What are some great study habits to adopt?

  

1. Use table/bench instead of a bed
2. Try to wake up in morning and meet the ends
3. Have a 10-minute workout. Doing few PT exercises may suffice.
4. Try hardcopies instead of pdf.
5. Use highlighters and sketches.
6. Stick to the routine
7. Keep your table clean
8. Make a To-Do_List
9. Read theories before searching YouTube videos for the same
10. Use good quality notebooks
11. Don’t listen to songs often while studying. Listening Music and listening songs are two different things
12. Stay away from your cell phone.
13. Don’t watch comedy videos/stand up comedies to entertain yourself in between your long stretches of study.
14. Have a circle of few studious friends.
15. Drink a lot of water.

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How do I speak like Mr. Shashi Tharoor? I know constant practice but can anyone help and make me a flowchart for it?

Mr Tharoor was born in 1956 in London. He has been schooled in the best institutions that our nation has to offer. He has been an avid reader. In an interview with Bijoy Bharathan, he has mentioned and I quote:

“During my school days, I had taken it upon myself to finish reading one book every day — cover to cover for an entire year. By the end of the year, I had read almost 365 books — not really fat books per se, but those that I could finish in a day. I knew what I was setting myself up for.”

I would also like to draw your attention towards one of the passages mentioned in his wiki page that clearly states his appetite for literature.

Tharoor began writing at the age of 6, and his first published story appeared in the Sunday edition of The Free Press Journal, in Mumbai at age 10. His World War II adventure novel Operation Bellows, inspired by the Biggles books, was serialised in the Junior Statesman starting a week before his 11th birthday.

He has worked for 3 decades at United Nations working in various departments and in different countries.

All of those things: his career, his writing appetite, his schooling, sums him up, his persona, his intelligence and of course his speaking skill.

If you want to speak like Mr. Throor, gain knowledge as much as you can, work hard as much as you can, steal the opportunities as much as you can and in the end earn the rep as much as you can.
In the end you would have words to say, stage to speak, crowd to whom you may convince, confidence to sail and one day, someone would compliment you saying, “You truly remind me of Mr. Shashi Tharoor”

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How would Shashi Tharoor say "I love you"?

Tharoor: You are exotic my lady. The way you shimmer into this ecclesiastical edifice, bedecked with jewellery, fragrant with attar of roses may even cuff Hebe. And your attire my dame. There ain’t another outfit on this pale blue dot that balances better the twin feminine urges to conceal and reveal. There is this fallacy that you ain’t going to be in cahoot with someone. But the myths have anecdotal accretions, almost all apocryphal. This distance now suffuses my heart, stifle my breathing and perhaps I can’t help my involuntary stride to you accentuated by the erratic speed of the celluloid. I have fallen for you my marquise, completely smitten. Forgive me for my effrontery and spunk but bluntly speaking my mademoiselle, je t'aime.

Lady (dials someone on her cell and speaks): Haan pandit jee, Yeh Lodhi state aa jaiye aur saara samaan leke aaiyega.

Tharoor: :D


Thug Life :p

Note 1: He has used almost 75% of the exact words and lines in his works like Riot, The Great Indian Novel and The Five-Dollar smile.

Note 2: Dr Tharoor is very fluent in French too. Click Here

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" What is the best book by Shashi Tharoor? Why?"

Since he writes Fiction and Non-fiction both, you have to pick out one out of the twos to do the justice to the question.
In total, he has written 16 books to date. His fictions include:

1. Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century
2. Riot
3. Show Business
4. The Great Indian Novel
5. The Five Dollar Smile And Other Stories

His Non-fictions include:

1. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
2. India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in our Time
3. India: The Future Is Now
4. Shadows Across The Playing Field: 60 Years Of India-Pakistan Cricket
5. The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone: Reflections on India - the Emerging 21st-Century Power
6. Nehru: The Invention of India
7. Kerala: God's Own Country
8. India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond
9. Reasons of State
10. Bookless in Baghdad
11. Why I am a Hindu

