@Neyawn I know quality matters than the no of hrs, but having a tangible target feels better. So, after the unnecessary context. I wanna ask that when you say a student study for say 8 hrs or whatever, do you count the time we spend in note making too? cause I don't consider those hrs as study hrs.
Having said that, note making consume lot of hrs of mine. I scroll through multiple sources. So, basically going through few sources, making notes do take a lot of my time but somehow I don't feel that I have studied anything, only a very small part of my day is spent in learning (read ratta) which is the only thing that makes me feel-yes I did something.
Can we call note making studying?
How to reduce time in making notes? If I try and write it off quickly, just writing basic points and whatever generally available, I feel that it'll cost me in mains when I'll be trying to make notes instead of writing answers or will be writing average answers (and won't be able to improve much cause will not be able to sit and go through few sources to enrich my notes - cause lack of time) And if I put in few more efforts now then it takes a lot of my time? What's the madhyam marga? And may be I am going completely wrong, if so, plz tell that too.
Any suggested time prd for ratta and note making for the day?
P.S. - I am taking foundation at forum, so busy till 1'o clock with classes
1. env - till present
2. complete opt no
finished 1, some part of 2
for today
1. BD conservation complete
2. RR, Revs, counter rev, bismarck
60% of 1 and only 30% of 2
targets
1. complete env
2. complete revs
completed 1, struggling with 2
targets :
1 S&T, env
2 rev, ww
1 done, 2 couldn't
1 eco lec
2 indian geo
3 rev, ww
1. env - till present
2. complete opt no
finished 1, some part of 2
for today
1. BD conservation complete
2. RR, Revs, counter rev, bismarck
60% of 1 and only 30% of 2
targets
1. complete env
2. complete revs
completed 1, struggling with 2
targets :
1 S&T, env
2 rev, ww
1 done, 2 couldn't
1 eco lec
2 indian geo
3 rev, ww
1 done, 2, 3 - not done
targets
1 eco lec
2 indian geo
3 essay
4 ww
1. env - till present
2. complete opt no
finished 1, some part of 2
for today
1. BD conservation complete
2. RR, Revs, counter rev, bismarck
60% of 1 and only 30% of 2
targets
1. complete env
2. complete revs
completed 1, struggling with 2
targets :
1 S&T, env
2 rev, ww
1 done, 2 couldn't
1 eco lec
2 indian geo
3 rev, ww
1 done, 2, 3 - not done
targets
1 eco lec
2 indian geo
3 essay
4 ww
1 and 2 not done
3 done
4 incomplete
targets for today (already wasted a lot of time)
1 till ww
2 physiography, forest, soil, climate
This week has been chaotic.
targets for today
1. sci lec + revise fully
2. env revise + check mains
3. complete optional target for the week
1 took way more time than I expected, but done
2 and 3 not done
targets for today
1 complete opt
2 class rev - properly
both 50% done
targets for today
1 sci - complete rev
2 class
3 opt - topic 1
This week has been chaotic.
targets for today
1. sci lec + revise fully
2. env revise + check mains
3. complete optional target for the week
1 took way more time than I expected, but done
2 and 3 not done
targets for today
1 complete opt
2 class rev - properly
both 50% done
targets for today
1 sci - complete rev
2 class
3 opt - topic 1
couldn't do much - distracted
targets for today
1 class rev
3 opt topic 1
This week has been chaotic.
targets for today
1. sci lec + revise fully
2. env revise + check mains
3. complete optional target for the week
1 took way more time than I expected, but done
2 and 3 not done
targets for today
1 complete opt
2 class rev - properly
both 50% done
targets for today
1 sci - complete rev
2 class
3 opt - topic 1
couldn't do much - distracted
targets for today
1 class rev
3 opt topic 1
targets for today
1 socialism
2 sci classes
3 ethics rev
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
1 done, 2 not done
today
1 soc class complete, is - read
2 topic 1 opt
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
1 done, 2 not done
today
1 soc class complete, is - read
2 topic 1 opt
didn't do
targets for today
1 society
2 topic 1
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
1 done, 2 not done
today
1 soc class complete, is - read
2 topic 1 opt
didn't do
targets for today
1 society
2 topic 1
1- 80% done, 2 no
today
1 society, is - ans, notes for all
2 topic 1
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
1 done, 2 not done
today
1 soc class complete, is - read
2 topic 1 opt
didn't do
targets for today
1 society
2 topic 1
1- 80% done, 2 no
today
1 society, is - ans, notes for all
2 topic 1
1 done, 2 confused
today
1 ethics - full
2 topic 2 - FR, brit - least
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
1 done, 2 not done
today
1 soc class complete, is - read
2 topic 1 opt
didn't do
targets for today
1 society
2 topic 1
1- 80% done, 2 no
today
1 society, is - ans, notes for all
2 topic 1
1 done, 2 confused
today
1 ethics - full
2 topic 2 - FR, brit - least
well, you inspire me so heres my past 4 weeks of progress
Still struggling to juggle around with tests and lectures. lets see, if posting weekly progress here could stop me from spilling over the targets to the next week.
