whispered,
“Hey
girl… do something.”
After
a few seconds of panic, my brain finally restarted.
And I said the first sentence that came to my mind:
“IT people always think
differently.”
The
invigilator paused for a moment…
…and
then laughed.
He
asked one more formal question: “Did you actually implement this project in real
life?”
We
honestly replied: “No.”
(If
we had said yes… maybe we could have at least secured third prize.)
Later
during the result announcement, something interesting happened.
A
student from another college — also from the IT department — won first
prize.
Our
seminar in-charge was on stage announcing the result, and he said with a smile:
“The
first prize goes to… different-thinking IT people.”
At that moment my friend and I just looked at each other and tried very hard not to laugh. Because inside our minds we were thinking one thing: Good thing nobody checked our system requirements too carefully.
Even
today, that small seminar moment stays fresh in my memory. Because sometimes
life works exactly like software installation. If you install something
without checking the system requirements, it might crash…
⚠️ “Sometimes confidence installs faster than knowledge — and
that’s when life starts asking the real questions.”
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