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
Rashmirathi,Ash5ManMy False Start
Started preparing for this exam in midst of turmoil college was nearing end, as I had failed to choose in span of 4 years what I wanted to pursue as my career, since I entered college with preset goal to crack civils after the grad, with third year approaching surrounded with people preparing for their internships, I was clueless because all I did in last three years was to readEnglish August and ticking off IMDB top 250 movies, so I went back home and god knows why started reading sociology(maybe my love for drama genre and also there was elective next year) and completed this course by AK Sharma on NPTEL, with this entered 4th year people were boasting about their intern experiences and hefty stipend obviously, so with end of 4 years of college I was less sure about civil service as a career than when I started my college.
Anyhow I came back home without any skills per se(barringHow to learn things if that counts), no job and lots of anxiety and on top of thata broken heart...Avoided coming to Delhi as I was done with parties...gave 2019 prelims without preparing... Afterwards Started preparing half-heartedly with lots of topper talks I had listened decided not join coaching...6 months went by I was not able to study 15 minutes a day thanks to anti-depressants, made me sleepy all the time,woke upone day joined coaching in my hometown, after 6 months preventive detention I had this liberty to roam, meet people, after 2 months of coaching things were apparently on track covered some subjects but then 4 years of training to flunk and bunk showed their signs and I started skipping classes made some "friends" and there goes my 6 months, parents terrified, weight gain, trust issues what not, and then this blessing in disguisecoronavirus spread and with that came the lockdown, back in home started preparing again, now I was able to study for 3-4 hours straight like good old days...gave 2020 attempt with 3 months of preparation did ok, obviously didn't get through, with end of 2020 started preparing again for next year did study till April 2021 but with postponing of exam started questioning why I want to do this went down that spiral only to start preparing again in July 2021 gave the prelims did better than previous year but failed, but through out these years I was chasing the "why" behind my choice of opting for civil services journey, never found the satisfying answer always an antithesis suggesting why everything is less par compared to this, with this aiming for success in 4th attempt I am at same juncture with some bad habits and stuck with same "why" as I was in 4th year of college...I don't know what I am gonna do, nothing interests me, done with these pale laxmikants and spectrums living with them since college times... with some hopes have shifted to Delhi... now I quit daily to start never.
If resonate with someone feel free to help me.
Peace.
THE_MECHANIC,saudagar
Updating after a long time, will try to be regular from now on weekly basis.
Tasks till 30th November:
1.) Differential calculus
2.) Cone cylinder pyqs
3.) Group theory (remaining concepts i.e homomorphism, permutation group)+Pyqs ( Ambitious but try to wrap it up)
4.) Ethics case study answer writing practice + PYQ analysis
5.) Ethics theory note making except moral thinkers(will do it sometime later)
6.) September monthly revision
7.) Daily 10 MCQS
After a bad week will try to make use of this one. Best of luck to all. See you on ypt.
Finished both the tests and almost finished the test analysis (90%). Maths test showed how a lot more revision is necessary to be in a respectable position in terms of the optional. Will get back to these chapters in one week once I finish the first round revision.
Targets:
- Revisit maths test, finish test analysis
- Revise PDE Theory
- Revise Geography (mostly diagrams)
Note to self: Never again give a test half prepared.
Have a good day tomorrow, good people! :D
Couldn't finish the 2nd and 3rd targets on time. Guess I was too overambitious. Going to extend PDE by a day. Also, going to run some errands tomorrow so might lose out on a little time, will compensate for it later.
Targets:
- Finish PDE Theory
- PDE PYQs (1/2)
- Finish Geography
- Revise Art & Culture (mains centric)
- Newspaper (haven't been able to find time for it since forever, let me try adding it here)
@Augustya_Shrivastava really appreciate you posting these tidbits of wisdom, looking forward to lots more :)
All targets accomplished. Not happy with the maths portion though, needs more work.
Targets:
- Finish PDE
- GS Mains Test
- Finish IR Consolidation
- Newspaper
Here's hoping everyone has a good productive Sunday tomorrow :D
Except the IR bit, was able to finish off almost everything despite having to take a forced half day break. Did a few things I liked and I think I'm ready to start the next week on a high.
Targets:
- Finish off PDE left over from today
- Numerical Analysis Theory
- GS Test Analysis
- Finish IR Consolidation
Lots of work tomorrow, hoping to have a good day! All the best people!
6 weeks only to complete mains prep, have to run a sprint now and not a marathon 🏃!
Targets - 42nd day
Security - 1/2
Paper 2 b - 1 and 2
News/edi/Rstv
May 2021
Ca class
extra reading
Revision
Quote - The more clear you are in the vision of what you want in life, the brighter the spotlight will be to lead you to the right path.
And stay away from web series! They just suck you into them. One episode per day, only if time permits.
Good day folks!
Goodmorning people...:)
Nothing can replace"चाय" इन winters..!!(वैसे Not so excited today.. ("सरदर्द गया नही अभी"...)
Reality check: Please get up and study..:)
Targets:
1: NEWSPAPER..
2: SOCIOLOGY PAPER 2 ( TOPIC: CASTE SYSTEM)
3: GS 1 SOCIETY [NCERT] (MARKET:AS AN INSTITUTION)
4: NOTHING TODAY..!!
keeping it all simple..will try to complete these Targets...:)
Have a nice day people..:)
Happy to tell you all that I have completed all my targets today..!! :)
अपडेट्स कुछ इस प्रकार हैं :
1: DONE (Fav work to do)
2: DONE ( bcz the topic is too wide..so have segregated it into two parts...1st part (done)
3: DONE (चलो आज वो दिन आ गया) reading portion done..
4: Ok.. so wanted to share with you guys..I'm developing a new habit of reading novels.. I use to earlier..but bcz of some work was not able to continue..so now have started again..