Actually, you inspired me. I remember the day you posted these excel sheets for the first time. I guess you are younger than me, considering you are in college right now + you being able to manage it with college, that was extremely inspiring. Also, I was really impressed by the objectivity in your process. Thank you for posting, this is again quite motivating.
I don't have anything else to wish for somebody, but their mental well being, so I hope you are doing fine. Take care baba : )
and all the bestt!
Inability to achieve the monthly targets leads to negative emotions, disrupts studies, and ultimately leads to chaos in my brain.
The idea is to just study, and hopefully not feel the same by the end of this month : )
declaring targets on the community helps, so here we are
3 Nov (only env)
1 BD
2 Intl conven
3 Eco
4 Poll - notes n answers
itne bol bacchan ke baad couldn't do anything, will try again
4 Nov
1 BD
2 int conv
3 Eco
completed 1, 2 & 3 not done
today
1 class rev
2 enlight & socialism
1 done, 2 not done
today
1 soc class complete, is - read
2 topic 1 opt
didn't do
targets for today
1 society
2 topic 1
1- 80% done, 2 no
today
1 society, is - ans, notes for all
2 topic 1
1 done, 2 confused
today
1 ethics - full
2 topic 2 - FR, brit - least
today
1 AR + FR
2 Soc complete
3 Read IS
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 n 2 couldn't complete, 3 n 4 didnt start
4.12.24
1 topic 3 n 4
2 ethics - admin
3 geo read atleast
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 n 2 couldn't complete, 3 n 4 didnt start
4.12.24
1 topic 3 n 4
2 ethics - admin
3 geo read atleast
1 done, 2 kinda done, 3 not done
5.12.24
1 topic 4
2 ethics admin
3 sec
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 n 2 couldn't complete, 3 n 4 didnt start
4.12.24
1 topic 3 n 4
2 ethics - admin
3 geo read atleast
1 done, 2 kinda done, 3 not done
5.12.24
1 topic 4
2 ethics admin
3 sec
1 did another topic, couldn't finish the rest
7.12.24
1 complete all extra topics
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 n 2 couldn't complete, 3 n 4 didnt start
4.12.24
1 topic 3 n 4
2 ethics - admin
3 geo read atleast
1 done, 2 kinda done, 3 not done
5.12.24
1 topic 4
2 ethics admin
3 sec
1 did another topic, couldn't finish the rest
7.12.24
1 complete all extra topics
1 not complted
8.12.24
1 fringe topics
2 sec
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 n 2 couldn't complete, 3 n 4 didnt start
4.12.24
1 topic 3 n 4
2 ethics - admin
3 geo read atleast
1 done, 2 kinda done, 3 not done
5.12.24
1 topic 4
2 ethics admin
3 sec
1 did another topic, couldn't finish the rest
7.12.24
1 complete all extra topics
done
8.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics
1 50% done, rest not done
sun
1 FR + brit
2 ethics
Mon
1 top 17, half lecture of china
2 attitude, values and answers
taking way more time in everything than expected
today
1 topic 17
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, didn't start 2
today
1 topic 17, 18
2 ethics
1 couldn't complete, couldn't start 2
today
1 IR
2 attitude
couldn't complete both
today
1 IR
2 attitude
targets for today
1 topic 3
2 ethics lec complete
3 geo and sec finish
2 done, geo done, rest is left
3.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - admin
3 geo
4 sec
1 n 2 couldn't complete, 3 n 4 didnt start
4.12.24
1 topic 3 n 4
2 ethics - admin
3 geo read atleast
1 done, 2 kinda done, 3 not done
5.12.24
1 topic 4
2 ethics admin
3 sec
1 did another topic, couldn't finish the rest
7.12.24
1 complete all extra topics
done
8.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics
1 & 2 both not completed
10.12.24
1 topic 3
2 ethics - topic 1, class rev
3 geo - class rev
well long time no see? long time no see.
