What the hell? How dumb this writer is? I know, it feels like that. I can totally relate. But what if I told you this is the truth.
For better understanding, let's go back in time to 2014. I was playing Lawn Tennis Nationally. For 2 continuous months, I was losing pretty badly in every tournament I played. For a young kid, it was devastating. Crying and cursing became a norm and the mind became totally cluttered. More tournaments, more losses and more damage to self-confidence.
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But then, as some people say, when things are not going according to us, change the approach. I took a break from tournaments and looked at my game in much more depth. As we call in our Lawn Tennis lingo, my forehand was hurting me. I felt so nervous while hitting this particular shot. During this time, I was literally nervously paralyzed.
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What did I do then?
Well, I returned to the very basics. I did drills which beginners used to do in our sport. Many laughed, but I continued with it.
Two months later, I reached the finals of my first Asian Level Junior tournament. I ended that year in the top 20 National Rankings and top 150 in Asian Rankings.
The next question is- All of this is alright man, but where is Academics here? Here is the Academics part then.
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After CAT 2020, I was in a similar situation as in 2014. I scored a meager 64%ile in VARC. One year later, I scored a 97%ile in VARC of CAT 2021. In other entrances like XAT and IIFT, my scores in VARC were the highest amongst all the sections.
My VARC performance was poor, just like my forehand’s performance. Both of them became one of my strengths a few months later. The solution was similar. It was the approach that made all the difference. The approach of getting back to the basics and then rebuilding your castle of knowledge and technique once again. Trust me, all it needs is a little bit of patience and calmness.
So, finally here’s the truth. When in crisis, restart and say LOVE ALL.
All the Tennis lovers, you get the pun right?
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