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A Window for all things CSE 2023. You can type in your ways and means of achieving your goals, your daily updates, strengths and things that might be holding you down. No-judgement, no-tugging, just a healthy discussion to help discuss our way through this long and interesting journey. Lets get prepping!.#CSE 2023
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Good morning, fellas!

Reading all the comments by seniors over here made me realize a few things. We often fail to realize that seniors go through the same emotional turmoils as the rest of us. In fact, a tad bit more than that. Even those who got selected must've gone through the same. No one really knows what clicks.

Seeing the Captain@SergioRamos,@Naadan_Parinda and others discuss their journey teaches you to work hard and persevere as you never know what's in store. Also, the prospect of everybody here trying to create a positive environment for preparation gives an emotional boost. This is because, for someone like me, who doesn't have a circle that is preparing for this exam or any exam for that matter, this platform is something that keeps me in check and keeps me coming every day. It is something I look forward to - coming here and posting not just my daily targets and daily results but also talking about my day as if it's my dairy. The platform and the people over here are my confidantes. Hope it continues.

Anyways, aaj ke targets - 

Polity - Central and State Gov.

PSIR - Revision of Machiavelli and Hobbes

TH - 14th and 15th Sept.

Have a good day, everybody!

mightyraju,Deepak802and9 otherslike this
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Is anyone doing economics from Mrunal Sir's handouts (and not videos)?

In for any sort of group discussion on the MCQs of the handouts or other general questions?

mightyraju,LetsGetThisBread
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What beautiful Essay Topics this time! Mujhe bhi mains likhwa dete😭
mightyraju,
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Is anyone doing economics from Mrunal Sir's handouts (and not videos)?

In for any sort of group discussion on the MCQs of the handouts or other general questions?

Not doing but want to do from scratch! Both Videos n handouts.

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Wanted to start posting after my exams, but God knows when NTA will give any clarity on the exact dates. Hopefully, it will conclude by September and not be postponed again. 

Schedule-16.09.22

1. Bare Minimum

-Eco Lec 4E 

-Biostats. (Yes, I'm still stuck here, on this tingu sa topic)

- TIE+Notes 

2.Revision 

- 4C+4B

- CH

3. Practice

- GC Q's-CH

- WYSK-CH

- LR-IL(Q's)





 



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Sam230said

Dost banana h toh dost dhoondo, sirf preparation mates nahi. You’ll feel less lonely, if you make friends whom you intend to stay in touch with beyond this preparation as well, irrespective of whether you actually end up doing that or not. 

@LetsGetThisBread  Thankyou, from an anxious introvert who finds it impossible to convey her feelings and starts blithering like an idiot whenever I try. But I will try, starting from this little text. So, thank you. 

Heheh hum sab hi anxious introverts h yaha pe. So everyone’s as rusty as you think you are

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Also,

Hello, to everyone on the thread.

It is so moving to read all of the comments in these past few days. Stay Strong, Keep going 🌞

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..Ghostwalker is currently going through emotional crisis.. 

Jabse preparation start kia tabse khud ko socially disconnects kar dia. Yha tak ki sim hi change kar dia, abtak social media pe login bhi nahi kia. Nye Dost banaye preparation me 

Lekin dost ka clear nahi hua aur unhone preparation leave krke aage nikal gaye.. Maine khud ko samjhaye rakha.

Sigma male ki video dekh dekh ke stay strong aur stay alone krte rha.. Phir achanak mahsoos hota hai, aap kamjor ho rahe hai Aap akela ho rahe hai.. 

Aap bahut kuch bolna, kahna aur sunna chahte hai but koi sunne wala hi nahi hai..

Tabhi achanak koi Full moon ki tarah aata hai. Aur charo taraf roshni kar deta hai. Aur jabtak aap sochte hai ki kya ye sach hai. Tabtak Phir Amavsya ki kali rate Aa jati hai Aur shayad vo bhi chla jata hai.. 

AUR Phir se vahi routine wahi kam aur wahi schedule wahi drama aap apne charo taraf pate hai.. 

Kabtak keyboard par emotions nikalte RHOGE samajh hi ni aata.. 

Agar koi advice ho to do dosto.. 

Mai is situation se niklana chahta hu.. 

Phir se Sigma male bnna chahta hu.. 

@unacheivednirvana @LetsGetThisBread 

@D503 @Morticia @ koi bhi jo bhi padh raha hai.. 

Abhi mujhe itne hi tag yad Aa rhe hai.. 

