CSE 2022: Plan/ Strategy/ Daily Routine
This is an everything thread for all stuff 2022. You can post your daily goals, end-of-the-day updates, weekly targets or any weird thing you use to measure your progress. You can put into words & post the soul-sucking sadness that is threatening to devour you & your productivity. You can write what made your day & let others experience the happiness too, at least vicariously. This is a thread to pick each other up. This is a thread to keep each other accountable. This is a no-judgement zone.
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“This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be a long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.”
— Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Failing to achieve the targets since I started the mains prep,
Today's targets:1) GS PYQ writing
2) GS reading
3) Newspaper and Yojana
4) Essay
5) Optional reading and PYQ mental frameworks
1, 3, and 4 done. while starting 5 went into the blackhole of toppers' strategies, blogs and copies, ended up doing nothing, also missed 2 due to that. Everyday I am able to put good amount of hours(due to YPT) but significant amount of that time goes into perfecting the strategy(maybe that's due to successive failures in the mains)
Also feeling irritated and angry most of the time.... feeling bad for the people who have to deal with me.
From tomorrow will change the routine to finish the most irritating things(aka writing) by morning so I can be a good boy for the rest of the day...;)
Completed 2.1 and bit of 2.2 and ethics class.Targets for today -
1. Anthro- 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
2. Ethics class
3. If time permits, some history revision
Maths took a lot of time, couldn't do ethics. Did the rest.
Targets:
- Finish NA&CP
- Ethics - Governance
- Case Study Analysis
- Newspaper
Again, maths took a lot of time and there is still 10% left. Couldn't do a lot of ethics, will try to compensate tomorrow.
Targets:
- Finish NA&CP
- Mathematics Test 2
- Ethics - Governance (Finish!)
- Case Studies
- Newspaper
One of my qualms has always been that I find GS difficult to do if I'm too engrossed in mathematics. Going through something similar hence tomorrow focus will be on ethics. Did all the other targets. Happy with the test today.
Targets:
- Finish Test Analysis
- Finish Ethics Theory
- Answer Writing
- Newspaper
- If time, start Statics & Dynamics
Was not able to finish Ethics today but I'm happy with all the ground that I covered. Will be able to finish it tomorrow. Also, since I'm going to prioritise GS tomorrow I'll pick up an easier mathematics topic instead of S&D.
Targets:
- Vectors - Try to finish
- Finish Ethics Theory + EN Examples
- Essay Prep - Quotes + Basics Doc
- Newspaper
- Answer Writing - review earlier answers
Let's try to make this weekend a good one. Good luck everyone :)
27/01/2022
1. Optional - P1B1 ODE (4/4), P1B3 VA (1/3)
2. Newspaper + Online + 1 TV discussion
3. Society 3/4
For the first time, I was able to finish GS target for the day (at the cost of daily news though :P )
28/06/2022
1. P1B3 Vector Analysis (2/3)
2. Newspaper (27th and 28th) + 1 TV debate
3. Society (4/4)
4. Read through GS1 Geography PYQs
1, 3 - partly done
29/06/2022
1. P1B3 Vector Analysis (2/3, 3/3)
2. Newspaper + 1 TV Debate
3. Polity 1/4
4. Read through GS2 Polity PYQs
Society backlog - pushed to Sunday.
1,2,4 done. Need to flip through Laxmikanth faster.
30/06/2022
1. Optional P1A2 Calculus (1/4)
2. Newspaper
3. Polity Static repeat (1/4)
4. Current Affairs Class
Only 2, 4 done. Plus went through Ethics Syllabus and PYQs.
01/07/2022
1. Repeat Calculus (1/4)
2. Newspaper + 1 TV Discussion
3. Repeat Polity (1/4)
4. CA class revision
Despite everything, monsoon brought some relief and cheer! :D
2, 3, 4 done. But at the cost of Maths.
02/07/2022
1. P1A2 Calculus (1/4, 2/4)
2. Newspaper
3. Polity Static (2/4)
4. CA class
Friends, can any one tell me good online course for Art and Culture for UPSC Mains ? (No time to go through standard books)
3 options you may try:
1. Pratik Nayak Crash Course on Unacademy if you registered for their free QEP 2022 for prelims cleared candidates. - 5 lectures.
2. May check out Shunya IAS videos - https://www.sunyaias.com/videos-library/gs-1-crash-course
3. Most recommended - given you would want maximum coverage in minimum time - Vajiram book on Art and Culture - Available on Amazon if you are not in ORN or if you want a shorter book, wait for Compass 2022 compilation by Raus.
