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CSE 2021: Plan / Strategy / Daily Routine

Hello 2021 aspirants. I thought it would be nice if we can share what we are doing and intend to do with one another here.

This could be a thread for discussing everything prep for 2021. 

No one method fits all but to see the plans and progress made by fellow aspirants might help with the finer details of preparation and also keep one on track. 

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jack_Sparrow,rootand121 otherslike this
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Greetings friends! Targets for 28/06:

1. News 

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics (Day 2/2.5)

4. Opening forums only twice a day

5. Frog eating: 1 hour

I'm a bit afraid to ask. But frog eating???

An hour long task at that

AJ_,Rashmirathiand2 otherslike this
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Good morning folks! Woke up to the oddest dream about trying to fight evil forces (yes my brain still thinks I’m 5).

Targets for 28.6.21 (June is almost over!!)

Ethics- VAM 

Daily C/A

CSAT 

Editorial- IE+ Hindu

AWP

Write with right hand

Hello friends, I’m done for the day and off to bed. Thoda gaana sunenge and off to rinse-repeat for tomorrow. 

Yours truly,

‘Paav’am kutti :)

Rashmirathi,THE_MECHANICand1 otherslike this
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Good morning folks! Woke up to the oddest dream about trying to fight evil forces (yes my brain still thinks I’m 5).

Targets for 28.6.21 (June is almost over!!)

Ethics- VAM 

Daily C/A

CSAT 

Editorial- IE+ Hindu

AWP

Write with right hand

Hello friends, I’m done for the day and off to bed. Thoda gaana sunenge and off to rinse-repeat for tomorrow. 

Yours truly,

‘Paav’am kutti :)

Loving the foray into different languages in your relentless pursuit of puns ✊🏽

Rashmirathi,
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Greetings friends! Targets for 28/06:

1. News 

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics (Day 2/2.5)

4. Opening forums only twice a day

5. Frog eating: 1 hour

I'm a bit afraid to ask. But frog eating???

Must be 'Eat the Frog'. (No?)


Aaaah. Yes. Has to be! Surely,@fortarach63?

fortarach63,
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Greetings friends! Targets for 28/06:

1. News 

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics (Day 2/2.5)

4. Opening forums only twice a day

5. Frog eating: 1 hour

I'm a bit afraid to ask. But frog eating???

Haha Just Restless is indeed correct. It's from the phrase "eat the frog". There are some things that I have been putting off because doing them makes me miserable and the more I put them off the more I dread doing them. I'm sure once I get around to doing them it won't be that bad. But that precisely is the problem, sitting still and doing them. 

Rashmirathi,nerdfighter
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Greetings friends! Targets for 28/06:

1. News 

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics (Day 2/2.5)

4. Opening forums only twice a day

5. Frog eating: 1 hour

I'm a bit afraid to ask. But frog eating???

Haha Just Restless is indeed correct. It's from the phrase "eat the frog". There are some things that I have been putting off because doing them makes me miserable and the more I put them off the more I dread doing them. I'm sure once I get around to doing them it won't be that bad. But that precisely is the problem, sitting still and doing them. 

Ah well. Feel that power trip when you suck it up and do it anyway. 

"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

EiChan,AJ_and7 otherslike this
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Greetings friends! Targets for 28/06:

1. News 

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics (Day 2/2.5)

4. Opening forums only twice a day

5. Frog eating: 1 hour

I'm a bit afraid to ask. But frog eating???

Haha Just Restless is indeed correct. It's from the phrase "eat the frog". There are some things that I have been putting off because doing them makes me miserable and the more I put them off the more I dread doing them. I'm sure once I get around to doing them it won't be that bad. But that precisely is the problem, sitting still and doing them. 

Ah well. Feel that power trip when you suck it up and do it anyway. 

"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Amen

Rashmirathi,
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Greetings friends! Targets for 28/06:

1. News 

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics (Day 2/2.5)

4. Opening forums only twice a day

5. Frog eating: 1 hour

1. Done

2. Done

3. Read a bit, but unsatisfactory progress. 2.5 days will have to turn into 3 or even 3.5 days :(

4. Nope. Well, forum browsing is just a proxy for looking elsewhere when the task at hand becomes too uncomfortable. Need to work on staying put even when things get hard.

