CSE 2023: Plan/ Strategy/ Daily Routine
Targets 14/08/22
1. TIE + Notes
2. Lecture 2D (1)
3. Zoology - Biostats-Exp design + Null Hyp
4. EVS - Finish U8
5. Revision
Read the Newspaper. So, targets for 15/08 remain the same.
Spent 5 hours helping my sister out with re evaluation formalities 🙂
Took a break yesterday. Aadha din jalebi khaane mein nikal gaya , wanted to watch a movie but ended up listening to songs.
Today was good. All targets except 4 done. Hopefully things will fall into place soon.
“Aadha din jalebi khaane m nikal gaya” sounds like a dream day for me 😂
Jalebi khana is not limited to khana but also jalebi khojna, acchi jalebi milna is an accomplishment 😂
You have turned jalebi into an art form 😂. Garam jalebi and thandi rabri is to die for after a plate of samosas 🥹
Ye duniya mujhe weight loss ni karne degi. :(
Sigh.
Maine chhod diye aise sapne dekhna 😂
I believe in a couple of months I'll also give up. :P
Targets 14/08/22
1. TIE + Notes
2. Lecture 2D (1)
3. Zoology - Biostats-Exp design + Null Hyp
4. EVS - Finish U8
5. Revision
Read the Newspaper. So, targets for 15/08 remain the same.
Spent 5 hours helping my sister out with re evaluation formalities 🙂
Took a break yesterday. Aadha din jalebi khaane mein nikal gaya , wanted to watch a movie but ended up listening to songs.
Today was good. All targets except 4 done. Hopefully things will fall into place soon.
“Aadha din jalebi khaane m nikal gaya” sounds like a dream day for me 😂
Jalebi khana is not limited to khana but also jalebi khojna, acchi jalebi milna is an accomplishment 😂
You have turned jalebi into an art form 😂. Garam jalebi and thandi rabri is to die for after a plate of samosas 🥹
Ye duniya mujhe weight loss ni karne degi. :(
Sigh.
Maine chhod diye aise sapne dekhna 😂
I believe in a couple of months I'll also give up. :P
Why delay the inevitable? 😬
“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”
mightyraju,We want what we can’t have 😂
Hi guys, prep wise things are going okay. Not great, not too bad either. Writing tests and doing newspaper regularly, although syllabus completion is not upto satisfaction.
Need some advice on non-academic problems. The thing is I have two crippling addictions that are affecting my efficiency a lot.
One is my smartphone,(YouTube and reddit) I know that I have to stop it and reduce it. There are a few days when I have it under control and then it goes haywire again. I tried reducing the time, locking my phone etc but doesn't work in the long run. I somehow slip off. When this smartphone addiction is at it's peak my sleep cycle gets disrupted and preparation also gets affected due to erratic timings.
And the other is addiction for sweets and chocolates. Late night snacking is one problem. Also during the day I have my fill and sometimes doze off, again wasting my time. My parents also don't seem to bother with my unhealthy eating habits.
Both the problems are quite long term and started primarily in college as a sort of escape from stress. Haven't been able to shake it off even after 1.5 years of graduating.
Can you guys suggest some ways to overcome this? I am putting around 4-5 hours of productive study every day but I want to get around 7-8 benchmark. Please help a fellow UPSC marathon runner out.
Are you exercising and or staying active besides prep?
mightyraju,Avixiva
I was a perfectly healthy looking person till the time I entered this arena!
After moving to Delhi, its understandable but I started losing even when I was at home.
Targets 14/08/22
1. TIE + Notes
2. Lecture 2D (1)
3. Zoology - Biostats-Exp design + Null Hyp
4. EVS - Finish U8
5. Revision
Read the Newspaper. So, targets for 15/08 remain the same.
Spent 5 hours helping my sister out with re evaluation formalities 🙂
Took a break yesterday. Aadha din jalebi khaane mein nikal gaya , wanted to watch a movie but ended up listening to songs.
Today was good. All targets except 4 done. Hopefully things will fall into place soon.
