Current Affairs for UPSC : Busting myths and misconceptions! || Anonymous UPSC Aspirant

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Contents :
0:00 - Dealing with current affairs
1:38 - Prioritisation
2:26 - Current Affairs Lover vs Pragmatic Aspirant
5:00 - Current Affairs in Prelims 2022 with proofs
17:01 - Prelims Verdict
19:03 - Current Affairs for Mains
21:39 - GS3 Mains Paper 2022 and Current Affairs
26:17 - Final Verdict
28:09 - Newspaper

[ClarityforUPSCbyDr.Shivin]

There seems to be some misconception regarding my views on the newspaper. You should definitely read the newspaper as regularly as possible. All I'm trying to emphasise is that you read it only from Mains / personality building perspective. For that, editorials are sufficient. There are things like summaries of ARC reports etc. that you can read for this purpose as well. Obviously at the beginning, it won't be possible to read newspaper editorials in 15 minutes. But that should be the ultimate goal.

[durafshantariq]

I don't know if you will ever see this, But this is the first time someone has highlighted the things I have always been believing in. Thankyou so much.

[nilanjana]

Har koi 'Smart work ' k bareme bolta hain..lekin koi itni clarification k saath example deke samjhata nehi..I needed this kind video at this stage of my preparation . Thanks a lot.

[justanotherupscaspirant]

So I guess the best strategy is-
1. Daily newspaper reading from Mains perspective- focus only on editorials for vocabulary and holistic views on issues
2. PT 365 - in detail for prelims

[TalesofValley]

I have been stressing about missing out on current affairs for 4months...but this video is like enlightenment for me... I'm so so grateful...thanks for helping new aspirant... ignore those

[heisenberg]

Normally I do not comment but people need to hear this.
Last year, maine har din newspaper padha aur PT-365 kiya. Newspaper ka kuch bhi yaad nahi raha. Aur jo current ke ques bane wo PT se bane. Aur mera galat kya hua? Economy ke ques aur Hokera (Harike). To realisation ye hua ki agar ye static wale 3-4 ques sahi ho jate to pre to nikal jata. Mains ke jo ques hai wo current based aate hain, but static portion se hi. Aur sab jab Mains-365 hi kar rahe hain to aap apna load kyun badha rahe ho? Over all of that, aap current static karne ke baad karo zyada samajh aayega, zyada retention hoga aur consolidated rahega. New aspirants don’r know how liberating it is to not have to fret on “are abhi monthly mag bhi karna hai, daily CA bhi karna hai.” Har din current nahi karne se sirf itna hi hoga ki aapka dost agar kisi issue pe opinion puchega to wo aapke pas nahi hoga but Remember, you will have the last laugh. Savdhan rahein, satark rahein.

[gayatreenaikare]

This was so much better than toppers who says things without much proof n people accept it blindly !!
Disease - irrelevant UPSC study.
Doctor - Dr. Anonymous UPSC aspirant
Thank you so much Mr. secret mentor 😇🌟

[pallavisaha]

This 30mins video is the most useful, realistic, convenient and actually time saving video ever for aspirants like us who were stressing about CA backlogs since last 4-5months
I have watched ur previous videos also and and found it really really useful and applying same things for my preparation
Thank you so much

[AshishKumar-okuy]

My friend also reached interview 2 times without reading newspaper. And he got good marks in GS. Low in optional. Working Professional. Aspirants are too emotional for newspaper. It depend on how much time you have and also whether you like reading it or not.

[shantanusuryawanshi]

i agree with you almost in every video. But have a different opinion here. There is a reason so many toppers suggest newspaper. Daily updates and newspaper act as a gel in your upsc prep. It broadens your understanding which cant be delivered by a magazine, mains answer writing becomes a cakewalk, forming opinions becomes easy, drastically improves the ability to read the options and grasp the question in prelims, makes you realise the boundaries of the upsc syllabus and what not. Also most importantly, it makes your journey joyful for u develop the appreciation for the things you read in static.

[raghupareek]

Huge Gratitude Mr. Pragmatic Anonymous UPSC Aspirant!!!🙌

[grooming]

You explain everything very logically and burst out the myths of new aspirants like me. Thank you

[ak_akash_]

It was a headache for me to complete current affairs ...your experimental knowledge about the same will be very productive... Thanks buddy for making this xam much more easier ...

[vishalsharma_]

Sorry i subscribed ur channel because your content forced me to do it 👏👏..The most transparent topper, no faltu bakwas and guiding aspirants in the same manner as he guided himself during prepration..I always believed that topper never tells truth they always lie but u busted this myth, no man some toppers are genuine like you..Appreciate your efforts.

[deepikasingh]

Thank God sir... Apka video ate hi ek khushi ho jati hai .. abhi to video dekha bhi nii but apne jaise explain kiya hai use bhut chiz clear hui hai .. thnku thnku so much sir .. apko jo bhi chahiye apki life me wo sb kuch bhgwan apko de ... God bless you

[shreyakumarigupta]

I also realised the same. But one of the benifit of newspaper reading was improved sentence formation.

[rishiraaj.]

Gazab bataya. Dar Duur Hua. Thankyou Guruji. 🙏

[Aminulsiddiquee]

My goodness !
You have no idea how much help you did and you have broken so many myths,
you're a true gem.

[oliviashaw]

Truth in your every word. How come you think so much like me? Hats off & gratitude.

[amansoni]

Ye hui na baat..
Esse kehte hai strategy 💯 ..
This is called smart approach