10:40 pm 

Monday 

(109) 12/9/22

Tbh I get you and exactly what you’re going through. Losing old contacts is honestly part and parcel of this process, i doubt there’s anyone who doesn’t do so. But losing old friends is also part and parcel of life and not just unique to this process. You get a new job, you move cities, you get busy, make your life, and soon enough you’ll find that your other friends are doing the same as well and living their lives as well. And the next thing you know, you go from meeting every day, to meeting every few weeks, to months, to finally catching up on your 15 year school get together. The point is, everyone gets busy with their lives, no matter how much they promise that they will keep in touch. Just take a look at our own parents, how often do they “hang out” with their friends, do you think they didn’t promise their college friends that they would keep in touch, or write letters.


Losing friends, being alone is ultimately what everyone is destined for (no, I’m not being existential right now, just realistic… akele aaye h aur akele jayenge kind of truism). Having said that, we are never truly alone, look around you there’s so much potential for company at any given second, and minute of your existence. India m aabadi hi itni h ki log har jagah, chaaron taraf mil jayenge. Throughout this process, I felt I could no longer relate to my older friends, so much so that I too cut off from them, but I kept in touch with the ones that mattered. When I felt that I needed a group who could get the nuances of what I was going through, I came to Forum and honestly found some of the best people here. Dost banana h toh dost dhoondo, sirf preparation mates nahi. You’ll feel less lonely, if you make friends whom you intend to stay in touch with beyond this preparation as well, irrespective of whether you actually end up doing that or not. 


Log aate jaate rahenge, but agar significant tareeke se engage karoge toh unki acchi yaadein aur di hui seekh reh jaayegi.

Thanks Bread🙏

You know what, you're helping me second time when I was in deep grief, pain and anger. I am always indebted to you. I don't know why but I found you sound like most matured and understandable person here. 

And your line friend dhoondhna  hai...... 

Goes straight to my mind and heart both at the same time. 

And I tired my best to engage people in more professional way.. 

Thank you so much again dost.. ✨

Glad to be of help friend. But your impression that I’m mature is way off the mark. On the contrary, I’m the most childish person I know 😂. It’s just that like how children end up saying certain profound things once in a while, I too end up spewing something that sounds deep 😬😬

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..Ghostwalker is currently going through emotional crisis.. 

Jabse preparation start kia tabse khud ko socially disconnects kar dia. Yha tak ki sim hi change kar dia, abtak social media pe login bhi nahi kia. Nye Dost banaye preparation me 

Lekin dost ka clear nahi hua aur unhone preparation leave krke aage nikal gaye.. Maine khud ko samjhaye rakha.

Sigma male ki video dekh dekh ke stay strong aur stay alone krte rha.. Phir achanak mahsoos hota hai, aap kamjor ho rahe hai Aap akela ho rahe hai.. 

Aap bahut kuch bolna, kahna aur sunna chahte hai but koi sunne wala hi nahi hai..

Tabhi achanak koi Full moon ki tarah aata hai. Aur charo taraf roshni kar deta hai. Aur jabtak aap sochte hai ki kya ye sach hai. Tabtak Phir Amavsya ki kali rate Aa jati hai Aur shayad vo bhi chla jata hai.. 

AUR Phir se vahi routine wahi kam aur wahi schedule wahi drama aap apne charo taraf pate hai.. 

Kabtak keyboard par emotions nikalte RHOGE samajh hi ni aata.. 

Agar koi advice ho to do dosto.. 

Mai is situation se niklana chahta hu.. 

Phir se Sigma male bnna chahta hu.. 

@unacheivednirvana @LetsGetThisBread 

@D503 @Morticia @ koi bhi jo bhi padh raha hai.. 

Abhi mujhe itne hi tag yad Aa rhe hai.. 

10:40 pm 

Monday 

(109) 12/9/22

Tbh I get you and exactly what you’re going through. Losing old contacts is honestly part and parcel of this process, i doubt there’s anyone who doesn’t do so. But losing old friends is also part and parcel of life and not just unique to this process. You get a new job, you move cities, you get busy, make your life, and soon enough you’ll find that your other friends are doing the same as well and living their lives as well. And the next thing you know, you go from meeting every day, to meeting every few weeks, to months, to finally catching up on your 15 year school get together. The point is, everyone gets busy with their lives, no matter how much they promise that they will keep in touch. Just take a look at our own parents, how often do they “hang out” with their friends, do you think they didn’t promise their college friends that they would keep in touch, or write letters.


Losing friends, being alone is ultimately what everyone is destined for (no, I’m not being existential right now, just realistic… akele aaye h aur akele jayenge kind of truism). Having said that, we are never truly alone, look around you there’s so much potential for company at any given second, and minute of your existence. India m aabadi hi itni h ki log har jagah, chaaron taraf mil jayenge. Throughout this process, I felt I could no longer relate to my older friends, so much so that I too cut off from them, but I kept in touch with the ones that mattered. When I felt that I needed a group who could get the nuances of what I was going through, I came to Forum and honestly found some of the best people here. Dost banana h toh dost dhoondo, sirf preparation mates nahi. You’ll feel less lonely, if you make friends whom you intend to stay in touch with beyond this preparation as well, irrespective of whether you actually end up doing that or not. 