Targets for 17/08/22
1.Economy 2D2 + Revision 2D
2. Zoology - Biostats. - Expt design + Null Hypothesis - Notes
3. TIE + Notes + CA revision
4. EVS U8 ( ab toh karlo)
Back after my jalebi hangover, was studying but targets were not very organized.
So, here it is ~
Targets 22/08
1. Economy 3A ( Lec 3)
2. Zoology - Biostats. Upto selection bias
3. TIE + Notes
Revision
*2A1
*20 pages EVS
Hi guys, prep wise things are going okay. Not great, not too bad either. Writing tests and doing newspaper regularly, although syllabus completion is not upto satisfaction.
Need some advice on non-academic problems. The thing is I have two crippling addictions that are affecting my efficiency a lot.
One is my smartphone,(YouTube and reddit) I know that I have to stop it and reduce it. There are a few days when I have it under control and then it goes haywire again. I tried reducing the time, locking my phone etc but doesn't work in the long run. I somehow slip off. When this smartphone addiction is at it's peak my sleep cycle gets disrupted and preparation also gets affected due to erratic timings.
And the other is addiction for sweets and chocolates. Late night snacking is one problem. Also during the day I have my fill and sometimes doze off, again wasting my time. My parents also don't seem to bother with my unhealthy eating habits.
Both the problems are quite long term and started primarily in college as a sort of escape from stress. Haven't been able to shake it off even after 1.5 years of graduating.
Can you guys suggest some ways to overcome this? I am putting around 4-5 hours of productive study every day but I want to get around 7-8 benchmark. Please help a fellow UPSC marathon runner out.
I am suffering from this too, phone addiction i mean , however it's not long hours of phone, its the lack of focus i develop after using phone/ screens/ seasons.
Past 2 weeks have been bad due to this. However i have managed it in the past, and i will manage it.
Things that have worked for me in past
1) Don't use screens for entertainment/any notifications etc. , until at least 3-4 hours of waking up and studying.
Develop pockets where you allow yourself to enjoy it. e.g After lunch , after dinner. Attaching it with another activity will make for a fix starting time.
2) Delete Reddit. Its cancer. (Already don't use twitter)
3) A good habit is to replace your entertainment needs with something less addictive. E.g. music
4) Meditate
I have found i gravitate and get tempted more when i am stressed and don't have a clear headspace. Meditation helps (which is also not easy, I've heard but again attaching with another activity has worked for me. )
Anyways these have worked for me, there are also some other improvements I will be trying. There are also some other extreme measures you can try like if you live with your parents, deposit it to them and tell them when you'll be using it again, for how much time.
Depends on how extreme you want to go. I've heard of a stanford professer who locks his phone in his car when he feels too much tempted by it.
I'm addicted to Reddit too. Unfortunately, getting rid of Reddit addiction is not as easy as Deleting the account/app, unlike other social media. Many FOSS front-ends for Reddit have come up, with multiple domains. Also, Reddit can be actually quite useful, if following good subs (And avoiding india-centric subs. Those are worse than cancer). I'm a commerce graduate; I'm more proficient in digital devices, yada yada than majority, all thanks to helpful anonymous humans on Reddit. But, ultimately, in the scheme of CSE preparation, its a HUGE distraction.Hi guys, prep wise things are going okay. Not great, not too bad either. Writing tests and doing newspaper regularly, although syllabus completion is not upto satisfaction.
Need some advice on non-academic problems. The thing is I have two crippling addictions that are affecting my efficiency a lot.
One is my smartphone,(YouTube and reddit) I know that I have to stop it and reduce it. There are a few days when I have it under control and then it goes haywire again. I tried reducing the time, locking my phone etc but doesn't work in the long run. I somehow slip off. When this smartphone addiction is at it's peak my sleep cycle gets disrupted and preparation also gets affected due to erratic timings.
And the other is addiction for sweets and chocolates. Late night snacking is one problem. Also during the day I have my fill and sometimes doze off, again wasting my time. My parents also don't seem to bother with my unhealthy eating habits.
Both the problems are quite long term and started primarily in college as a sort of escape from stress. Haven't been able to shake it off even after 1.5 years of graduating.
Can you guys suggest some ways to overcome this? I am putting around 4-5 hours of productive study every day but I want to get around 7-8 benchmark. Please help a fellow UPSC marathon runner out.
