Your Modules Are Just Mental Models | Pieter Pienaar Pt1

We are joined by Pieter Pienaar, academic trainee at the University of Pretoria and aspiring CA. After graduating with distinction and completing postgraduate studies at UP, ranked 2nd in the world in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Championship in Las Vegas in 2024. We chat about the incredible value of your studies, not just as qualifications to land an amazing job but as the frameworks and mental modules that mould your thinking in the world.We also chat about:How to systematically unpack the complexity of test papers;Why value creation is the crux of your career;How the real economy of the US died in 2008;Why SAICA is considerably changing some of the academic curriculum;Capitalism's role in innovation for the modern world, and more.Enjoy!_________________________________________Listen to Pieter's first episode:SpotifyApple Podcasts_________________________________________Connect with me on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alunga-madala_________________________________________Follow us on Instagram - @the_rdtocaFollow us on LinkedIn - The Road to CA PodcastSubscribe to our YouTube - @TheRoadtoCAPodcast