5. Now that one was unfortunately phrased. But done!

Good night folks!

ssver2,Rashmirathi
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Hello Guys , can you tell me how your booklist for 

1.World History

2.Internal Security

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28th:

Preliminary research for exam

1 mock, revised some GS1 notes

29th:

complete exam, 2 mocks

Rashmirathi,fortarach63
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@komarambheem3 https://forumias.com/channel/EPIC


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Good morning folks! Woke up to the oddest dream about trying to fight evil forces (yes my brain still thinks I’m 5).

Targets for 28.6.21 (June is almost over!!)

Ethics- VAM 

Daily C/A

CSAT 

Editorial- IE+ Hindu

AWP

Write with right hand

Hello friends, I’m done for the day and off to bed. Thoda gaana sunenge and off to rinse-repeat for tomorrow. 

Yours truly,

‘Paav’am kutti :)

Loving the foray into different languages in your relentless pursuit of puns ✊🏽

It’s a lifestyle that I’ve committed to, there’s no going back now

ssver2,Rashmirathiand2 otherslike this
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Good morning folks of forum. Targets for 29.6.21:

ethics- VAM finish off

Editorial- IE+ Hindu

AWP

CSAT

Daily C/A

June 2020 C/A revision

Write with right hand

LET’S GET THIS BREAD!

ssver2,Rashmirathiand4 otherslike this
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  • Current affairs 
  • Qua 3 hrs
  • Optional 4 hrs
  • Daily 10 
ssver2,Rashmirathiand1 otherslike this
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Ethics lec 5 not done. flexible targets for today as a hectic workday. 

T96

Editorials +vids

CSAT if possible

Optional: 6/18

T95

Ethics: 5,6 lectures

CA: Oct 3/6 + notes

Editorials +vids

CSAT

Optional: 7/18

ssver2,AJ_and2 otherslike this
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Good morning folks 

29/06/21-Targets for the day

Newspaper

Optional- 4 hrs

GS-2-Topic-17,18

CA class

ssver2,AJ_and3 otherslike this
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Good morning fellows. Target for yesterday more or less achieved. 

Targets for 29/06/21

  1. Newspaper
  2. June CA backlog
  3. Revise two chapters of Optional
  4. Try to read one more chapter of optional

I figure out I work more if I keep track of the number of hours I have studied. So will target the same for today. 
Good luck to all :)

ssver2,AJ_and8 otherslike this
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Extremely busy week at work, since it’s a quarter ending. The problem with working remotely is that colleagues have no sense of boundaries. They call and email frantically, and sometimes at odd hours of the night. The goal for the week is to avoid escalations and get by unscathed. I do that by telling people that I understand the pressure they’re under, that I’m there to help, and actually following through. Can’t do that if I allow myself to be overwhelmed by the stress I’m under. So, it’s a light couple of days. 2 hours of IPR per day, if I can manage that. Being able to meet even small targets is liberating, and allows me to keep my stress in control. I’ll try my best. :)

Have a productive day, my people. :)
ssver2,AJ_and12 otherslike this
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Good morning everyone! Targets for 29/06:

1. News

2. Ankification 

3. Ethics reading (should have been the final day but realistically it'll take another day)

4. Putting devices away till the end of the day except for two designated desk breaks

ssver2,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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Good morning folks of forum. Targets for 29.6.21:

ethics- VAM finish off

Editorial- IE+ Hindu

AWP

CSAT

Daily C/A

June 2020 C/A revision

Write with right hand

LET’S GET THIS BREAD!

Done with everything for the day friends. I honestly dont know if I’m doing enough, if I should push myself further. I think I’ve come to associate an honest day’s worth of work with feeling dead tired and head throbbing. But now I’m able to stick to my targets (for the most part) and going to bed satisfied and i feel is it because I’m sticking to my targets, or consistently underachieving? Dilemmas that will never be solved, i suppose.

Enough bread for the day, now off to bed. Good night gentle folks of forum :) 

ssver2,BDand7 otherslike this
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