I am suffering from this too, phone addiction i mean , however it's not long hours of phone, its the lack of focus i develop after using phone/ screens/ seasons.
Past 2 weeks have been bad due to this. However i have managed it in the past, and i will manage it.
Things that have worked for me in past
1) Don't use screens for entertainment/any notifications etc. , until at least 3-4 hours of waking up and studying.
Develop pockets where you allow yourself to enjoy it. e.g After lunch , after dinner. Attaching it with another activity will make for a fix starting time.
2) Delete Reddit. Its cancer. (Already don't use twitter)
3) A good habit is to replace your entertainment needs with something less addictive. E.g. music
4) Meditate
I have found i gravitate and get tempted more when i am stressed and don't have a clear headspace. Meditation helps (which is also not easy, I've heard but again attaching with another activity has worked for me. )
Anyways these have worked for me, there are also some other improvements I will be trying. There are also some other extreme measures you can try like if you live with your parents, deposit it to them and tell them when you'll be using it again, for how much time.
Depends on how extreme you want to go. I've heard of a stanford professer who locks his phone in his car when he feels too much tempted by it.
Hey, everyone! I made this account using a Temporary Phone No, from some site I don't remember, to safeguard my Privacy. I believe in Free Access to Resources. So, if you see any posts from this account Selling anything or trying to scam, they wouldn't be from me. Someone would have gained unauthorized access to this account. Best recourse to prevent such a thing would be to delete the account, but Forum doesn't provide that option.
mightyraju,I'm addicted to these too, for a slightly different reason; Reddit, Sweets, Candies. Just replace Youtube with Hollywood Movies.Hi guys, prep wise things are going okay. Not great, not too bad either. Writing tests and doing newspaper regularly, although syllabus completion is not upto satisfaction.
Need some advice on non-academic problems. The thing is I have two crippling addictions that are affecting my efficiency a lot.
One is my smartphone,(YouTube and reddit) I know that I have to stop it and reduce it. There are a few days when I have it under control and then it goes haywire again. I tried reducing the time, locking my phone etc but doesn't work in the long run. I somehow slip off. When this smartphone addiction is at it's peak my sleep cycle gets disrupted and preparation also gets affected due to erratic timings.
And the other is addiction for sweets and chocolates. Late night snacking is one problem. Also during the day I have my fill and sometimes doze off, again wasting my time. My parents also don't seem to bother with my unhealthy eating habits.
Both the problems are quite long term and started primarily in college as a sort of escape from stress. Haven't been able to shake it off even after 1.5 years of graduating.
Can you guys suggest some ways to overcome this? I am putting around 4-5 hours of productive study every day but I want to get around 7-8 benchmark. Please help a fellow UPSC marathon runner out.
Just yesterday evening, after a sudden urge to turn-around my sorry excuse of a life, I ended up browsing r/productivity. Some posts there were enormously helpful. A post was made there just two days ago: 'Discipline is overrated, Successful people cheat instead'. Do check that out. Specifically points on Momentum, Restart, and Managing your Energy. Its the first post when sorting by Top>Month.
Also, came across a comment on there, suggesting to read first 5 Pages of James Clear's 'Atomic Habits'. Like all Self Help books, its very repetitive. But, if you read just first 3-4 Pages of Ch 1 (about British Cycling team), and Summary given at the end of Chapters, it'll take just 10 minutes. Its PDF is available on Web Archive. Check that one out too.
Hey, everyone! I made this account using a Temporary Phone No, from some site I don't remember, to safeguard my Privacy. I believe in Free Access to Resources. So, if you see any posts from this account Selling anything or trying to scam, they wouldn't be from me. Someone would have gained unauthorized access to this account. Best recourse to prevent such a thing would be to delete the account, but Forum doesn't provide that option.
I'm addicted to these too, for a slightly different reason; Reddit, Sweets, Candies. Just replace Youtube with Hollywood Movies.Hi guys, prep wise things are going okay. Not great, not too bad either. Writing tests and doing newspaper regularly, although syllabus completion is not upto satisfaction.
Need some advice on non-academic problems. The thing is I have two crippling addictions that are affecting my efficiency a lot.
