Whats the Big Problem?

Yes, UPSC is going to do it again. It did change the syllabus many times in the past and patterns too.

“Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat”

Nothing can beat a top class preparation. It is simple to define top class preparation. Do everything every other person does and outsmart them in few chosen topics.

What is most important in the preparation is not finding the right source to prepare but also presenting it in a right way for the examiner. This needs lot of planning and persistent effort.

In the course of your preparation,

1. Survey the area for the changes, Analyze the trends.
2. Do not over generalise. Remember what sherlock holmes said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize with out facts”.
3. Find the required data and analysis to meet the demands of the examiner in various sources.
4. Take unified notes for the topics.
5. Recite it mentally and assimilate it.
6. Revise it !

Time Management and Limitations for Creative Individuals

I have been told to respect time and instill time management skills to grow rich and respectable. I humbly beg to differ.

Time management is indispensable for any individual to be more productive. The productivity here is related to execution of routine activity and not creative activity. Creative activity to my mind is a continuous search for meaning in things happening around you and inside your mind. This process cannot be quantified and as a consequence cannot be efficiently managed.

This should also not mean that Time management is a “No GO Area” for all creative individuals. Time management as noted above can work well with the routine activities. Creative individuals can use Time management techniques to free up large slots of time to enable them to pursue their creative tasks largely uninterrupted by routine tasks.