How to maintain consistency during civil services preparation?
Building Consistency takes time. It takes constant practice. There will be days that you hate studying, but on those days, you must study. In this blog, here are some steps on How to maintain consistency during civil services preparation? Read this blog till the end. This blog is undoubtedly going to be the most interesting one. Let us get started.
Ideas you need to know to help you build Consistency in UPSC CSE preparation:
-Start Slow, Start Small
Don’t set impossible targets for day 1. Don’t be in a rush. If you think you can just wake up one day and start studying for 10 hours, then let me stop you now. There are a few people who are capable of doing that, but the rest of us mortals need to build up to it.
Start like this:
Week 1 – 2 hours daily study.
Week 2 – 4 hours daily study.
Week 3 – 6 hours daily study.
Week 4 – 8 hours daily study.
-Practise Scheduling the things:
Indubitably, schedules are a great way to build Consistency. The more you can automate your day, the better. This way, you don’t have to think about doing things but are just doing them one after the other. For example, I can wake up, sleep, and study every day at the same time.
-First Plan Your Breaks:
We start procrastinating when we keep working without breaks. We all need breaks; we’re humans, after all, not machines. Also, downtime helps you recover from fatigue & lets you play with new ideas. So, when you plan, schedule your breaks first. For example:
While creating a daily timetable, I would fix my free time first. (2-3 PM and 6-7 PM). Only after deciding that I fill the rest of the day with study targets. So, going into the day, I know where my breaks are, and I don’t have to repeatedly think about when I can take a break.
-Don’t Stop Believing:
Having faith in yourself is the foundation for everything else. Trust yourself:
That you have what it takes.
That you will do what is needed.
That you will show up every day.
That you will grow from each challenge.
And you will become unstoppable.
Bringing it to an End:
There’s a vast syllabus for UPSC prelims and Mains since you have to study a lot of subjects like history, geography, polity, economy, environment, logic, maths, English, etc. You have to solve MCQs, write essays, write answers, study for your optional, etc. The process lasts for a year by itself. However, the most challenging part of this exam was that I had to keep doing these things for long periods.
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