I recently finished reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. A bestseller, the book lays out a framework for forming new habits and discarding existing ones and provides detailed guidance, including various hacks, on how to use the framework to change our daily habits. I believe that the ideas contained in the book can …
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The emotional side of GMAT Prep Remembering knowledge, learning concepts, and building skills comprise one aspect of the GMAT preparation. The other, often ignored and probably more important, aspect is the emotional aspect – how to manage your emotions as you persevere in this journey. Being a private tutor, I have had a chance to …
The article seeks to explain a common reason why many test takers face a score plateau.
If you believe timing is your problem on GMAT, you are wrong! This article explains why.
Have you practiced a lot of questions without seeing much improvement in your GMAT scores? If yes, this article is for you.
What helped me crack CAT? I wrote this article a few years ago. I am reproducing it here, hoping that it might help test takers, especially ones who are taking aptitude tests such as CAT and GMAT. ——————- Let’s begin with a bit of background. I sat for CAT 2007. By the time I took …
In this post, I share the materials I used for preparing for GMAT and some of my takeaways. In this attempt, I scored a 780 with Q51 V47.
“What you measure is what you’ll get. Period.”, writes Dan Ariely.
Here’s something I’d say to a majority of GMAT aspirants: You are measuring yourself the wrong way.
GMAT: The Best Time Management Strategy One of my friends wanted to learn driving. However, nobody was willing to teach him. Why? Well, probably because he had a peculiar condition: he wanted to begin learning at 60mph. Some people may not consider him very wise, but he had his logic. He reasoned that since he …
Want to score high on GMAT? Then, be less serious about it! While on a call with one of my students who improved from 540 to 710, I asked him what he had learnt from this remarkable journey. (Disclaimer: The student came to me for learning just CR section. So, I do not and cannot …
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