Log aate jaate rahenge, but agar significant tareeke se engage karoge toh unki acchi yaadein aur di hui seekh reh jaayegi.

Thanks Bread🙏

You know what, you're helping me second time when I was in deep grief, pain and anger. I am always indebted to you. I don't know why but I found you sound like most matured and understandable person here. 

And your line friend dhoondhna  hai...... 

Goes straight to my mind and heart both at the same time. 

And I tired my best to engage people in more professional way.. 

Thank you so much again dost.. ✨

Bread is actually one of the most amazing, wholesome people ever! 🙌

Thank you. Such high praise that I feel completely unworthy of 🥹

mightyraju,Thisishere
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D503said

How is everyone? Preparation going good? 

How is everyone? Preparation going good? 

Whim and impulse have taken control of the ship. I tried to placate them by taking help of senecaji but to no avail. Like a bunch of stubborn bratty child, they even taunted me trying to bait me into giving them a good thrashing. But i realised the more i try to be controlling and overbearing the more their defiance grows. So, for now i am waiting it out, hoping they get tired and go to sleep ,like all children do, and i may have my peace of mind back and i may get down to do some serious work XD

How is it going over there 😅

Something similar going on with me. Even I am going with the flow. Being out at prelims is such a different feeling. I want to study alot, but somehow just can't. 

Same here. Keeping myself distracted and busy. I can read anything but upsc notes. I feel like puking.

 Please iss platform ko revive karo koi. 2 years pehle jaisa.

Some great times they were

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Tatasaid

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Kaisa tha platform 2 saal pehle?

Har cheez ki charcha hoti thi. Dost bane, naye kirtdaar aaye, ek cycle khatam hua aur thread band kar diya. Yahi tha uss thread ka life cycle

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Hello frens and ferns of forum. Just got back an hour ago from college with a massive headache. After a cup of kadak chai, and kamar kaso-int we’re back with targets for the day. Was taking two days off to grieve the untimely death of pillu. Targets for 16.9.22 are:

June- 1-5th C/A backlog

Environment 5/10

Dipin sir

Daily C/A

PSIR- read terrorism

That’s all folks. Will be back in a few hours to post kitna hua and kitna nahi kar paye. Let’s get this bread!

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..Ghostwalker is currently going through emotional crisis.. 

Jabse preparation start kia tabse khud ko socially disconnects kar dia. Yha tak ki sim hi change kar dia, abtak social media pe login bhi nahi kia. Nye Dost banaye preparation me 

Lekin dost ka clear nahi hua aur unhone preparation leave krke aage nikal gaye.. Maine khud ko samjhaye rakha.

Sigma male ki video dekh dekh ke stay strong aur stay alone krte rha.. Phir achanak mahsoos hota hai, aap kamjor ho rahe hai Aap akela ho rahe hai.. 

Aap bahut kuch bolna, kahna aur sunna chahte hai but koi sunne wala hi nahi hai..

Tabhi achanak koi Full moon ki tarah aata hai. Aur charo taraf roshni kar deta hai. Aur jabtak aap sochte hai ki kya ye sach hai. Tabtak Phir Amavsya ki kali rate Aa jati hai Aur shayad vo bhi chla jata hai.. 

AUR Phir se vahi routine wahi kam aur wahi schedule wahi drama aap apne charo taraf pate hai.. 

Kabtak keyboard par emotions nikalte RHOGE samajh hi ni aata.. 

Agar koi advice ho to do dosto.. 

Mai is situation se niklana chahta hu.. 

Phir se Sigma male bnna chahta hu.. 

@unacheivednirvana @LetsGetThisBread 

@D503 @Morticia @ koi bhi jo bhi padh raha hai.. 

Abhi mujhe itne hi tag yad Aa rhe hai.. 

10:40 pm 

Monday 

(109) 12/9/22

Tbh I get you and exactly what you’re going through. Losing old contacts is honestly part and parcel of this process, i doubt there’s anyone who doesn’t do so. But losing old friends is also part and parcel of life and not just unique to this process. You get a new job, you move cities, you get busy, make your life, and soon enough you’ll find that your other friends are doing the same as well and living their lives as well. And the next thing you know, you go from meeting every day, to meeting every few weeks, to months, to finally catching up on your 15 year school get together. The point is, everyone gets busy with their lives, no matter how much they promise that they will keep in touch. Just take a look at our own parents, how often do they “hang out” with their friends, do you think they didn’t promise their college friends that they would keep in touch, or write letters.


