@AtishMathurOfficial on Beyond UPSC: Life, Love, and Lessons | TFS EP 02

🎙️Welcome to the latest episode of “The Flop Show”! This time, we chat with ​⁠‪@AtishMathurOfficial‬, a favorite among UPSC aspirants for his relatable and engaging teaching style. Tune in as he shares his thoughts on why the UPSC exam doesn't define your self-worth, the ideal number of attempts, backup plans, mental health, and the love stories behind many aspirants. #podcast #theflopshow #upsc #upscmotivation #upscexam #atishmathur _ _ _ _ Timestamps: (0:24) - Introduction (2:25) - Childhood of Atish Mathur (4:09) - Journey from a lawyer to students’ favourite UPSC teacher (7:37) - Gunda of UPSC coaching industry (8:36) - What a UPSC teacher goes through (10:20) - Importance of willpower for a UPSC aspirant (11:35) - Recent hype around UPSC (13:44) - Ideal number of attempts (14:33) - Should there a Plan B from the beginning? (15:14) - Views on Economic Advisor’s statement “If kids stop wasting their time on UPSC, India could have more number of billionaires” (16:46) - UPSC preparation reflects on one’s personality (17:03) - How much money does an IAS make? And, how much do people earn with UPSC coaching? (20:52) - Classroom environment and distractions (23:42) - Behind every unsuccessful UPSC story there’s a successful love story (24:31) - Experience on taking class after a party night (25:27) - Importance and impact of mental wellness among UPSC aspirants (29:18) - Attaching matieralistic accomplishments with the exam preparation (32:07) - Movies like ‘12th Fail’ don’t capture the stories of failures (33:25) - Vicious cycle of UPSC attempts and attaching your self-worth with the exam (34:44) - Forgetting motive of life while preparing for UPSC (35:31) - If given a chance, would you want to write the UPSC exam again? (37:38) - Do teachers know which student would be able to clear the exam? (38:17) - Advising students who you think are not for UPSC (38:49) - Quality of a good teacher (39:35) - Taking students’s failures personally and struggles of UPSC aspirants (43:03) - Negative influence on people (43:52) - Shows Atish is currently binge-watching (45:55) - Rapid Fire (49:18) - Sign Off _ _ _ _ Follow us on: INSTAGRAM -   / theflopshow.co   _ _ _ _ Team: Hosts - Pragya Madan & Sunakshi Bakshi Videographer & Editor - Abhay Sharda   / the1staprilguy   #staytuned