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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


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Targets for 24/11/2021

1) Finish CA pending topic + new video 

2) NP/Daily CA

3) Optional - 2 topics (Plz don't postpone)

4) GS - 3 - Topic-1,2,10 (Don't run after perfection as it is the enemy of the good).

5) Pending essay video (if time permits)


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Revision tuesday(23/11/21 Day#24) done.

Another week comes to an end. Was able to finish October Epic, few ncerts, 2 MGP, socio+GS mains issue notes partially. Fragmented effort. Lots of breaks and distractions. This will continue to the following week because of convocation BS😤 A senior once said, "you are pretty much done with iitk, I presume! iitk is far from being done with you though!" and the bureaucracy of an Indian college is hitting me hard with all it's ugly colours. Anyhow, will work around this: last week to do the substantial portion of humongous monthly goals. 

Will try to finish big chunks of: a) ncerts b) mgp c) socio notes d) socio pyq(5Qs daily) e) gs-mains issues. Hoping for a focused week ahead to put some concerted effort. 🦉

Excerpt from पुखराज by गुलज़ार :

उठके जाते हुए पंछी ने बस इतना ही देखा

देर तक हाथ हिलाती रही वो शाख फ़िज़ा में

अलविदा कहने को, या पास बुलाने के लिए ?

🕊

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Good Morning people 🌞

Late start to the day. Targets: a)CA<3hrs b)AWP<3hrs c)Rest soc/gs/ncert 

After a certain number of hours(variably 6-8), the focus intensity falls. In words of Cal Newport, you can't do deep work beyond 8 hours. But I think we must endeavour to push the boundaries through meditation+physical workouts+scheduling proper breaks. Hoping for good results on experimental Sunday.

Keep hustling everyone 🦾

Revision tuesday(23/11/21 Day#24) done.

Another week comes to an end. Was able to finish October Epic, few ncerts, 2 MGP, socio+GS mains issue notes partially. Fragmented effort. Lots of breaks and distractions. This will continue to the following week because of convocation BS😤 A senior once said, "you are pretty much done with iitk, I presume! iitk is far from being done with you though!" and the bureaucracy of an Indian college is hitting me hard with all it's ugly colours. Anyhow, will work around this: last week to do the substantial portion of humongous monthly goals. 

Will try to finish big chunks of: a) ncerts b) mgp c) socio notes d) socio pyq(5Qs daily) e) gs-mains issues. Hoping for a focused week ahead to put some concerted effort. 🦉

Excerpt from पुखराज by गुलज़ार :


🕊

I just saw that little bird at the end of your post. Its beautiful. 

And those lines too. :)


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Consistency where are you? Please come to me.

Struggling with consistency post the break I took, its just so hard to sit and study when you have seen how it feels to not study and enjoy little things of life, that slow life where things happen at their own pace. 

But I guess life cannot move this way, you have to study. It sucks when you are not able to give it your all.  Cold is making it tough for me. I don't know where my immunity is gone, a little weather change and I become sick. Anyways whatever happens I need to gather myself tomarrow. Lets hope for a good day. 

Strict schedules from tomarrow. 

I will try to study whatever I could do now.  


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Consistency where are you? Please come to me.

Struggling with consistency post the break I took, its just so hard to sit and study when you have seen how it feels to not study and enjoy little things of life, that slow life where things happen at their own pace. 

But I guess life cannot move this way, you have to study. It sucks when you are not able to give it your all.  Cold is making it tough for me. I don't know where my immunity is gone, a little weather change and I become sick. Anyways whatever happens I need to gather myself tomarrow. Lets hope for a good day. 

Strict schedules from tomarrow. 

I will try to study whatever I could do now.  


Try imagining yourself giving GS papers in January, one day later the actual exam. This will help you finish GS in a timebound manner and consistent efforts too. 
That's what I tried to follow when failed in prelims last year. 

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Consistency where are you? Please come to me.

Struggling with consistency post the break I took, its just so hard to sit and study when you have seen how it feels to not study and enjoy little things of life, that slow life where things happen at their own pace. 

But I guess life cannot move this way, you have to study. It sucks when you are not able to give it your all.  Cold is making it tough for me. I don't know where my immunity is gone, a little weather change and I become sick. Anyways whatever happens I need to gather myself tomarrow. Lets hope for a good day. 

Strict schedules from tomarrow. 

I will try to study whatever I could do now.  


Try imagining yourself giving GS papers in January, one day later the actual exam. This will help you finish GS in a timebound manner and consistent efforts too. 
That's what I tried to follow when failed in prelims last year. 

It makes sense, that's the only way I could finish mains syllabus abhi or else 50 days would be of total waste. Kal se all directed towards completing the syllabus of mains till Mains 2021. 

Thanks :)



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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.