Losing friends, being alone is ultimately what everyone is destined for (no, I’m not being existential right now, just realistic… akele aaye h aur akele jayenge kind of truism). Having said that, we are never truly alone, look around you there’s so much potential for company at any given second, and minute of your existence. India m aabadi hi itni h ki log har jagah, chaaron taraf mil jayenge. Throughout this process, I felt I could no longer relate to my older friends, so much so that I too cut off from them, but I kept in touch with the ones that mattered. When I felt that I needed a group who could get the nuances of what I was going through, I came to Forum and honestly found some of the best people here. Dost banana h toh dost dhoondo, sirf preparation mates nahi. You’ll feel less lonely, if you make friends whom you intend to stay in touch with beyond this preparation as well, irrespective of whether you actually end up doing that or not. 


Log aate jaate rahenge, but agar significant tareeke se engage karoge toh unki acchi yaadein aur di hui seekh reh jaayegi.

Thanks Bread🙏

You know what, you're helping me second time when I was in deep grief, pain and anger. I am always indebted to you. I don't know why but I found you sound like most matured and understandable person here. 

And your line friend dhoondhna  hai...... 

Goes straight to my mind and heart both at the same time. 

And I tired my best to engage people in more professional way.. 

Thank you so much again dost.. ✨

Bread is actually one of the most amazing, wholesome people ever! 🙌

Thank you. Such high praise that I feel completely unworthy of 🥹

🫶🏼


“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”
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Finishing my day early. I want some 3-4 hours break. Sar ka kachumbar ban jayeega.

I plan to watch Sita Raman tonight. Lol

Shubh Ratri doston!

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Is anyone doing economics from Mrunal Sir's handouts (and not videos)?

In for any sort of group discussion on the MCQs of the handouts or other general questions?

Freshers hangover bada jaldi khatam ho gya :p 

mightyraju,Thisishere
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Wanted to start posting after my exams, but God knows when NTA will give any clarity on the exact dates. Hopefully, it will conclude by September and not be postponed again. 

Schedule-16.09.22

1. Bare Minimum

-Eco Lec 4E 

-Biostats. (Yes, I'm still stuck here, on this tingu sa topic)

- TIE+Notes 

2.Revision 

- 4C+4B

- CH

3. Practice

- GC Q's-CH

- WYSK-CH

- LR-IL(Q's)





 



The general goal is to wind up the day a little earlier so that I can start early. 

1. 66.67%

- Done 

-Not Done 

- Done 

2. 25%

- 50%

- Not done 

3. Only looked at the questions did not solve any so not done ( 0%)

Lesson: as silly as it sounds: "my time is my time" aur mera TIME bhi aayega 😂

Good Night 🌝


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Couldn't even clear CAPF!


Never wanted the job though, but wanted to face UPSC interview before actual interview. Thik h, am meant for greater things I believe. 

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16/09

My schedule is very simple:

  1. Newspaper
  2. Modern history revision
  3. Test
  4.  Science revision
  5.  CA revision 

Ganeshji ka naam leke shuru karte hain. But with a condition like Rishi Vyas had for Ganeshji, while writing Puranas, was to understand/ imbibe before moving on.

Although it is also said that Vyas was not a person but a tradition. No way one could’ve written so much of text. 

Khair… Hume to akele hi ye sab karna hoga

सुप्रभात 

Completed all except Science.

BPSC calendar ke anusar time se exam le lein yahi kafi hai. Bahut time barbad kiya hai iss ek exam ne.

Modern history will probably take 2 more days. I realised that My notes are very condensed. One page takes atleast 10 minutes time.

Probably Same schedule for tomorrow. Will update in morning.

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Hello frens and ferns of forum. Just got back an hour ago from college with a massive headache. After a cup of kadak chai, and kamar kaso-int we’re back with targets for the day. Was taking two days off to grieve the untimely death of pillu. Targets for 16.9.22 are:

June- 1-5th C/A backlog

Environment 5/10

Dipin sir

Daily C/A

PSIR- read terrorism

That’s all folks. Will be back in a few hours to post kitna hua and kitna nahi kar paye. Let’s get this bread!

Frens I have done it! Managed to finish all except Dipin sir’s class in a record 5.5 hours. It was a push and a heave but I was determined to achieve my targets. This also means that I waste a lot of time in between study sessions, if I have managed to complete almost an entire day’s worth of targets in a span of less than 6 hours. Quite a good realisation for an aspirant who doesn’t have the luxury of time and an entire day on my side. Good night and sweet (bread) dreams all!

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Reading this thread is making me happy nowadays! ✨ Didn't post the targets today but did complete them with 5pages of sociology left as a backlog.

Will do it tomorrow morning (trying to get up early these days, was waking up around 9 before this and now it has come down to 7) slowly and steadily but it's happening which makes me feel good. 

Goodnight dosto ✨

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