It is a widely known and accepted fact that UPSC aspirants need to read a lot. And so the need arises to evolve the methods of reading continously for hours at a stretch without being exhausted.
I have inculcated habit of long reading hours and I enjoy it. It is a joyful transition from ignorance to the light of truth and knowledge.
Almost all of us must be feeling the same.
But then I am ,at the same time, curious to know how you all manage to read for relatively longer period of time ?
Do you all read on desk or while walking ?
How you get yourself relaxed in between ?
Don't you develop pain in the body( especially in the neck portion just like me) and if yes, then how do you manage it ?
Warm regards.
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Might I ask how much time it took for you to come to this current zone.
I am almost 2 months into prep now. so still in infant stage. I find myself constantly changing, like sitting in a desk,then stretching,then walking,repeat...then there is the problem of constant wavering...sometimes study related but many times non-sense
I can't exactly figure out the time taken by me to arrive at the current zone.
I used to challenge myself NOT to allow myself to be distracted for a certain period of time. No matter what.
Eventually, I started adding more minutes ,and thereafter hours, to that period of my reading. I also used to give myself targets to complete atleast 'X' number of pages within stipulated time.
In this way, minutes translated into hours and it felt good. Really good. I used to,and still do, feel 'divine pleasure' in reading. It may sound strange.
Currently, I don't have to use any of the above methods. It goes on naturally.
As the famous saying goes:
Love thy work to be loved by the world !
This neck aching -owing to the continous reading - is driving me out of sorts. :-(
It is aching like never before. I even tried doing regular neck exercise but in vain.
Any idea how can I disassociate myself from it ?
I suppose many people here might have been through this.
Take care.
I would recommend 30 mins of working out at home, four-five days a week. All neck issues / sleep issues / headaches will go away.
Its great you are studying for long hours at a stretch.
I used to have the same neck problem, even though I hardly used to study
But recently I have started going for a run in the evening everyday, no matter what the situation is, and it has helped me tremendously.
I feel energized all day. I don't sleep in my Sriram's class :P. and the pain has also gradually gone away. Or you can do these..
http://video.about.com/exercise/Neck-Stretches.htm
Thanks buddy for your suggestion. It is appreciated.
You are from BITS , Pilani. Right?
Nice. :-)