One is my smartphone,(YouTube and reddit) I know that I have to stop it and reduce it. There are a few days when I have it under control and then it goes haywire again. I tried reducing the time, locking my phone etc but doesn't work in the long run. I somehow slip off. When this smartphone addiction is at it's peak my sleep cycle gets disrupted and preparation also gets affected due to erratic timings.
And the other is addiction for sweets and chocolates. Late night snacking is one problem. Also during the day I have my fill and sometimes doze off, again wasting my time. My parents also don't seem to bother with my unhealthy eating habits.
Both the problems are quite long term and started primarily in college as a sort of escape from stress. Haven't been able to shake it off even after 1.5 years of graduating.
Can you guys suggest some ways to overcome this? I am putting around 4-5 hours of productive study every day but I want to get around 7-8 benchmark. Please help a fellow UPSC marathon runner out.
Just yesterday evening, after a sudden urge to turn-around my sorry excuse of a life, I ended up browsing r/productivity. Some posts there were enormously helpful. A post was made there just two days ago: 'Discipline is overrated, Successful people cheat instead'. Do check that out. Specifically points on Momentum, Restart, and Managing your Energy. Its the first post when sorting by Top>Month.
Also, came across a comment on there, suggesting to read first 5 Pages of James Clear's 'Atomic Habits'. Like all Self Help books, its very repetitive. But, if you read just first 3-4 Pages of Ch 1 (about British Cycling team), and Summary given at the end of Chapters, it'll take just 10 minutes. Its PDF is available on Web Archive. Check that one out too.
It would be really helpful if you attach reddit r/productivity's post link ^D^
mightyraju,I'm addicted to these too, for a slightly different reason; Reddit, Sweets, Candies. Just replace Youtube with Hollywood Movies.Hi guys, prep wise things are going okay. Not great, not too bad either. Writing tests and doing newspaper regularly, although syllabus completion is not upto satisfaction.
Need some advice on non-academic problems. The thing is I have two crippling addictions that are affecting my efficiency a lot.
One is my smartphone,(YouTube and reddit) I know that I have to stop it and reduce it. There are a few days when I have it under control and then it goes haywire again. I tried reducing the time, locking my phone etc but doesn't work in the long run. I somehow slip off. When this smartphone addiction is at it's peak my sleep cycle gets disrupted and preparation also gets affected due to erratic timings.
And the other is addiction for sweets and chocolates. Late night snacking is one problem. Also during the day I have my fill and sometimes doze off, again wasting my time. My parents also don't seem to bother with my unhealthy eating habits.
Both the problems are quite long term and started primarily in college as a sort of escape from stress. Haven't been able to shake it off even after 1.5 years of graduating.
Can you guys suggest some ways to overcome this? I am putting around 4-5 hours of productive study every day but I want to get around 7-8 benchmark. Please help a fellow UPSC marathon runner out.
Just yesterday evening, after a sudden urge to turn-around my sorry excuse of a life, I ended up browsing r/productivity. Some posts there were enormously helpful. A post was made there just two days ago: 'Discipline is overrated, Successful people cheat instead'. Do check that out. Specifically points on Momentum, Restart, and Managing your Energy. Its the first post when sorting by Top>Month.
Also, came across a comment on there, suggesting to read first 5 Pages of James Clear's 'Atomic Habits'. Like all Self Help books, its very repetitive. But, if you read just first 3-4 Pages of Ch 1 (about British Cycling team), and Summary given at the end of Chapters, it'll take just 10 minutes. Its PDF is available on Web Archive. Check that one out too.
It would be really helpful if you attach reddit r/productivity's post link ^D^
https://leddit.xyz/r/productivity/comments/ws8jji/discipline_is_overrated_successful_people_cheat/
Was talking of Points 1, 2, and 6.
Hey, everyone! I made this account using a Temporary Phone No, from some site I don't remember, to safeguard my Privacy. I believe in Free Access to Resources. So, if you see any posts from this account Selling anything or trying to scam, they wouldn't be from me. Someone would have gained unauthorized access to this account. Best recourse to prevent such a thing would be to delete the account, but Forum doesn't provide that option.
mightyraju,
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