Tasks done:

1) Cone pyqs 

2) Ethics 2018 case studies + 3 additional ones

3) Ramped up September monthly

4) Newspaper + 20mcqs

Tasks done:

1) Group and subgroup pyqs 

2) Newspaper+ Mrunal CA

3) Ethics 2017 4 case studies + Ethics theory

4) August monthly 1/7

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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! 

The day was okay in terms of hours but disappointing in terms of output. Did very little maths today and wasn't able to finish IR either. 


Targets: 

  • NA & CP (1/2) 
  • Finish IR 


Going to go heavy on mathematics tomorrow. The deadlines are coming closer!

Finished IR after taking almost forever! Did Maths also, but more needs to be done. Might have to add half a day to it. 


Targets: 

  • NA & CP (2/2 - hopefully)
  • Not sure what I'll do in GS, will figure it out tomorrow morning
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New Goals

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Good Morning everyone. Hoping for a good 12 hour study day.

Today's targets :-

GS 3 

PSIR Paper 2 A ( 1 and 2) 

May 2021

CA class

L-ent

ethics

Newspaper 

Quote - We can get so much further in life through collaboration rather than competition. One plus one equals eleven, not two. 



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Targets today:

1st half

1. Finish geography consolidation

2.  Try P2P history

2nd half 

1. Consti - Prep for mini test and awp

2. Newspaper


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22/11

1.Newspaper + CA

2. CA backlog

3. Optional[ ideology, post mod., Th of state]

4. Ethics AWP

5. Polity 1 

6. miscl.

Update
1. Done 2. Done(big relief) 3. Done Except Th. of state 4. partially done  5. Not done 6. done

23/11

1.Newspaper + CA

2. Optional [Th. of State, Indian Pol. th]

3. Polity 1

4. AWP 

5. miscl.



Update [23/11]

1.Done 2. Partially Done 3. Partially Done 4. Done 5. Done

24/11 [in the same order]

1. Polity basics revision (1.5)

2. Newspaper + CA  (1.5)

3. IPT (2+2)

4. AWP (1)

5. miscl.

good luck people :)

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A bad day yesterday, couldn't complete my targets. Had a little outing with friends. 

24 November 2021

-Meditation 30 min (done)

-The Hindu

-Yesterday's backlog.

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I forgot to post yesterday, but it was a good productive day.

Targets for 24.11.21

1. Optional= Atomic structure(3/4)

2. GS4= Moral thinkers(1/n), will figure out the value of n today :P

3. CA class + notes

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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"

Goodmorning सबको..:)

Nothing to "update"..cz the lethargicness (I don't if this word is correct;) of Sunday continued..!!! Day was not so good.. ( शाम तक तो कुछ नही kr पाए) but at night made some plans.. actually "strict plans"...( For next few months)

Hope so.. अब "मूड"swing naa kre":) 

Strict Target for today..:_

1: NEWSPAPER

2: SOCIOLOGY ( FEATURES OF CASTE SYSTEM)

3: GS 1 सोसाइटी ( SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND EXCLUSION)

4: CA+ 10 QUES..!! 

Have a good day people...:) 

let's work hard.."मिलते हैं सब sham ko":)

Goodmorning people.:) 

Was unable to post yesterday's backlog but here it is...1:Done..2: Done(finally)..3:Not done..4: Partial Done..!

One thing to share: So.. few days ago my "focus" said BYe Bye will be back when you will back on track..!! I tried but बात बन नही रही.. टू get it बैक I have to be back first (from the lost World)

So here is the "to do list":

1: Optional ( New Topic- Untouchability: Forms and perspectives)

2: Newspaper

3: Same ( yesterday's backlog)

4: CA + ARTICLE( from magazine)

And a big थैंक्स to all those who shook me on YPT..Thank you guys for reminding me that I am still capable of completing my targets..:) 

Will be back soon on "YPT"..:) 

Few lines from " The Ground Beneath Her Feet"

     - "The only people who see the whole picture,are the ones who step out of the frame"..:)

Have a good day ahead people:)



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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 

Decent day; though not entirely fulfilling. All targets completed, except geography. Today, a repeat of yesterday: 

1. Geo-4/5

2. Optional- 100 pages of A House for Mr. Biswas

3. Answer writing 

4. Newspaper

Today's message: Don't give in to short term noise when preparing for long term celebration. 

Good day! 

Geography seems to be losing to Literature. So only geography for today, entirely, along with the compulsory answer writing and newspaper. 

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Hi all!

I am a fresher regrading UPSC exam with no prior experience of any other competitive exam.

I've finished my syllabus (first reading) and have made notes of most of the main topics of the syllabus while doing coaching. 

I am not able to look through my journey right now. was hoping if someone could tell me at this stage what should be done? I am a little all over the places right now! i would like to get some advice. 

thank you :) 

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