CONTENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER I 1
Drowning in Distraction

Chapter II 4
The First Show- Up

Chapter III 6
The Blueprint to 14 Hours

Chapter IV 8
Becoming Consistent With Time

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM ME 10

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 ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Ashutosh Bharti

I’m 18 years old. A JEE dropper. From a I’m not Aarav yet. But every day, I fight
small town. From a lower-middle-class to become him. This book isn’t about
family. From broken dreams and empty me teaching you; it’s about reminding
calendars. I wasted two years. I was both of us that we’re not alone. I didn’t
that Boy who made a hundred plans write this because I’ve won — I wrote it
and followed none. The one who because I’ve finally started playing the
downloaded every topper’s timetable game for real. If you’re also trying…
but never stuck to even one. I didn’t then welcome. Let’s walk this path
have courage. I didn’t have discipline. together.
But I always had one thing — a dream
too big for my pocket, too loud for my
mind, too scary for my own heart to
believe. I’m not consistent yet.
CHAPTER 1 - Drowning in Distraction

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CHAPTER I

the Topper was a lie He wasn’t dumb. He wasn’t lazy either.

He just couldn’t stop breaking
If someone peeked into Aarav's room
promises to himself. Every night, he
at 6:00 AM, they’d think he was a
told himself, “Tomorrow, I’ll study for
topper. Books stacked neatly. A
14 hours. Tomorrow I’ll be different.”
whiteboard filled with chapter lists.
But every tomorrow repeated the same
Sticky notes on the wall screaming,
story. Phone in hand. YouTube open.
“You can do it.” But that was a lie
Comparing himself to toppers. Hating
himself quietly. Watching videos of
toppers saying, “I studied 14 hours a
day,” as if that number alone could
unlock success.

The Plan

Because the boy who planned to wake He’d feel inspired—for about 20
up at 5:00 AM was still scrolling minutes. Then he’d open a reel that
Instagram at 2:37 AM. His alarm rang lasted 15 seconds… and stay stuck for
at 6:00. He shut it. Again at 6:30. He three hours. It wasn’t motivation he
snoozed it. By 8:00 AM, he finally got needed. It was rescue.
up—not to start a new day, but to feel
guilty all over again.

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 CHAPTER I

The Whisper No One Hears

Realization Hits

One evening, his mom walked into his

room, smiled, and said, “Don’t study too
That night, he didn’t write a timetable.
hard, beta. Take care of your health.”
He didn’t promise to study 14 hours the
But she didn’t know the truth. He
next day.
hadn’t studied at all that day. Not even
ten minutes.

He did something even harder: he

And somehow, that smile hit harder promised to wake up at 5:30 AM and
than a slap. He wanted to scream, “I’m study for just one hour. Not because it
trying. I swear I am. But I don’t know was impressive, but because it was
how to fix myself.” believable. That’s when everything
changed.

But he stayed silent. That night, he lay Power Thought

on his bed, staring at the ceiling. No
music. No screen. Just him and his
Discipline is not a talent. It’s a habit.
thoughts.
You don’t rise to your motivation. You
“Why can’t I just be consistent?”
fall to your systems.
“Why does it feel like I’m failing at life
before it even started?”
And in that silence, something inside
him whispered, “You don’t need to be
perfect. You just need to show up
tomorrow.”

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CHAPTER II

THE FIRST SHOW- UP

The alarm buzzed at 5:30 AM. Aarav The first ten minutes: distraction. The
opened his eyes. His brain whispered, next ten: slight focus. By the 40-
“Five more minutes.” But his chest minute mark, he was in flow. By 6:45
whispered something louder—“Don’t AM, something magical had happened.
break it. Not today.” For the first time in weeks… he had
actually studied. And it felt damn good
He sat up. Head heavy. Eyes burning.
No music. No phone. No sunlight. Just System begin
one promise echoing in his mind:
“Today, I’ll just study one hour. That’s That night, he didn’t celebrate. He
it.” didn’t tweet “Day 1.” He just drew a big
red X on his wall calendar.
He brushed. Splashed cold water on his
face. Boiled chai quietly in the kitchen.
Day 1: Showed up.
Tomorrow? Repeat.
The city was asleep. But he was about
to begin.
Next morning: 5:30 AM. He wanted to
skip. But the red cross on the wall
He sat at his desk and opened the
stared back at him.
NCERT Physics book. The page felt dry.
“One day is luck. Two is character.”
Boring. The temptation to pick up the
phone was insane. But he pushed
He showed up again.
through.
And again.

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CHAPTER II

Level Up Begins
By Day 5, he was studying three hours
in the morning alone. No distractions.
By Week 2, his day looked like this:
No drama. Just focus.
Time Activity
5:30 – 9:00 AM Physics (Deep Focus
The Fight With the Phone Block)
9:00 – 9:30 AM Breakfast & Break
But the enemy hadn’t given up. His 10:00 – 1:00 PM Chemistry + Practice
phone sat like a devil on his desk. Every 1:00 – 2:30 PM Lunch + Power Nap
few minutes, it buzzed—DMs, reels, 3:00 – 6:00 PM Maths + PYQs
“JEE Strategy” videos. The loop was 6:00 – 7:00 PM Revision or Mistake
real. Book
7:00 – 8:00 PM Dinner + Walk
So he did something savage: 8:00 - 9:30PM Light Revision +
Planning
- Installed an app locker: blocked 10:00 PM Sleep
Instagram, YouTube, Chrome
Total study time? 10 to 12 hours.
- Gave the password to his dad Some days, 14. Some days, just 8.
But every single day—he showed up.
- Locked his phone in a drawer from
5:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily Aarav’s Journal (Day 11):
“I don’t feel like I’m forcing myself
That was the first real sacrifice. anymore.
I feel like I’m finally becoming who I
The first time he said, "I'm choosing my said I would be.”
future over comfort."
“This isn’t discipline. This is freedom.”

