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Lacking motivation...
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18 Oct 2009, 16:34
I am sure many of you must have faced this challenge. As far as I understand, GMAT is a test of time and concentration more than anything else, even confidence. And the best of concentration alone can help manage time in a very efficient manner. Everything else derives from sustained practise. Question formats, applicable templates, generic traps and solution patterns, they can be referred to from study materials, improved with prolonged sessions practising a whole lot of question banks but I am missing the essence of it all. Concentration!!!!
I decided to take the GMAT a couple of months earlier. Never with the intention of pursuing a MBA programme or anything, just the format of the exam was very fascinating. All the exams throughout my life have been about cramming stuff the previous night and pouring it all over the answer sheets the next morning but GMAT is exceptionally different. And all through my preparation months, I have noticed this happening on and on again.
My concentration, my focus dangles like a monkey across tree tops. Some days or at the most over a week, I love solving questions and getting the answers right, almost all of them. My focus is at it's peak and I really enjoy what I am doing. But over several weeks at a stretch, the fuse burns out completely. It is not tiresomeness from my work-life, it is not issues that pop in my personal life, it's just that my mind goes completely numb. Whatever I read, I just read the words and not at all comprehend the context or the content. Perhaps my practise over several months and gradual improvement I have noticed in approaching questions itself is killing my focus.
I sincerely need some advice that can keep me going at a stretch, specially on the day of my test. I really don't want to screw up months of preparation and effort with one silly reason that I wasn't able to concentrate enough. I have not set an aim and my only ambition has been to do the test well, get as many questions right as possible within the stipulated time constraints. I need motivation that can keep me going.
Has anyone ever faced a similar challenge? Your updates and responses will be appreciated.