Pro Tip for UPSC
Based on my decade long experience of observing, guiding and preparing with UPSC Toppers and aspirants, I classify Serious UPSC aspirants into two broad categories.
It is important to know which category you fall in, to make your preparation more streamlined.
1️⃣ People with Minds having really good abstract thinking
2️⃣ People with Minds having really good linear thinking
Those who are good at abstract thinking have the following characteristics
1. They inter relate everything that they have read and known since school time. Everything from newspaper to movies to YouTube videos, easily becomes a part of their knowledge base.
2. They find it really difficult to maintain a daily routine and often find it difficult to study alone.
3. They thrive while listening to discussions and being part of debates around socio-political issues.
People with abstract thinking are really good at tackling the Prelims exam and do really well at the interview stage. They are reasonably better in writing Essays as well. Gs Mains in particular is something that troubles them a lot.
The 2nd category of people having a Mind with linear thinking have the following characteristics:
1. They thrive around having a routine and find it easy to make detailed notes and write tests on a regular basis.
2. They can sit for long hours and find it more comfortable to study alone. They find it easy to limit themselves to the need and syallabus of the exam and consciously avoid debates and discussions to save time.
3. They find it difficult to answer random questions in Prelims and Essay paper, but are really good at dealing with predictable themes.
People with linear minds are generally reasonably good at GS Mains and Optional papers. They write good number of points in Mains answers(taking out one point from another and so on) and more often than not score really well in Mains. Interview, Essay and Prelims are the places where they struggle.
To be continued in next post(about what should be the course of action for both the categories of people for having a good shot at CSE 2024) ..
#csetopperPROTIP
Based on my decade long experience of observing, guiding and preparing with UPSC Toppers and aspirants, I classify Serious UPSC aspirants into two broad categories.
It is important to know which category you fall in, to make your preparation more streamlined.
1️⃣ People with Minds having really good abstract thinking
2️⃣ People with Minds having really good linear thinking
Those who are good at abstract thinking have the following characteristics
1. They inter relate everything that they have read and known since school time. Everything from newspaper to movies to YouTube videos, easily becomes a part of their knowledge base.
2. They find it really difficult to maintain a daily routine and often find it difficult to study alone.
3. They thrive while listening to discussions and being part of debates around socio-political issues.
People with abstract thinking are really good at tackling the Prelims exam and do really well at the interview stage. They are reasonably better in writing Essays as well. Gs Mains in particular is something that troubles them a lot.
The 2nd category of people having a Mind with linear thinking have the following characteristics:
1. They thrive around having a routine and find it easy to make detailed notes and write tests on a regular basis.
2. They can sit for long hours and find it more comfortable to study alone. They find it easy to limit themselves to the need and syallabus of the exam and consciously avoid debates and discussions to save time.
3. They find it difficult to answer random questions in Prelims and Essay paper, but are really good at dealing with predictable themes.
People with linear minds are generally reasonably good at GS Mains and Optional papers. They write good number of points in Mains answers(taking out one point from another and so on) and more often than not score really well in Mains. Interview, Essay and Prelims are the places where they struggle.
To be continued in next post(about what should be the course of action for both the categories of people for having a good shot at CSE 2024) ..
#csetopperPROTIP