Power Thought
“You don’t need to crush every day.
You just need to keep showing up until
one day you realize you’re not the
same person anymore.”

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CHAPTER III - THE BLUEPRINT TO 14HRS

By Day 18, Aarav was studying 10 hours a day—

consistently. Not always perfectly; there were still bad
days and great ones. But the overall curve was rising,
and that was what mattered. One evening, while
planning for the next day, a thought hit him: “What if I
build a system that makes 14 hours the default, not the
dream?” That question sparked something. That’s when
the blueprint was born. The first shift? He let go of rigid,
hour-by-hour, color-coded timetables that had always
failed him. Instead, he started using Time Blocks—
flexible zones of high focus.

Each block was sacred. No phone.

Here was his evolved routine—a No music. Just a timer on the desk,
system built around Time Blocks, books open, focus locked in. He
not rigid hours. didn’t chase motivation anymore.
He chased his next Time Block.

System 2: Pomodoro – Aarav Style

He discovered Pomodoro (Study 50 min, Rest 10 min). But he added his own
5:30–9:00 AM: Deep Focus
rules:
(Physics)
– Timer: Always visible
10:00–1:00 PM: Chemistry + – Break = walk/stretch, not screen
Notes – After 4 pomodoros? Take a longer 30-min break
3:00–6:00 PM: Maths + This way, 1 block = 3 hours = 3 focused Pomodoros + 30-min break.
Practice Simple. Effective. Repeatable.
6:30–8:30 PM: PYQs,
System 3: 3 Golden Rules of the Grind
Revision, Mistakes
He carved these into his whiteboard:
9:00–10:00 PM: Light No Zero Day – Even on bad days: study at least 2 hours, revise weak
Revision + Journal chapters, watch PYQ solutions. But never zero.
Never Skip Twice – Missed a block? Fine. But not two in a row. Never let the
habit die. Stack Wins, Not Hours – Quality > Quantity
He tracked “wins” like:
– Chapter mastered
– Formula revised
– Doubts cleared
– Weak topic improved

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Chapter III - The Blueprint to 14hrs

System 4: Energy = Focus Fuel

Aarav stopped thinking focus was
mental. It was physical too.
So he started:
– Sleeping 6.5–7 hrs minimum
– Eating light (Less rice, more roti
+ dal)
– Drinking 3–4L water
– Walking 10 mins after meals
– Avoiding sugar before study
This became his accountability
Now his brain felt like a laser, not mirror.
a fog machine.
Journal Entry (Day 30):
"I studied for 14 hours today. And I
didn't feel tired. Not because I'm a
System 5: The Lockdown Mode
genius. But because I trained for
To guard his castle, he built
this."
distraction armor:
– Phone: Locked from 5 a.m. to 9
"Success isn't exciting. It's
p.m.
systems. Repeated daily."
– WhatsApp/IG: Uninstalled
– Reward: 20-min episode at night
if full plan done
Power Thought:
He wasn’t fighting distractions "You don't rise to your goals. You
anymore. He had removed them. fall to your systems.
Build systems so strong, they pull
you forward even on bad days."

His Tracker Wall

He made a chart that changed
everything.
A simple grid—just four columns:
Day, Hours, Blocks Done, Wins.
Each night, before sleep, he’d fill
it in.

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 CHAPTER IV - BECOMING CONSISTENT

Day 50. Aarav was no longer thinking The boy who scrolled till 3 a.m., made
"Can I do this?" He was asking "What fake study plans, hated himself. And
more can I handle?" He had stopped now? He was solving complex calculus
fantasizing about toppers. He had with full focus, with no noise in the
become dangerous not because he was head. He whispered to himself: "Damn.
loud, but because he was disciplined in I really became that guy."
silence. The life now looked like this:
wakes up without an alarm, doesn't
open phone until night, eats like fuel,
not cravings, studies 12–14 hours like
it's normal. And the best part? He
doesn't even tell anyone. This wasn't
motivation anymore. This was identity.
He wasn't trying to be consistent – he
was just being himself. Identity Shift:
"I'm not a distracted kid. I'm a focused
weapon." One day, while solving an
Advanced PYQ, he paused. He

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remembered the old version of himself.
CHAPTER 4

"Dear Future Me."

If you're ever tired, lost, or tempted to quit—remember this grind. Remember the
cold mornings. The ignored phone calls. The chai on the table while the world
slept. Remember the version of you that chose silence over show-off. That chose
the hard way over hacks. You didn't get here because you were talented. You got
here because you kept showing up. Don't you ever forget what it took.

With sweat and fire, Aarav had transformed. At coaching, someone whispered,
"Who's that guy in the front row, always solving, never speaking?" Another replied,
"That's Aarav. Heard he studies 14 hours a day. Doesn't post it. Doesn't boast it.
Just does it." He had become a myth in the making. But inside, he was still just a
boy... who once broke down at 2 a.m. and decided to fight back.​

"He didn’t just chase the dream—he

became the kind of person who
couldn’t live without it."

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 A PERSONAL NOTE FROM ME

If this book helped you—even just a little—if it made you sit straighter, grind harder, or believe
again, then I have one humble request. I’m still on this journey, still chasing the dream. I’m still
studying with a notebook in hand and chai instead of protein shakes. If you’d like to support
me in any way—anything, any amount—it would mean the world. I’m not selling dreams; I’m
building one. Your small support could help me stay in the game—pay for books, coaching, or
even just the next cup of chai that fuels a 4-hour study session.

Thank you.
For reading.
For believing.
And for showing up with me.

-Ashutosh Bharti
April 2025
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