School or the school of life?

I belong to the 70s generation. In our time, the top students were usually retained by the university as lecturers. These were truly outstanding individuals, role models for all students. Staying at the university as a lecturer was the dream of most of us students back then.

Recently, due to work requirements, I've reconnected with many friends who were retained by the university as lecturers. In their 40s, some have risen to leadership positions at the department/faculty level, but many remain regular lecturers.

Some people have good incomes (owning their own businesses, consulting for businesses, tutoring outside of school, etc.), while many others still live solely on their monthly salaries and overtime pay. Some enthusiastically talk about projects and plans at their school, while others simply complain about the system and working environment.

Journalist Nguyen Tuan Anh and the book "School or Life?"

I have a business partner, who is also a close friend, whose motto is: Learn, create, and innovate continuously. This serves as his motto for life and work. This young man says what he means and does what he says, not just chanting slogans for fun or showing off on social media. (Journalist Nguyen Tuan Anh and his book "School or Life?")

He was the one who encouraged me to take many more courses in management, leadership, human resources, sales, marketing, Facebook, etc. After studying all sorts of things, I realized that learning never stops. Graduating from university is just the beginning of a never-ending learning journey. If you stop and become complacent, even if you graduated at the top of your class, you'll become outdated after a short time.

What is learned in formal schooling accounts for only 10% of each person's knowledge. The remaining 20% of knowledge comes from interactions with society. 70% of knowledge comes from experience. Thus, life's school contributes more knowledge to each of us than formal schooling (90%).

The 10:20:70 formula also explains many phenomena that we have spent a lot of time discussing: the increasing number of unemployed graduates while businesses are desperately searching for staff; many excellent university students failing to succeed in life…

The 10:20:70 formula above has been summarized globally and analyzed very well by Dr. Alok Bharadwaj (Former Senior Vice President, Strategy Manager of Canon Asia; President of the Asian Marketing Directors Association) in his book. Building and operating a modern human resource management system., This book, which I compiled, was published in Vietnam by HBR Business School at the end of August 2019.

What is learned in school, even though it only accounts for 10%, is very important to each person's knowledge.

However, for new students, I would like to clarify further to avoid misunderstandings about studying: 10%, a small amount of knowledge from formal schooling, is the foundation for achieving 20% and 70% later on. Therefore, you must first study well at school.

Then consider social relationships and friends (20%). The second step is the basis for the third step: Practical experience in a specific job. Good luck!

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