BOREDOM

Bored: Also refers to “Fed Up”, “I can’t do this anymore”, and a host of other’s.

I won’t start with “Hey you have to have a Goal and a Purpose and things will work out fine.”

No they won’t.

But you should still set up your Goals, cause it’ll be much easier to get out of a rut when you do fall in one.

So, there’s a few reason’s you’re being “lazy” or “sleeping too much”:

PART A:

Brain Fog

You’re honestly tired at the end of the day post 6–7 hours of study.
This is fine.
The Brain eventually gets “fogged” and can’t push itself no matter what you try.

Remember that this is a MARATHON. Not a Sprint.
You’re training 99% of the time so that you can slowly go from running a Kilometer with painful legs, to 5 Km with breathlessness, to completing the whole Marathon.
You’re Training. So don’t expect to run 42 Km in a month or two.

As long as you do 6–7 hours of DEDICATED study, DAILY for 350 days AND COMPLETE the study targets you’ve set {as explained in another article} you’ll do fine. You can do the occasional 13 hour study sprint to catch up when you fall behind.

If this is the case, take some rest; You deserve it for the day.

PART B:

Anxiety/Fear

This WILL creep in, and may even paralyze you with doubts about your ability to clear this exam- And you’ll just stop studying.

The only fix to this is time, and re-wiring your Brain- Change your perspective.

Remember that in the end, no matter what you do, no matter how many days you waste, EVERYONE ELSE is in the SAME RUT as you. We ALL have our wasted days from anxiety.

Why? Because we’re human.

Your only job is to hang on tight and figure out a way to get out of the fear and doubts much before other’s do.

Try to use any source of Motivation- YouTube has a Few. Once you find someone you resonate with, CLING to them. Absorb their work style and thought processes. Decide to BE like them.

Your brain will mould itself to imitate the one you hang around with- Be it Virtual or Real.

And then keep following these specific people and all their Work.

Your Job is to learn from the people you look up to, and BE like them.
Once your mindset is designed, you’ll plough on straight through the anxiety and begin studying.

Till then, keep at it. It’ll take time, but once you’re out… Study! Study! Study!

PART C:

Lack of “Wins”

NEET PG is a LONG Journey, which requires exceptional patience before you can reap the fruits of your hard work.
This in itself is an issue since in the Digital Age we’re programmed to get “instant” gratification.

With the lack of feedback on your progress and the lack of rewards, you WILL Burn Out quick.

Which is precisely why you have to add in your own rewards. The Brain needs it’s dose of Dopamine.

Here’s what I had running during my NEET PG Preparation:

• Do run training almost every other day.
  It takes about an hour or so in the afternoons, but the WIN of running an extra 100 meters each day, or being faster than the previous week is much WORTH the hour and will keep your fired for the rest of the afternoon.
  
  Be sure to MONITOR all runs, and AIM for a 5k!
• Do Strength Training
  Exercise actually releases endorphins which’ll make you feel good, but most importantly as it’s somewhat of a long term preparation as NEET PG, yet gives results a bit faster, you’ll feel confidant in your abilities to achieve results.
• Do Subject Wise Tests, and look at every rank as a Positive Outcome.
  It’ll take a few tests before you see your ranks rising, and the “motivation” coming back in.

The Common gist is that you SHOULD do a short “long-Term” Activity which gives you results in your abilities to keep ploughing, and something you can improve at over time.
The Brain does not care whether it gets it’s “reward” from you getting a good NEET PG RANK or from running an extra mile, or gaining weight, or improving your score in an SWT- As long as it gets it’s reward frequently enough, you’ll be content with your preparations and keep Studying Dedicatedly.

You need a personal sense of accomplishment during this time. Figure out how you could get that by doing something.

{This article is a part of the CostaPG publication.}