Good luck!
Targets for today:
1) Statics (remaining theory + PYQs)
2) CA class revision
3) Newspaper
4) Answer Writing
Have a great day :)
Had a bad day study wise yesterday. Very low speed/efficiency. Couldn't concentrate for long also.
Mostly it was because I haven't really taken a proper rest for some time now. So took some time off in the evening.
Targets for today:
1) Statics (stability of equilibrium) + all PYQs
2) Maths test
3) Answer Writing
4) Newspaper
27-06-2022
1. GS1 (Geography)
2. CA class (backlog)
3. Newspaper
4. Exercise
Yesterday second half was bad, couldn't study properly. Did only GS1 and newspaper.
28-06-2022
- Optional (Gramsci, Liberalism)
- Newspaper
- GS 4 (Ethics)
- Exercise
Attended CS class along with finishing the target though GS 4 was slightly touched.
29-06-2022
- Optional (Political ideologies)
- Answer writing practice (1 hour)
- Newspaper
- GS 4 ( finish Topic1)
- Exercise
Political 25% left, wrote only one answer :( rest all were done.
30-06-2022
- Optional ( backlog+ theories of state)
- Revise and write answers
- Newspaper
- CA class
- GS 4 (Values)
1 done, revision and answer writing was done, GS 4 remained untouched rest all done.
01-07-2022
- Optional ( Power, Democracy)
- Revise and write answers
- GS 4 (2 classes)
- Newspaper.
- Exercise
Couldn't study properly yesterday, was feeling unwell. Targets are the same for today.
27/01/2022
1. Optional - P1B1 ODE (4/4), P1B3 VA (1/3)
2. Newspaper + Online + 1 TV discussion
3. Society 3/4
For the first time, I was able to finish GS target for the day (at the cost of daily news though :P )
28/06/2022
1. P1B3 Vector Analysis (2/3)
2. Newspaper (27th and 28th) + 1 TV debate
3. Society (4/4)
4. Read through GS1 Geography PYQs
1, 3 - partly done
29/06/2022
1. P1B3 Vector Analysis (2/3, 3/3)
2. Newspaper + 1 TV Debate
3. Polity 1/4
4. Read through GS2 Polity PYQs
Society backlog - pushed to Sunday.
1,2,4 done. Need to flip through Laxmikanth faster.
30/06/2022
1. Optional P1A2 Calculus (1/4)
2. Newspaper
3. Polity Static repeat (1/4)
4. Current Affairs Class
Only 2, 4 done. Plus went through Ethics Syllabus and PYQs.
01/07/2022
1. Repeat Calculus (1/4)
2. Newspaper + 1 TV Discussion
3. Repeat Polity (1/4)
4. CA class revision
Despite everything, monsoon brought some relief and cheer! :D
2, 3, 4 done. But at the cost of Maths.
02/07/2022
1. P1A2 Calculus (1/4, 2/4)
2. Newspaper
3. Polity Static (2/4)
4. CA class
1,2 done; 3 partly done; 4 not done.
03/07/2022 (Backlogs and revisions day tomorrow)
1. Optional backlog - Laplace, Curvature/Torsion
2. Society backlog
3. CA classes - revise
4. Newspaper + 1 TV discussion
Quote of the day -
"Renewables are the peace plan of the 21st century"
- Antonio Guterres
Today's todo:
1) GS writing: The usual done, more can be done.
2) GS reading
3) Essay
4)Optional reading
5) Yojana
Bye bye newspaper
It was a good day, but the problem with the good days is that they are most probably followed by bad days.
1, 2, 3, 5 done. 4 partially done. Couldn't resist the temptation of newspaper, more than FOMO, the nature of newspaper reading(no need of memorizing things) makes it attractive.
Was not able to finish Ethics today but I'm happy with all the ground that I covered. Will be able to finish it tomorrow. Also, since I'm going to prioritise GS tomorrow I'll pick up an easier mathematics topic instead of S&D.
Targets:
- Vectors - Try to finish
- Finish Ethics Theory + EN Examples
- Essay Prep - Quotes + Basics Doc
- Newspaper
- Answer Writing - review earlier answers
Let's try to make this weekend a good one. Good luck everyone :)
Not a great day but I’m glad I finished the theory portion of GS4.
Targets:
- Finish Vectors
- GS4 Test Analysis
- Newspaper
- Essay Brainstorming
- If time, topper answer copies
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