Official : Post Daily Routine & Self Assessment (Mains 2020)

26th July 

10:30 - 1:30 [3hr slot] --- may current revision 

2:00- 5:00 [3hr slot] ---- optional revision (paper2)

5:30 - 6:30 [1hr exercise] + [Meditation]

7:30 - 9:00 [1.5hr] --- ethics revision 

10:00- 11:00 -- [1hr] --- daily revision 

Total study target ---- 8.5hr (You can do It! )

Note:- Suffer The Pain of Discipline or Suffer the Pain of Regret !

26th july review 

1st slot -- full 3hr [completed may current]

2nd slot--1.5hr[efficiency was only 50% so will count only 1.5 hr]

3rd slot --- ethics 1,2 revision [1.5hr]

4th slot ---  [not completed ]

did exercise and meditation. 

total hrs[-- 6hr] (although did not complete all targets still feeling positive. today is going to be better than yesterday )

24th july review:

60% medievel India topics over(chap1-3)

50%geo topics(could do 3 chap out of 6) 

25th july - took a break

26th july targets:

1) 11-2 June last week current affairs 

2)3-4 revision of env curent affairs

3)5-8 geo - chap 4-6

Hoping to do a prelims env test if there's time after finishing the targets. 

Bhai april, may mein kuch padhai ni huyi ye sochke ki exam postpone hojaega. Prelims ko neglect kardiya sirf mains padhte rhe.

Ab पश्चाताप Karna pad rha hai.

26/07/2020

Completed tasks:

1. Running/ meditation
2. Newspaper/ CA
3. Revision(incomplete because of safai abhiyan)
4. CA class
5. Orf articles and videos
6. Ethics terms and examples

Today I learnt:

1. Orf articles: can SDGs define India's growth story in a post COVID World?; India competes for FDI departing China; sorry States; middle East energy challenges and India;; reinvisioning regionalism in South Asia (YouTube) 
2. Ethics terms: Deontology, conformity bias.

Tomorrow's target:

1. Economy full test
2. CA revision
3. Optional class

26th July targets - 

1st slot - current affairs for mains (3 hrs)

2nd slot - Geography static . complete 75% geomorphology (3 hrs)

3rd slot- Geogrphy Maps revision and new things (1.5 - 2 hrs)

4th slot- Modern history revision (3 hrs)

26th july review -

1st slot - 100% target completed (3 hrs)

2nd slot - 75% target completed.  revised 60% geomorphology today. (3 hrs)

3rd slot - Completed and learnt leftover physical and political map of africa and himalyan ranges and mountain ranges of north india and north east india and revised old maps (2 hrs)

4th slot - 100% target completed (3 hrs)

Total hours studied - 11 hours  since there were no phone calls today and did not exercise. 9 hrs of study was highly efficient and 2 hrs moderately efiicient. overall good day.  

27th july targets

1st slot - close geomorphology (3 hrs)

2nd slot - modern history revision (3 hrs)

3rd slot - Geography mapping.  (1-1.5 hrs)

4th slot - revise one sfg test, revise few species in news and current affairs for prelims (3 hrs)

August is about to come. Currently my average study hours are about 9-10 which need to be elevated to 11-12 in august and 12-13 one month before prelims. Need to make up my mind from now only to study 11-12 hours in next month. Need to maintain continuity on my meditation and exercise routine otherwise this won't be possible.

27th july target --- [10.5 hr] 

9:15- 9:30-- Meditation 

9:30- 12:30 --- April current revision [3hr]

1:00- 4:00 ---- Optional paper 2 (1,2,3) [3hr]

4:00 - 5:30 ---- [ ethics revision -- 3,4] [1.5hr]

6:00- 7:00 ---- [exercise ] (Must )

8:00- 9:00 --- Newspaper [1hr]

9:30 -- 11:30 --- answer writing [2hr] 

Note : Exam is near do give your best. Every hour counts. Be focussed. You can do it!

26th July - ended up doing economics and insights eco questions.. Whole day did that.. And wasted 2 hrs on wats app and joining art of living - as never tried meditation.. Just know how to run or excercise.. Can't sit peacefully.. 