Felt good today after reading that novel..:)
PS: WENT out to eat something.(most fav dish).came back and completed the last two target..:)
Goodmorning all..:)
So..started my day very well..but then.."SUNDAY BEING SUNDAY".. बाहर निकल गए कुछ पर्सनल काम से.. एंड then came back late..
Bcz I felt ashamed toh "update" nahi kr paaye..
Anyways.... Woke up early today.. Started A new day full of positivity..:)
So here are the Targets:
1: Started Meditation (20mins)
2: Newspaper( non -negotiable)
3: SOCIOLOGY paper २(CASTE SYSTEM)
4: GS 1 Society (PATTERN of Social Inequality and Exclusion)
Before saying "HAVE A GOOD DAY PEOPLE"..here is a quote from "बॉम्बे टॉकीज"
"EVERYTHING" happens for a reason.Maybe you don't see the reason right now..but when it is finally revealed,it will blow you away.
- "BY ZIG ZIGLAR"
Hi guys. I'm a new entrant here. Hope to stay consistent with my targets.
1. Geography 2/5
2. Vision March monthly 2/2
3. Newspaper
Small targets but a somewhat huge task given my track record in self-discipline. Hoping for thebetter.
All done. Targets for today (21.11.21):
1. Geography- 3/5 (NCERT chapters 5,6)
2. Vision April monthly- 1/2
3. Newspaper
Have a productive day everyone!
Not a very good day. Relatives showed up. Procrastination took charge too.
1. Partially done
2. Not done
3. Done
Targets for today (22.11.21):
1. Geography- complete yesterday's task the remaining topics (4/5) from Indian Geography
2. Optional- read 100 pages of A House for Mr. Biswas
3. Newspaper
4. Answer writing
Wasn't a good day for me. I left too much to study till the end of the day and this a pattern I have recognised. Often leaving things to be done till the last minute when a target is set.
Must finish things early in the day, not waiting to compensate at the end of it. Taking breaks which are longer than necessary is a strict no no, breaks the flow.
Ideally, my sessions of study should be at least 1:30 to 2 before taking a break.
Specific targets today 21/11/2021:
- September Monthly - 30 pages
- GS1 Society Note making
- Modern India - Themes (257-315), Spectrum till socio-religious, Gov gen
- Newspaper as usual
May be a little ambitious but I would like to try.
Just a reminder here :
So, make sure there is a time period allotted for enough revision.
A quote addressing myself : It is not the time to look for excuses.
Have a productive day, everyone :)
Still not happy but better day than the previous one. Going to set higher targets from today.
1. 20 pages done
2. Society notes started
3.NCERT- done, Spectrum (ended up going on different a tangent and completed some mains note taking)
4.done
Targets - 22/11/2021 :
1. Complete rest of Sept monthly
2. Time split into completing Modern India note making and studying the notes
3. Rest of NCERT
4.Newspaper
5. Finish as much society notes as possible
काल करे सो आज कर आज करे सो अब
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Have a productive Monday, everyone!
20/11:
- done
- done
- done
- done
21/11:
- Sociology -1 lecture
- Current Affairs -1 lecture
- Newspaper
Had SBI PO exam yesterday. Did only 1 sociology lecture.
22/11:
- Sociology- 1 lecture
- Current Affairs - 1 lecture
- Newspaper 21 & 22
- Mrunal 1B1
So manysocio peeps peeps here😮. I smell a golden opportunity.
How about we solve the pyqs? 5 questions everyday-6 days for one paper(considering 28 questions).
Everyone can pick one year, either Paper-I or Paper II a/c their convenience. This would ensure impartiality and coherence of effort. It won't matter if you have studied the particular topic or not. You can google the answer for all that matters. The goal is to have a skeleton of points. No need for coherence in format of answers either-It can be pen-paper or one-note or power point for all I care. I can do the extra heavy-lifting to bring the coherence.
We can also do resource-sharing, discussion or anything socio-related. This will hopefully help us a lot with mains in the coming months as we can later peer review etc 😤
We can develop more rules of the game as we go along but बस काम होना चाहिये।।
Will make a telegram group for further conversation so we don't hog this space. DM for the link.
cc:@Caffeinity @Thunderstorm @ShinchanNohara @Ghostwalker @Chittirobo @Raillife original idea credits:@12432TrivendrumRajdhani 🙌🏻
Anyone else is welcome 🏃🏻
Tomorrow to discuss logistics etc and hopefully work from 24th 🦿
So manysocio peeps peeps here😮. I smell a golden opportunity.
How about we solve the pyqs? 5 questions everyday-6 days for one paper(considering 28 questions).
Everyone can pick one year, either Paper-I or Paper II a/c their convenience. This would ensure impartiality and coherence of effort. It won't matter if you have studied the particular topic or not. You can google the answer for all that matters. The goal is to have a skeleton of points. No need for coherence in format of answers either-It can be pen-paper or one-note or power point for all I care. I can do the extra heavy-lifting to bring the coherence.
We can also do resource-sharing, discussion or anything socio-related. This will hopefully help us a lot with mains in the coming months as we can later peer review etc 😤
We can develop more rules of the game as we go along but बस काम होना चाहिये।।
Will make a telegram group for further conversation so we don't hog this space. DM for the link.
cc:@Caffeinity @Thunderstorm @ShinchanNohara @Ghostwalker @Chittirobo @Raillife original idea credits:@12432TrivendrumRajdhani 🙌🏻
Anyone else is welcome 🏃🏻
Tomorrow to discuss logistics etc and hopefully work from 24th 🦿
Waah great plan. Anyone coming up with such group for PSIR?
I loved that line though "Abki baar 350 paar", gave me chills xD
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