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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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Hi everyone. Can anybody from engineering or non engineering background tell me which book would be best to practice CSAT questions from? Especially looking at 2020 and 2021 papers. 
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Is anyone here planning to give the SFG test on the 28th?? ANy idea what is the level of difficulty of the questions asked? 
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Sister's marriage went well. I'll get back to studies tomorrow after a long hiatus.


Targets for tomorrow:

1. Insights CA + Editorial

2. Philosophy of religion: analysis of toppers answers, review of old study material and Cottingham to finalise a strategy for this topic 

3. Ethics: analysis of toppers answers, review of sources, strategising.

heisenberg_,Archandand11 otherslike this
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Hello, everyone. I am back after a break as I fell sick. Haven't been regular with my meals, skipping breakfast some(read many)times. So, please take care of your health first. Everything else can wait.

Back on YPT full time from now. Do nudge me if found not studying :)

Will update targets once I get my head around what is to be done first. There is too much backlog! 

Anyway, hoping for better days ahead. 

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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:)



Goodmorning aspirants..:) WOKE up early today..( usually I get up at 6) but today when I saw the watch it was 2AM..was moving here and there..thought नींद आ जाएगी..but jab finally nahi aayi to started studying:) 

No wonder " life is a rollercoaster ride"; and we all are sitting on our seats... going through some ups and downs"..:) but time flies and so does the problems..:) 

नया दिन नई शुरआत....TARGETs for Today.

1: Newspaper 

2: Sociology ( TOPIC: Tribal Communities IN India)

3: POLITY NCERT NOTE MAKING 

4: CA + 10 QUES..

YESTERDAY'S UPDATE: was a semi productive day..:) 

SOMEBODY said to me " Always look at the bigger picture" and that's what I'm gonna do.:) 

Have a wonderful day guys..:) 






Hello all...!! The day was good good..:) Started with "full energy" par ठंडी being ठंडी..felt lethargic at a point of time.. but still I am happy after so many days my focus is back now...so completed 3/4 targets..

Update कुछ इस प्रकार हैं: 

1: Done 

2: Done( happy to complete the topic) although have to see some Documentaries on it..!! 

3:NOT DONE( Unfortunately was not able to complete)

4: DONE 

Hope so..I will be able to maintain better consistency tomorrow..:) 

Chilling ठंडी और mood chill KR देने वाली novels(what a combo)!

Goodnight everyone..:)

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Also, is anyone using Evernote here? Evernote is creating a 7-8 duplicate copies of any note that I edit. Conflict cannot be the issue since I haven't edited the note from any other device.

I have unsynced one device after which I notice this issue. Have checked evernote community forums but no luck.

Please let me know if you faced this. 

THE_MECHANIC,
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25 November 2021

-Meditation 30 min (done)

-The Hindu

-Sociology P2 B(iv) Social Classes in India.

-Ethics quick revision unit 01 and 02

Had a good decent day. Started the day early so clocked the same routine time early. But too much of Sociology started to drain me. So dropped some revision thing mid-way. 


26 November 2021 target


- 30 min meditation

- The Hindu + own current notes revision

- Sociology P1 Kinship + pyp

heisenberg_,Archandand7 otherslike this
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Also, is anyone using Evernote here? Evernote is creating a 7-8 duplicate copies of any note that I edit. Conflict cannot be the issue since I haven't edited the note from any other device.

I have unsynced one device after which I notice this issue. Have checked evernote community forums but no luck.

Please let me know if you faced this. 

Hie. It happens to me as well. Try updating the software if not done already.
In my case, this used to happen when I copy something from the internet and paste it. If that is the case with you as well, try copying that content onto a word or something like. and copy it back to Evernote. 
I know, a lengthy and irritating process. But this is what I have arrived at. It works though :)

Ash5Man,THE_MECHANICand3 otherslike this
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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

Tasks done:

1) Cyclic group Pyqs

2) August CA 2/7

3) Newspaper+Mrunal

4) Ethics Theory

5) Ethics answer writing

Overall not so productive day despite the number of hours. Got stuck for too long in some group questions. Hoping for a better tomorrow.



Tasks done:

1) August monthly 3/7

2) Newspaper

3) Daily mcqs

4) Unproductive ethics reading

5) Coset, normal, quotient subgroup pyq 1/2

6) started off with functions of several variables

Will try to keep tomorrow ethics heavy. If bored as always maths. :P


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Didn't post any targets today, for they were going to be a repetition of what I had been posting for the last 4-5 days. So here are some reliving end-day updates: 

1. Finished geography, finally (What relief!) 

2. Finished a major chunk of Biswas (along with a lot of slow piano just to feel the text better), so that it will be finished tomorrow. 

3. Practised answer writing 

My brain has made a khichdi out of the too many emotions of the day– Biswas, the accompanying piano, my half-satisfaction, half-want.

So I know its time to sleep. 

Good night folks :) 

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Target for 25-11-2021

Ethics theory

Newspaper

Optional theory + answer writing

Ethics Theory -- done

newspaper -- done

optional theory -- partially done

optional answer writing -- done

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Target for 26-11-2021
Ethics theory (Utilitarianism)
Newspaper
Optional theory  + answer writing (Justice)
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@sbhatiCongratulations .

How is your prep going ? Other than Philosophy of Religion , How are you approaching other 3 ?
Would love to discuss some strategy as mine currently is just rereading and understanding the concepts again


THE_MECHANIC,
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Today's targets


Quote of the day -

"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth."—Henry David Thoreau, Walden

heisenberg_,Archandand5 otherslike this
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Good Morning Everyone!


26/11 Plan

  • NM + CP Revision =Partially Done
  • Rings Revision =Couldn't start
  • Answer Writing =Not done
  • GS 2 Notes =Made Progress
  • If time, complete pending work =Not done


heisenberg_,Archandand5 otherslike this
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Targets for today (26.11.21)- 

1. Finish reading A House for Mr. Biswas 

2. Write Philip Larkin test paper 

3. GS answer writing 

4. Newspaper 

Focusing mostly on Optional today; deadlines approaching. 

Good day! ☀️

heisenberg_,Archandand5 otherslike this
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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

optional going fine but not able to maintain focus in GS4. 

Target for 25.11.21

1. Optional= Atomic structure(4/4)

2. GS4=Moral thinkers(2/4)

3. CA class+ notes

Not a good day,niether hour-wise nor productivity-wise. I have decided to take a break from this thread but will be there on YPT.

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