Experience First, Opinion Later

Arpit Bhayani

curious, tinkerer, and explorer


Before you form an opinion, experience it.

It’s easy to jump to conclusions and form opinions based on what others say. But nothing beats the firsthand experience. Before forming a strong opinion, take the time to see and understand things for yourself.

When you actually go through something, you see the full picture - the good, the bad, and everything in between. That’s when your opinion truly holds weight.

Holds true for all things work and all things learning. If you’re trying to make an impact, challenge the status quo, participate in design discussions, mentor people, make decisions, or navigate uncertainty - experience matters, because real impact demands real understanding.

The best part? It holds true for life, too.

Arpit Bhayani

Creator of DiceDB, Staff Engg at Google Ads and Dataproc, ex-Amazon Fast Data, ex-Director of Engg. SRE and Data Engineering at Unacademy. I spark engineering curiosity through my no-fluff engineering videos on YouTube and my courses


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