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Do you wish to teach or do you want to become a civil servant? Of course you can teach and prepare for civils simultaneously but, in your case, since you have just started preparing for Civils it is advised that you concentrate at least 2 years for full time preparation. Once your fundamentals are strong and you have covered the syllabus at least once thoroughly then you can focus on your teaching job while appearing for civils simultaneously.

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Which is the biggest mistake one can commit during UPSC preparation

There are many mistakes that an aspirant is liable to make. However, since you are asking the single most biggest blunder, I would say it is “Getting Emotionally Attached”, especially to someone who doesn’t understand the scheme of the examination.

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Maintaining stability at the emotional level is a must to keep you signposted to your goal for such a long span of time. Believe me it is really difficult for someone without such a determination to stay focused for more than a year just for one attempt, and subsequent years in case of failures. A human mind will always long for a moral support at this time of preparation. But choosing the right person is desirable.

Let me tell you a story of my very close friend who left his high-salaried job after graduating from an IIT to prepare full-time for CSE. Staying alone at home with busy parents, he came across with his childhood friend who had just started working as an architect in a local firm. Getting to know each other after a dec ade or so, soon both of them started to spend more time with each other. Although he never loved her, but he would still initially find solace in talking with her.