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

2:00-4:00 Survey (50 pages) Done 

5:30-7:00 C.A. Done

8:00-10:00 Survey

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*Sunday

zero productive day.

had some fine dinner. 

up for monday

Target

Mughal Paintings and architecture

Religious policy of akbar and Az

Rajput policy

Urbanization and Rural Areas

3:30-4:30 Home State Done

5:30-6:30 Survey done

8:00-10:00 C.A.

1. 9.30- 2.30- make notes of ch 4
2. meditation
3. 3.10-4.30- newspaper
4. 4,30-9.00- ch 4 and 3

yesterday- no study after 4.00 because chai pe charcha is never ending

1. meditation
2. 9.20-2.30- ch 4
3. meditation
4. 3.30- 4.30- newspaper
5. 4.30-9.00- vision dec CA

yesterday- on schedule but could not complete targets

Yesterday

11:30 - 2:00 Optional (done) 

3:00 - 5:30 Society class (done) 

6:30 - 7:30 Newspaper (done) 

8:00 - 9:00 Interview (done) 

Finished topics

1. 1. Maratha Confederacy
2. Hyderabad
3. Mysore
4. Awadh
5. Bengal
6. Punjab
7. Panipat battle
8. 
   

1. meditation
2. 9.30- 2.30- weber, revision
3. meditation
4. 3.10-4.00- newspaper
5. 4.00-9.00- CA dec

yesterday- spent 2 hours on chai pe charcha. Only solace is that discussion was largely on relevant topic.

11:00-1:00 College Done

2:00-4:00 Survey

5:00-7:00 C.A.

8:00-9:00 Rev

1. meditation
2. 9.30-2.30- weber, parsons
3. meditation
4. 3.30-4.30- newspaper
5. 4.30-9.00- vision dec

yesterday- on schedule

11th Feb

3.5 hours only (did mix of optional + newspaper) 

12th Feb

1 hour newspaper (done) 

4 hours Optional (did 2.5 hours) 

1 hour society class (done) 

2 hours interview (1 hour done) 

13 feb 2021, after 2 unproductive days(zero productive), restarted preparation.

• read the hindu. thinking to add indian express oped pages and columns
• deep dove into optional: some articles

What is your startegy to read the newspaper? How much time does it take you generally? Just askin!

Hello Sir, It takes almost 50min-1 hour for me to read newspaper. I will go through articles and take point wise notes(mostly of editorials and oped pages) and supplement current affairs with monthly magazine.