Lesson learnt - ek friend ko  5 min ka msg karne ke chakar mei 10 friend se Baat ho jatei hai on wats app..toh avoid that initial friend.. Jisko jaroorat hogi.. Call Kar lega.. Last Sunday also got wasted on wats app.. Solving marital problems of friend..will not repeat it

27th July - 

8.15 am - 1 pm - June current ( let's see Kitna ho pata hai..) 

1-2.30 - lunch sleep

3 pm - 6 pm - slot 2.. Ethics case study

6.30 - 9.30 pm - slot3 ethics theory revise

9.30 pm - dinner 

26/7

Shift 0: newspaper

Shift 1: apr ca[8/4] *will close this 100%

Shift 2: sfg backlog[1/2] : 6+2hr

Review

0: done

1: done dana done

27/7

Shift 0: newspaper

Shift 1:MarchCA[1/4]

#TIL 26/7 CA

EIA draft objections(main pt of contention is post facto approval); kashmir saffron gets GI tag- benefits; new public procurement conditions for china; rajasthan saga- article 174 and nabam rabia judgment of 2016, discretionary powers of governer; charms and challenges of privatisation of psb; latent viral infections; types of FTA, etc

@Siddhurules where are you maan?? 4 days no see!

Woke up at 4:30

5:00-8:00 ->Optional (Theft, State Responsibility)

8:00-8:15->Heartfulness Meditation

8:15 - 9:00 ->Breakfast, flipped through the newspaper

9:00 - 12:30 ->Optional (Extortion, Robbery, Dacoity)

12:30- 13:45->Made and ate lunch

13:45- 14:30 ->Played the ukulele

14:30- 15:15 ->On the phone 

15:15- 18:00 ->Read Rau's IAS Focus magazine, and revised some notes on PSB privatisation

18:00- 18:30 ->Had black coffee, chilled with parents

Ideally, the rest of the day will be:

19:00- 19:30 ->Run

19:30- 19:45->Bath

20:00- 21:15 ->Optional (Start with Defamation)

21:15- Sleep ->Reading (Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson)

PS: I have law optional. I didnt actually steal or rob anyone. :P

28th July 2020

Targets:-

250 pages of Spectrum (DONE-8 hours) 

1 Vision Test (solution)

27/07/2020

I could only complete optional & Newspaper. Pura din so ke hi barbaad ho gaya.

Today I learnt:

1.  Economics of Vaccine Nationalism
2.  Contempt of court.

 Tomorrow's target:

1. CA magazine (January)
2. Economy Test

27th july targets-

1st slot - close geomorphology (3 hrs)

2nd slot - modern history revision (3 hrs)

3rd slot - Geography mapping.  (1-1.5 hrs)

4th slot - revise one sfg test, revise few species in news and current affairs for prelims (3 hrs)

27th july review-

1st slot- 100% completed (3 hr)

2nd slot- 75% completed (3 hrs)

3rd slot - 100% completed (1.5 hrs)

4th slot- 75% completed (2 hrs)

TOTAL HOURS STUDIED - 9.5 hrs .  A phone call took away half an hour of my 4th slot. Need to say no to phone calls.

28th july targets-

1st slot -current issues for mains (3 hrs)

2nd slot - Indian geography (3 hrs)

3rd slot- Revision of old things (1.5-2 hrs)

4th slot- Modern history revision (3 hrs)

27July..

Completed Tasks-

• Medieval History (Pratik Nayak), Lec 2 & 3.
• CSAT- Ratio and proportion (PYQs)
• Prelims mock test (full length)
• Newspaper
• Book- Elon Musk 

I learnt today-

1. composite floor test
2. contempt of court
3. EIA draft objections
4. GI certificate for Kashmir saffron

Total hours studied- 10.5 hrs. 

27th july review 

total hrs studies - 7.5 hrs (target to reach 12hrs/day )

target completed - 70% 

28th july goal 

slot 1 - 9am- 12 pm{3hr}- GS

slot2 - 1pm -5pm {4hrs}--- Optional 

slot 3- 8pm - 12am {4hrs}---- Revision +Test 

target -- 11 hrs study 

be more focussed while studying. Don't let your mind wander while sitting on study table. Dont overthinking.

28 July Targets

1. PT 365 Environment- 3hrs

2. Physical Geography Ncert - 3hrs

3. Indian Geography Ncert- 3 hrs

4. Newspaper - 35 min