His best fiction book is ‘Riot’. I didn’t pick ‘The Great Indian Novel’ because it has got fundamentally inspired from The Mahabharata. Though the approach of redefining the method of retelling the greatest story this civilization has ever heard of, The Mahabharata is commendable to its every bit. Still, the credit for the plot can’t adhere to his writing capacity. But his book had got its own importance. Younger Indians do get fascinated about The Iliad & The Odyssey; Romans; Babylonians but they miss the story of their own country. They don’t feel ‘cool’ to talk about Bhishma or Karna as they feel about Brutus and Ceaser. Amidst of that, he piqued the interest of younger generation in The Mahabharata through his Novel. That surely is very admirable.
Riot is a great story about the murder of a girl in a riot. I wouldn’t talk much about the plot but it is one of the best novels that you can pick and you won’t regret. Though I feel Shashi Tharoor is very best in writing Non-Fictions as compared to fictions.
His best Non-fiction book is India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond. President Bill Clinton himself had read the book while preparing for his visit to India in 2000.
‘When Tharoor gets down to India as a concrete personal experience, everything seems new and fresh.’ - New York Times on the book.
If you want to know more India, No one can better explain her better than Dr. Shashi Throor. That would summarize my take and views on his works.
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How do I study for 14 hours a day?

You are getting it wrong at first place. You don’t need to study for 14 hours a day to get your things straightened up. Its not about how hard you hit. It’s about how consistent you can hit. As Denzel Washington[1] has said and I quote, “Without commitment, you’ll never start, but more importantly, without consistency, you’ll never finish.” Study for just 6 hrs a day but make it throughout the week and month. Be it rain or storm; be it fog or clear sky; be it festival or any heart rending day; be you active or bed ridden with limbs broken; you must complete your basic quota of studying and then only you may take the day off.

On the other hand, when you accept the fact that you are not able to make it even 20 minutes a day then how can you aim for the tip of the iceberg. You are just at the foot of the mountain and you are aiming at the summit in a one damn shot. Aim small and have small targets. Have a 2 hr target with interval of 15- 20 minutes in between every hour or as you find it suitable. And then repeat the process. Get started with topics and subjects that you like and enjoy. Then gradually shift for the boring and tough ones. Once you feel like giving up, again switch the topics and get your mood refreshed. Let your mind learn to focus and concentrate slowly. Don’t push or try too hard.

Note the things that consumes most of your time. Is it YouTube or is it Quora or is it your other social media messages or it your girlfriend or is it your friends. List down the thing on a paper and then contemplate whether those activities are worth of it or not? Switch off all the notifications of your smartphone. Be it Whatsapp, Quora, Inshorts or anything else. Switch off all the notifications. You don’t want those electronic sounds to distract you in the middle of your work or study. Complete the basic quota, take a interval, check your phone and then again get back to work.

Lastly get it slow but get it going !!!!

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I gave some bad tests, now I don't feel like studying. How do I make myself study again?

Waste your following day. Don’t touch your books. Don’t touch any notepad. Just stick to your bed and don’t let your ass leave it. Order your most favorite and delicious breakfast or lunch. Eat to the brim and then use your smartphone as if you have never used before. Check whatsapp and then close it. Open Whatsapp again and then check the status. Check Facebook and scroll without any purpose. Like your friend’s activity, Tweet your fake morning motivation, re tweet your favorite celebrity pics. Time will pass as it passes. As the day comes to an end, contemplate a bit.

While you were sleeping, someone was grinding like hell in somepart of this world.
While you were stuffing your mouth with hundreds of calories, someone was skipping his breakfast or lunch just to meet his/her deadlines.
While you were scrolling your social media, someone was working his butt off in the back end to make the page as addictive as possible, as attractive as possible.

While you wasted your day, someone made millions.
While you wasted your day, someone gave in millions.
While you wasted your day, someone inched closer towards his goal
While you wasted your day, someone failed miserable.

But you know what….atleast they had a chance. They gave it a try. They believed in something but they failed. But they will come back. They will come back prepared. They will comeback and will don’t do the previous mistakes again. They will comeback because they know this world ain’t sunshine and rainbows. Its a very mean and nasty place and the world don’t care how tough they are. It will beat them to their knees and will keep them there permanently if they let it. No one is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard they get hit. It’s about how hard they can get hit and keep moving forward. How much they can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. Someone is pushing the boundaries and taking their chances.

