beating the law of marginal utility!! 😀💪

"Marginal Utility is defined as the utility obtained by the consumption of an additional unit of a commodity"

As someone who learnt this is 11th Grade, I never really understood this concept. The primary reason for this could have been the fact that I was experiencing something that was in stark contrast of what this concept stood for. I know Marginal Utility applies only to commodities and not human emotions but I am using this reference just to highlight the magnitude of my experience. I'm sorry to all the economics freaks out there. I truly apologise for this. 🙇‍♂️

Okayyy, I'm starting this!!! Thanks for showing patience and in case you haven't read the above part and skipped directly to this, I'm wasting a bit of your time. No apologies for that 😜

I did not enjoy the school at which I spent 8 years🥲. I know this is a major part of my schooling life and has shaped me into who I'm today, but I haven't had any memorable experiences at that place. So, when I shifted to a new school which was nearly 45 km away from my home, a lot of things were going on in my mind. First, it was my decision to study Commerce despite getting a 489/500 in my 10th Grade. The reason why I have shared my score is because people often tend to look down on Commerce grads thinking that they're the less intelligent and don't do well academically as compared to Science streamers🙂. The second thought was the distance and time between my home and school. A whopping 45 km and 2 hours journey. Yes, I travelled daily. I know I'm stupid to have done all this just to learn Commerce😅. Okay! The last thought was the kind of people whom I had to tackle on a daily basis at the new place. Perhaps the last one was the most important among all because I wanted to thoroughly enjoy my last 2 years in school unlike the previous 8. 😊

Contrary to what the law of marginal utility says, I did not derive any additional happiness in the first few days. Infact, I remember rethinking my choice after the first few days. So, there was a kinda negative trend on the happiness aspect. But, the next few months showed a completely different trend. Unlike my previous school, where the entire focus was solely on academics and no emphasis was laid on extra-curricular activities, I found my school to be in a more relaxed state. 

For a major part of my life, I didn't have any friends but suddenly at this new place I found myself talking and mingling with people with a hope that I'd befriend them. And guess what? I was successful😁. And since I had friends and was at a much more relaxed place, I found the happiness that I was deriving from each day, to be more than the previous day. Okay! At this point, you'd be thinking that there is a twist in the plot but there isn't any to your surprise! Got you!!!!

Except those first few days at my school, I have enjoyed each and every day and the enjoyment showing only an upward trend. But wait, the law of marginal utility states that the marginal utility, after a certain point, starts to decrease with the consumption of every additional unit. But my experience has been a lot different. I, despite graduating from my school over a year ago, still enjoy going, talking and discussing about it every single day. And perhaps the happiness and enjoyment I get from doing this every time is more than that of the previous time. 🧡

For this, I'd like to thank my friends to whom I'm forever indebted. 🥰😍 The only complaint I have with regards to my friends is that they never taught me to use emojis appropriately. I still struggle guys! 😫

Why did I write this blog?

I had seen a few posts on LinkedIn about negative school life and its irreversible impact. I was pretty much convinced to share my experience from the moment I read those posts about how I reversed the said phenomenon. Also, it had been a while since I had posted something casual on my blog. So, this arrived as the perfect topic for me to share my experience. 

I hope you (I know there are a couple of readers) enjoyed this post. I'll be soon sharing another post of this kind comparing year 2022 to year 2024 and why I believe 2024 is very similar to 2022 for me.

Till then, bye!! 👋