Hows the prep going? i don't know lets see. - Kinda slaggy focus these days due to forcing my self to stick to the morning routine. (my body keeps going back to the night routine i don't know how)
Currently troubled cause wasn't able to do enough for mains heres the update on those tests.
the main struggle is to finish 4 sectionals of optional paper 2 (done with 4 sectionals of paper 1)
Mentor recommends doing ethics and essays sunday to sunday along with prelims prep cause he thinks the score in sfg was decent enough.
so speaking in terms of data@Rashmirathi,i come here to seek advice again.
Polity - was without revison + few chapters read from laxmikant - scope for a lot of improvement afte reading it.
Economy - was reading mains material + whatever i could recall. (concepts clear - scope of improvement after precentric revision.)
Env, Geography, SnT - did kinda fair prep for them - revising notes + books (about 2-3 hrs per day) (slight improvemnt posible after cover to cover reading of sources)
History - Weakness, not that much - kinda fair with the ideas of mains and flow but have to organise prelims centric facts. wasn't able to revise before tests (fell sick) (only place to go is up)
so thats about it from the past 50 days of Sfgs, sustained through the program (ofc would have if i had to say my one strength it would be consistency.) 800 people remain in the offline with the odd 2300 starting - percentile almost remains same about 50-60% (barring few anomalies).
Started this as just the practise of MCQs with no revision or reading stuff (about the first 7-8tests) - soon added a slot just before sleeping to revise notes of the topic as much as possible - improved the overall marks (about 2hrs of study for them per day)
Really wanna prepare for mains till end of feb - the confidence is kinda back for pre because the recent tests were of logical domain (SnT and Geography), but maybe thats not how@DancingMaster or@Neyawn would advice for the first attempt.
Target for pre -
1) Attempt Full length paper 2017-2024 - identify heuristics and themes
2) read the standard books cover to cover
3) Make Quick Revision notes
4) Current Affairs - Mentor recommends PT365 (due to time constrain and as I have read newspaper about consistently from june 2024 so majorly revision) + i would be solving the current affairs MCQs (monthly compliations of insights) - realised its better to learn through them.
yeah thats about the changes in the routine for prelims.
For remaining mains -
1) got about 10 lect of society and social justice to cover (haven't watched them since jan 20 because had to complete tests) by feb end.
2) Finish 4 Optional papers (by feb end)
3) Maybe write few essays on mentors recommendation (Sunday to sunday) - wrote 1 yet scored among the top 20 so not bad - kinda confident of writing skills.
4) Brain storm few ans (about 2-3 per day) and maybe write 1 - kinda fearing ans writing cause the tests have started again taking more time than allotted + brain fog while brain storming. (about 30 mins per day to keep in touch?)
i keep going back to kanishak sirs topper talk - kinda feel similar to him (ofc won't be able to score 370 in opt but about the objective and statistics based approach)
what say friends and senior players should i take the mains prep along? or its time for full fledged prelims? based on data above feelings ofc - to go by feeling i want to do mains, need a 3rd person pov on the scene.
the 89 days in between and about some many tests remaining i feel scared.
This was taking a lot of mental space so had to dump to get back to focus. Looking forward to advice.
PS -@Fairyflu @AdiTea @mango all good? where the consistent postings of targets at?
heres my prev few weeks
also where the forest people at? started using this recently its kinda fun (just to be clear this is not full true picture - i dont use my phone anyways so i sometimes forget starting it or closing it + i don't believe in the number of hours theory for me its more of things completed therefore excel, but yeah using this cause its cute + helps in rebound.)
Was busy overthinking, doubting myself. Even felt embarrassed to post, thinking I should not even write my targets if I can't complete them. Hopefully, will start again and try to be less frightened ( I wish : ) )
