Mehak Jain, AIR 17 : Notes and Strategy

2024-06-17 15:16:24 ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-16 16:38:49 Observations so far :

1. Laxmikanth is your truest friend.

2. Factual questions ~ scope of applying ‘elimination techniques’ and committing ‘silly mistakes’ in equal measure

3. PYQs is the only constant in UPSC preparation.

4. Paper may appear to be ‘easy’, but it wasn’t. Cutoff will not cross 100 (Telegram pe toh 201 bhi jaa sakti hai). It will definitely increase from last year.

5. CSAT was CSATing - making its importance felt but not acting as a dream killer.

Takeaways?

1. Start preparing for Mains right away. Can chill for 3-4 days. Watching a few lectures a day is also a part of chilling.

2. Prepare a schedule for your Mains prep - sources, revision, value addition, test series. Do the planning part now.

3. Speculating the cutoff will do you no good, completing Ethics paper before the results are announced will do.

Available for any doubts that you might have about Mains prep, but I expect you to go through the pinned messages before asking.

Happy ‘prelims is done!’ ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-16 09:39:28 Hoping for the same sanity in CSAT paper as well!
Best wishes ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-16 09:35:32 When Insiders predict a repeat of last year’s difficulty and convoluted questions!

Atleast commission recognised the blunder and didn’t make it overtly erratic.

I’m sure Sherlockers would have handled well!

@UPSCneil ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-15 19:17:12 Sending best wishes your way! ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-14 15:20:15 Things to let go of before appearing for Prelims 2024

1. Fear of failure - Once you accept the worst possible outcome, you free yourself of the burden of expectations and this helps you attempt the paper in a much better mental state.

2. Overthinking - Trust your instincts.

3. Unnecessary stress - listen to some calm music, take adequate rest and be at peace with yourself.

4. Perfectionism - Accept that good is good enough! You have done whatever you could have.

5. The baggage of past mistakes/failures - you don’t have to carry it all, just lessons learned and the strength gained.

6. Things you have no control over - the difficulty of the paper, the type of questions asked, from which sections of the syllabus , cutoff etc etc.


Have faith in your abilities and in the magic of the Universe ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-12 19:17:10 Full speech -

ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-12 11:03:44 Perfection is impossible. Even the best ranked tennis player win barely more than half the points he plays. The point you’re playing is the only point that matters. Similarly, the question you’re solving should be the only question you’re focusing on. Mindset is everything! ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-08 09:43:55 Mantra for the upcoming days! ओपन / कमेंट

2024-06-02 13:26:29 ओपन / कमेंट