CSE 2021: Plan / Strategy / Daily Routine
Hello 2021 aspirants. I thought it would be nice if we can share what we are doing and intend to do with one another here.
This could be a thread for discussing everything prep for 2021.
No one method fits all but to see the plans and progress made by fellow aspirants might help with the finer details of preparation and also keep one on track.
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Beginning again and this time I am here to stay (God, please don't let my filp floppy self go back on this again).
Target To-dos for Day (1/100): 1st of July 2021
- Indian Polity Topic 1 (Deep Work) (4 Hours) (Highlight)
- Environment Booklets (1 Hours)
- Jainism Lecture (2 Hours)
- Anki Review (1.5 Hours)
- Indian Express (1 Hour)
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Go for a walk & listen to audiobook; Fast, Keep your blockers intact all day; Drink Enough Water
Did you have indian express subscription ??
Edit: welcome back dost
Guys. I’m taking a break from being active on Forum.@AzadHindFauz and@whatonly, all the very best for your interviews. I genuinely hope that you both make the cut. Lots of love and hugs.@AzadHindFauz , always remember that if you must choose between UPSC and your beloved football thread, do the right thing brother. :P@whatonly,the amount of respect I have for you is crazy. Let nothing ever dim your shine, my friend. I’ve seen you grow so much over the past year, and I hope you will keep doing that.@MaeveWiley , October 10 will be your day. I recall all of our conversations. Especially the first one and the one after last prelims. Thank you for reaching out to me when I needed it the most. I will forever be grateful. This time, you will be sure after prelims. I know it in my heart. Make sure you make the prelims victory count. Onwards and upwards, my friend.@SergioRamos,remember your comment on the interview thread. You know which one I’m talking about. I feel you have a very sound understanding of the exam and it’s just a matter of time till you actually follow through on the things you know you can do, to your satisfaction. Keep working on it. You’ve got this.@Sherkhan1428 , you were a vibe when you were active, my man. I’ve missed reading your comments. If you read this, I hope you’re in a good place mentally.@Reticent @thepolicydreamer, @Alexandersupertramp,thank you for reaching out to me when I was in the dumps. I hope you are all keeping well and your families are safe. Keep working on yourselves and your goals. Keep your head above the water, and remember to breathe. Do the little things right, my friends. It’s easy to forget the progress that you have made. Don’t make that mistake.@thesleepyhead @chamomile @Loxodonta I’ve interacted very little with you all, but all of your personal messages came to me at a time when I really needed someone to give me a hand. I found support from you all when I was shattered inside and was trying to put on a brave face. Thank you for reaching out.@nerdfighter ,@sjerngal Keep working on fighting the pain, you guys. It doesn’t necessarily get any easier, but we shall refuse to give up and keep soldiering on. We owe that to ourselves.@Villanelle I cannot count the number of times I have openly laughed seeing your comments. And yesterday, you topped it with that wholesome comment about your mother. I am a little intimidated by you and the width of your reading to be honest. There’s so much swagger about you, and that makes you one of the pseudonyms from this platform that I most want to get to know in person. Thank you for bringing joy to my life in whatever way you could.@LetsGetThisBread , as a wise person once said, today may be bed but tomorrow will be butter. There’s so much life in all of your comments, and that has such a ripple effect. Even if you feel you aren’t making progress on a certain day, always remember to be grateful that you have invariably brought a smile to at least one stranger’s face every single day.@ssver2 and@Joeyisthebest , I’ll see you idiots on the TG group soon enough. :P Optional isn’t truly optional without you two.I’m sure I’ve missed so many people who have had an impact on my life through this platform over the past year. The above list has been impacted by recency bias of course. So, I hope you can forgive me if I’ve missed you.The beauty of this platform is that it is built on the kindness of strangers. There’s so little in the world that is like that. I’ve said this before and l’ll say it again. I see infinite beauty in you all.And with that, I take your leave. Thank you for playing the significant part that you have played in my story. I’ve been more open with you than I have been to most of my closest friends. Thank you for being the light that I was so desperate to find.I hope to see you all again on the other side. I hope to have stories and experiences to tell you, and I look forward to the little glimpse of your wonderful lives that you may choose to share with me. When you feel down, whatever the reason, know that somewhere in the World, a Patootie wishes you well and cares for you deeply.Patootie out.
All the best chetta!
Beginning again and this time I am here to stay (God, please don't let my filp floppy self go back on this again).
