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Why Writing Matters
Especially for an IAS Aspirant? Via (InsightsonIndia)
Every time you saw a question related to UPSC civil services Mains exam, you tol
d yourself, Yes, I will write answer to this question today. I will write once I
read all relevant material and gather important points. If not now, I will write
it tonight, before going to sleep. Next day, you will not have enough motivation
to even look at the question again and muster strength to answer it in writing.
Of course you read related stuff from internet and books, but how long will you
remember them? Next day you are introduced to new set of questions. Because you
didn t live upto your own expectation yesterday, today won t be different either. T
his cycle continues. You will be satisfied with reading others answers. Reading c
ompilations will become a habit.
As we have repeatedly told numerous aspirants on this website, it s all just a sta
rting trouble. You put many burdens on yourself every day
preparing a mental lis
t of too many tasks to accomplish in a day and too many promises to your own sou
l. You love to follow a timetable, but pending tasks are holding you back. You h
ardly realise that once you start, all those pending tasks will vanish over the
time provided you maintain consistency.
This is where importance of everyday writing comes in. Writing even a single ans
wer every day gives you lots of confidence. Once you write about an issue, your
thoughts will become clearer. You will feel that you have achieved something tan
gible in your exam preparation today. This feeling motivates you. It is also joy
ful. Once you write an answer, it will remain with you for long time to come bot
h on paper and in your mind.
accomplishment is what propels you to carry on doing a work every day. You may t
hink that your answer may not be upto the mark. You may tell yourself that your
answer doesn t have good content or structure. Your friend or teacher might tell y
ou that your answer looks ridiculous. You may think that you would first gain su
fficient knowledge and then again start writing. Once you stop doing something t
hat is useful, it is difficult to restart it again. Your sense of accomplishment
will halt. You will again start feeling that pressure of I must first complete a
ll the pending tasks .
You must look at writing beyond UPSC Mains exam perspective. Writing helps you b
uild vocabulary, it improves your speed of thought process, it builds self-confi
dence, it helps in better communication
both oral and written, it imbibes discip
line, it brings clarity in your thoughts, it makes you think independently, it b
reeds individuality by helping you express your thoughts in your own words; fina
lly writing helps you remember everything better.
These are some of the essential qualities that are tested during interview too.
Writing improves your personality beyond your imagination. This might sound as a
sweeping statement, but you must see for yourself how writing daily transforms
you into a better person.
Overcoming some of the mental blocks is crucial in getting you started. Start wi
th a stupid answer. You will not write a good answer in your first attempt itsel
f. You can not write a perfect answer too (there is no such thing as perfect ans
wer). Just gather some related information, understand the demand of the questio
n and try to answer it accordingly.
You do not have to answer on the website (if you are writing at Insights Secure)
, you can write in your notebook too. You can start with previous year UPSC ques
tion papers or start answering any model question papers also. Follow whichever
questions, but do write your own answer to them.
Some might think that posting answers on the website is of no use when their ans
wers are not getting any feedback from fellow aspirants. One solution to overcom
e this problem is that first you must start giving feedback to others answers
wh
ich is genuine, detailed and constructive. If you do this regularly, it not only

benefits the writer of an answer, it will also help you in many ways. Giving ri
ght feedback is akin to helping a friend in need. It is an act of both camarader
ie and empathy (yes, it is). It helps assess your own writing. It might motivate
others to start giving similar feedback. Some day your answers will be given ge
nuine feedback by the benefactors of your feedback. This will not happen overnig
ht. This will take time, but you must persist with faith. After all, you will lo
se nothing (in case you think you would lose your precious time if you review ot
hers answers, you are wrong
you can see benefits only after a while. If you yield
to cynicism, you will lose the advantage)
Participating, encouraging newcomers, leaving behind an objective feedback
all t
hese will help build a healthy atmosphere. A fellow aspirant might be a competit
or, but when you ensure there is an healthy competition, your chance of reaching
the goal are more than those who refrain from participation thinking that what
you are doing is useless (or thinking that the questions we post won t get repeate
d in actual Mains!! of course UPSC won t repeat them, U in UPSC stands for Uniquen
ess, not Uncertain/Unpredictable . Intention of Secure initiative is to motivate yo
u to write on a particular issue thinking from various perspectives. Intention i
s not to predict and feed what UPSC is going to ask in real exam. More on this i
n another Article)
Every year, the competition for coveted top posts is between only few thousand p
eople (roughly 2-3 thousand). Those who study all the time doesn t mean he or she
is your competitor. If your basics are right, if you are following a right timet
able consistently focusing only on what s demanded in this exam, if you are regula
rly writing and improving, be assured that you are one of these 2-3 thousand peo
ple. You are still in minority within these few thousands provided you are consi
stent to the core. You will always have the edge over others who do not follow a
productive routine.
Start NOW if are you are still thinking to write it tonight or tomorrow. Go thro
ugh any one of the questions which are posted today, click on it and post your a
nswer. If you are uncomfortable in typing, write it in your notebook. Also read
2-3 answers which are already written, and see how they are answering your chose
n question. If possible appreciate them with an objective comment.
Leave your ego elsewhere and keep on learning every day. We all are imperfect. W
e can be less imperfect with each passing day only if we learn something new and
good from others and try to inculcate those good things into our lives. What we
need is an open mind. A mind which is free from egos.
Forget all your past. Forget all pending things. Start writing now and see the d
ifference for yourself. Just getting motivated is not enough, you must get up an
d do it now. Remember, you are spending your money, time and energy to realize a
dream. Your parents have so much trust on you. You have spent many years into t
his. Believe us, writing helps you. Stop thinking and start doing.