Time Management, Study tips, Failure and more

Time Management, Study tips, Failure and more

How to prepare for this Exam? How to Study

Its a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get. Arnold Palmer that means more revision and test-papers you do, youve more chances of cracking prelims. If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, Id spend six sharpening my ax. Abraham Lincoln that means more test papers & revision before prelims! Do what you can with what you have where you are. Theodore Roosevelt its not necessary to go to Delhi for coaching and It is ABSOLUTELY unncessary have Vajirams Notes original or xerox . Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. Alfred A. Montapert means try to understand what youre reading instead of just flipping the pages or cramming it down. because Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to practical use. Unknown

you can never solve Mental ability questions in prelims by cramming down probability formulas. youve to actually practice some sums. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt In the beginning you might feel like Youll never remember a thing in History or learn any economy or locate any geographical place, and will think about skipping the topics but only after rounds of revisions You gain strength, courage, and confidence. Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan that means if you cant understand what is capital account convertability or Centre-state tax list then atleast try to know a few basic things about it rather than completly skipping the topic. Do not wait for extrordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations. Jean Paul Richter this is for those who think theyll finish all revision /syllabus right before one week of exam, when theyre under full stress & mood. Dont be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. Dale Carnegie that means try to clear the basic concepts first. you cant explain the impact of Revenue administration in British India on present inter-state disparity & migration unless you understand the basic things about Ryotwari/Mahalwari/Jamindaari

subsystems of Revenue administration in British times.

Strong Determination
Whats the most important thing for success in Civil service Exam? Attitude and Strong determination. so, Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. Josh Billings today you think you should give GRE and goto America, tomorrow you think you should give IELTS and go to UK / Australia and on third day you decide to give UPSC, fourth day thinking about CAT and so on wont take you anywhere- Decide now what you want to be in your life, and stick to the plan. (its good to have backup plans but the backup plans shouldnt be allowed to suck you into becoming lazy and careless regarding your primary objective.) There will be people who care for you and want you to switch to something safer and more predictable like theyll say dont give this exam, instead do MBA or go to America like my cousin is doing etc. tell them You see things and say Why?; but I dream things that never were and I say Why not? . George Bernard Shaw When youre studying in a group / going to coaching classes, there will be negative thinkers wholl try to sink you down in their own negative pessimistic attitude towards UPSC (well never make it- its a matter of luck etc. ) Tell them Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night. Marilyn Vos Savant like joining the civil service!

Time management,
this is important, because many candidates, once determine to give this exam, but then waste tonnes of their Hours Daydreaming about what theyll do once they become and IAS/IPS officer. Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg means dont let other people waste your time via chain sms/email/orkut scraps! If you cant sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. Dale Carnegie Footprints on the sands of time are never made by sitting down. Unknown The future depends on what we do in the present. Mahatma Gandhi A loser seldom lives in the present, but instead destroys the present by focusing on past memories or future expectations. Muriel James Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. Its perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes weve learned something from yesterday. John Wayne

He who seeks rest finds boredom He who seeks work finds rest. Unknown Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie

Excuses, Excuses
like when you get low marks in test series / fail in prelims and make excuses for your faulty preparation & blame it on everything else other than yourself. An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded. Alexander Pope Because Niney-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. George W. Carver Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And dont pray when it rains if you dont pray when the sun shines. Satchel Paige

Jealousy & Hatred

if youre going to coaching classes, youre most like to encounter someone who knows more than you, someone who scroes more marks than you in the test series. or sometimes you might fail in any stage of exam, while someone you know, gets selected in UPSC so on that event, you must not lose your temper-keep in mind that If you envy successful people, you create a negative force field of attraction that repels you from ever doing the things that you need to do to be successful. If you admire successful people, you create

a positive force field of attraction that draws you toward becoming more and more like the kinds of people that you want to be like. Brian Tracy When you are content to be simply yourself and dont compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Lao-Tzu Every artist was first an amateur. Ralph Waldo Emerson so If you dont know when Babur came to India / when was 1st Carnatic/ Maratha war fought- like your friends do, then dont worry. Find the answer. they all didnot know it at some point in their life. Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses. Dale Carnegie No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt So dont feel inferior is some random dude scores more marks than you do @ the coaching classes test series. Dont worry over what other people are thinking about you. Theyre too busy worrying over what you are thinking about them. Unknown

Failure in Prelims / Mains / Interview

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein That means, if you fail in prelim / mains, modify your strategy. otherwise

If you keep on doing what youve always done, youll keep on getting what youve always got. W.L. Bateman Many people dont crack this exam on first trial, so If you cant make it, dont fall in into depression trap because If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system. Unknown Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino Remember that failure is an event, not a person. Unknown If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything. Mary Hemingway

For History people

An age is called Dark Age, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it. James Michener

While writing Essay remember

Dont criticize what you dont understand, son. You never walked in that mans shoes. Elvis Presley Have the courage to act instead of react. Earlene Larson Jenks and Finally

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didnt do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain now is the right time to decide the career path. once your age above 30 years, itll be hard to change careers or do anything about your life. so Tie the laces and start running right NOW.