Let Go of FOMO! Study PYQs The RIGHT Way

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This session demolishes FOMO around PYQs and shows a simple, repeatable system to study only what matters for UPSC Prelims 2026. Learn the Evergreen Filter: focus on micro-themes, easy/logically crackable items, and high-repeat topics across the last 10 years. See why NDA/CAPF/CDS overlaps don’t mean mass backtracking, and how NCERT-core + evergreen topics like rivers, isotherms, Andes, minerals, and ecology keep paying off. Prioritize 2025 and recent years, extract patterns, and ignore current-affairs one-offs. Walk away with a calm, high-yield PYQ routine that saves hours and boosts accuracy—without chasing every viral “repeat” claim.

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00:00 – Introduction
01:10 – The 3-lens rule: micro-theme, simplicity, logical crackability
05:24 – How many years of PYQs to do (and why)
06:51 – Micro-theme vs obscure facts: what actually repeats
08:59 – Rivers and Ganga example: don’t over-read “repeats”
10:55 – 2022 repeats demo: what this really tells you
13:18 – 2023–2025 trend: fewer “topic repeats,” more evergreen value
15:01 – 2025 examples: isotherms, Andes, papaya, PNGRB, araghatta
18:16 – Defining “evergreen” topics that keep returning
19:15 – What to skip: current-affairs one-offs vs long-cycle items
21:41 – Evergreen cue-spotting walkthrough (oxygen, rainforests, cloud seeding)
22:50 – Core takeaways: 10-year sweep, PY 2025 priority, evergreen focus
24:28 – Where to study from (compiled PYQ notes) + how to filter
25:59 – Should you do NDA/CAPF/CDS/Geo-Scientist? Pattern, not content
29:24 – Final playbook: last 10 years, evergreen filter, no FOMO
31:46 – Closing: be rational, ignore hype, stick to the system