How AIR 6 fought these HABITS (which destroys GATE preparation)🤫🤫😮

Key Wellness / Productivity Strategies (GATE Prep “Bad Habits” + Fixes)

The speaker explains that many aspirants feel like they’re studying a lot but still don’t improve—because of four recurring bad habits. They also provide practical solutions to break the “loop.”

1) Not being consistent

Why it harms: Studying hard for a few days, then taking breaks that keep getting longer → no progress.

Fixes:

• Don’t set unrealistic targets (e.g., 6–8 hours/day).
• Start with a realistic daily minimum: ~1 hour/day for a week.
• Focus on objectives, not “hours”:
  • Watch one lecture (even at faster speed if needed)
  • Revise mistake notes
  • Solve a small number of questions (e.g., 5)
• Do small work even on bad days (when motivation is low):
  • “5 minutes” still counts (e.g., 1 question + 4 lines of mistake log)

2) Not practicing enough (and not practicing across subjects)

Why it harms: Studying theory for a long time, then starting practice later → you forget earlier topics; also practice becomes lopsided.

Fixes:

• Practice should be ~50% or more of the learning.
• Daily practice: at least 5–10 questions/day.
• Practice from all subjects, not just the one you’re currently studying:
  • Rotate subjects within the day and across the week.
• Avoid the trap of “solve thousands of questions”—instead, aim for daily, distributed practice.
• Start practice without waiting for “100% syllabus completion.”

3) Overindulging in negative views / “rank vs marks” videos

Why it harms: Time-wasting and increases fear/anxiety; also encourages thinking about what’s not controllable.

Fixes:

• Limit content that fuels comparisons (marks vs rank trend videos, speculation).
• Use only a small amount of guidance (e.g., 1–2 videos/tools), then return to studying.
• Adopt a self-competition mindset:
  • Aim to solve as many questions correctly as possible based on your capability, not to match an arbitrary rank cutoff.
• Reduce YouTube recommendation spirals:
  • Clear watch/search history and adjust settings to see fewer suggestions.

4) Not taking test / study sessions seriously

Why it harms: During mocks/PQs, the brain looks for excuses to quit early; you skip questions, then delay effort to “tomorrow.”

Fixes:

• Finish the full duration (e.g., a 3-hour test), not just until you feel stuck.
• If you can’t solve many in a row, still push through the next question with focus and attempt-based thinking.
• Treat mocks/PQs as real training for speed + stamina, not optional viewing.
• Build strong “why” motivation to resist quitting:
  • Write your reason (dream job/impact) and keep it visible (paper on wall, reminders).
  • The stronger your “why,” the harder it is for habit #4 to take over.

Presenters / Sources

• Presenter: The unnamed YouTube speaker (appears to be the author of the video; no other named individual is provided in the subtitles).
• External sources mentioned:
  • YouTube (settings/features)
  • ChatGPT (used for marks vs rank lookup)
  • “John Wick” (as a motivation metaphor)