Marks for neatness

August 3, 2008 · Filed Under Opinion 

On the way to work I saw some kids in a school bus hastily copying homework. Although the kid must have copied the assignment word to word, but he will get 2 marks less than the student who finished his homework at home (if he is not found out that is). Two marks less for lack of neatness, for scrawny handwriting and a wobbly diagram.

Those bonus marks are not about beautiful handwriting, they are about the attention given while finishing the assigned work. Brands score (and lose) brownie points all the time. Decors of a retail outlet, presentation of a dish are signs on the thought and attention to detail given. If it is a hastily thrown together dish you would know, not just from the taste but also from how it is brought to your table.

Works for everything, carefully written alphabets and dotted lines on the earth’s diagram look like tiny elements that can be skipped. It will however determine whether you score those crucial two marks.

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