Now it’s up to you. What you are going to do about it? Don’t you want to take a chance?

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Is the youth of India confident or confused? Why?

They are more confused than ever.

It starts with their basic education system. They take science as their major in their HSE and then they opt for engineering. They make out those 4 years anyhow by bitching about the courses, teachers and being cynical about their future and placements. They make it to their job and then they leave it in 4 months, 7 months or in 1 year, likewise. They give every possible entrance exams possible in this stage. From SSC to Bank PO. From CAT to RBI Assistant. From GATE to Analytics( if he/she has got a core job placement) Its not that they want to pursue certain job or stream. The major motivation for them is that they just want to leave their company as soon as possible. They make it to any management college and after 2 years, they settle for a job. They again leave their jobs in similar short month fashion and then they want to pursue UPSC. It is not they want to get into civil services or they want to serve the nation. They just want to leave their current job somehow. They feel like they are not making an impact in the organisation. They feel that I was studied so much and I have ended up entering data in Excel Sheets. After that, they even found a startup but shut it down in an year or alike. This cycle continues till one gets married. After marriage, responsibilities and family pressure don’t let you leave your stuffs anytime soon. You somehow get patient and then you dress up daily for the job you hate and meet the persons that you don’t wanna meet. It’s pathetic but true. I can’t tar every wall with the same brush but I just tried to portray a chunk of population. No offence.

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Can I clear IIT in preparation of 100 days?

Let's be blunt and precise.

You have 100 days in your hand. Give 10 hrs for self study each and every day. Revise stuffs after every 2–3 days. Give atleast 2–3 mocks in a week. Analyse thoroughly. Note down your areas of strength and weakness. Also 10 hours mean “Raw 10 hours”. You need to have a timer set and then you should count your hours.

In the end you would have done 1000 hrs of self study. That's more than enough to get you through advanced. Though decent ranking and dream colleges may still be a distant affair but it's better to take a chance and miss without aiming at all.

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What does the word "mazel tov" mean?

It means “Congratulations” or “Good Luck” among Jewish people. You may watch “Munich” movie for the better understanding of the same as this word has been often used in the movie.

Example of “Mazel Tov” used in sentence:

Golda Meir: Your wife is pregnant?

Avner: Yes, seven months.

Golda Meir: Mazel tov. 

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How can I embrace solitude and focus on studying?

Studying is a tough thing buddy. Who does that and seriously who cares? You should not make your life tough.

It's easy to party hard.
It's easy to be in bed for a long stretch of time.
It's easy to just use your phone and think that you are cool.
It's easy to like Bill Gates’s tweet about success and tag your friend in any meme.
It's easy to blame politicians for the condition of the nation and trend any hashtag on social platforms.
It's easy to just like, love, tweet, retweet and comment
It's easy to watch Friends, Breaking Bad, Sherlock, Sheldon and MTV stuff.
It's easy to browse Amazon and Flipkart for hours just to pick a right pair of shoes or clothing.
It's easy to judge. It's easy to be in the audience. Why you want to be in the ring when you can just enjoy your fries and popcorn watching others fighting for the glory.

Why you want to be in the top 1 % of the population who are working so hard day in and out?

Don’t be someone in the crowd. Don’t be someone in the audience. Don’t be just someone. You have your own identity. You have your own vision. You have to make this world a better place. You don’t need to waste your life. You need to learn things. You need to study. You need to go to conferences you have never been before. You have to study books that you have never read before. You have to listen to the speeches you have never heard before. You have to watch lectures you have never watched before. You are special. You need to make this life special for your children to come, parents who have worked hard to meet your needs and your friends who were with you in your hard times. You need to work today.
While other guys sleeping, you need to study.
While other guys eating, you need to study.
While other guys partying hard, you need to study.

Because ultimately wisdom and skill is something that is going to make you special. You shouldn’t embrace solitude. You must. There is no way around. Else you better know what’s easy to do. :p

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