Target To-dos for Day (1/100): 1st of July 2021
- Indian Polity Topic 1 (Deep Work) (4 Hours) (Highlight)
- Environment Booklets (1 Hours)
- Jainism Lecture (2 Hours)
- Anki Review (1.5 Hours)
- Indian Express (1 Hour)
--
Go for a walk & listen to audiobook; Fast, Keep your blockers intact all day; Drink Enough Water
Did you have indian express subscription ??
Yes. Online one.
Ohhhkkk because recently I can't find free pdf which are available on sites
BD,
Beginning again and this time I am here to stay (God, please don't let my filp floppy self go back on this again).
Target To-dos for Day (1/100): 1st of July 2021
- Indian Polity Topic 1 (Deep Work) (4 Hours) (Highlight)
- Environment Booklets (1 Hours)
- Jainism Lecture (2 Hours)
- Anki Review (1.5 Hours)
- Indian Express (1 Hour)
--
Go for a walk & listen to audiobook; Fast, Keep your blockers intact all day; Drink Enough Water
Did you have indian express subscription ??
Yes. Online one.
Ohhhkkk because recently I can't find free pdf which are available on sites
Would you like to have access to The Hindu's epaper? I have subscription till Oct and I am not using it.
Bhai yrrrr itna keh diya itne m hi m to pighl gya ....... But wanna read express as it is easy read for me ....baki thanks alot yrrr
BD,nerdfighterBeginning again and this time I am here to stay (God, please don't let my filp floppy self go back on this again).
Target To-dos for Day (1/100): 1st of July 2021
- Indian Polity Topic 1 (Deep Work) (4 Hours) (Highlight)
- Environment Booklets (1 Hours)
- Jainism Lecture (2 Hours)
- Anki Review (1.5 Hours)
- Indian Express (1 Hour)
--
Go for a walk & listen to audiobook; Fast, Keep your blockers intact all day; Drink Enough Water
Did you have indian express subscription ??
Yes. Online one.
Ohhhkkk because recently I can't find free pdf which are available on sites
Would you like to have access to The Hindu's epaper? I have subscription till Oct and I am not using it.
Bhai yrrrr itna keh diya itne m hi m to pighl gya ....... But wanna read express as it is easy read for me ....baki thanks alot yrrr
Haha. I always switched to express. The Hindu makes me so angry. So, I quit reading it after some days every time.
Actually wanted to read in hardcopy but here express doesn't came nor Hindu and face troubles reading from pdf
BD,
Beginning again and this time I am here to stay (God, please don't let my filp floppy self go back on this again).
Target To-dos for Day (1/100): 1st of July 2021
- Indian Polity Topic 1 (Deep Work) (4 Hours) (Highlight)
- Environment Booklets (1 Hours)
- Jainism Lecture (2 Hours)
- Anki Review (1.5 Hours)
- Indian Express (1 Hour)
--
Go for a walk & listen to audiobook; Fast, Keep your blockers intact all day; Drink Enough Water
Did you have indian express subscription ??
Yes. Online one.
Ohhhkkk because recently I can't find free pdf which are available on sites
Check out newspaperpdf.online
BD,Hello. I don't know if it's the right place to post, but I just wanted to know how to prepare Modern Algebra. If there any aspirants with Mathematics optional, kindly answer. TIA.
There's a Mathematics thread that you'll find scrolling down the main page. In the future, you can post there.
Modern Algebra was the subject I was most scared of when I began. Now it's my favourite chapter (along with LA). It still is the toughest part of the syllabus, to be clear. But there are definite things you can do to improve.
1) Choose your source and do it thoroughly. I did it from IMS notes. They are more than sufficient. If you feel unsatisfied with the notes, you can check out books like Bhambri Khanna, Gallian etc. I haven't used these books so refer to some topper's booklist for a better idea about them.
2) The biggest problem with Modern Algebra is that it is too abstract. It's difficult to understand and visualise things. For a more intuitive understanding, see this playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi01XoE8jYoi3SgnnGorR_XOW3IcK-TP6) It's about 3 hours in length but totally worth it for a proper conceptual understanding. You'll fall in love with the subject.
3) Do all questions in IMS notes, including the assignments (or do all solved questions from your book + other questions if time permits). Then do all PYQs (at least for past 10 years). Then for more practice, you can solve previous IMS test series questions (only if you have time)
4) If along the way you feel that you don't understand the books/notes, you can instead take lectures from youtube channels like Mathocrat, Exademy or any BSc Maths classes. You can even refer to NPTEL for rigorous lectures. All these are time consuming; hence do them only if studying from notes/books isn't working out.
I hope this should be more than enough. Remember that Modern Algebra is requires multiple revisions. Initially everything will go over your head. But after 6-8 revisions max, you'll be really comfortable with the topic.
One caveat ->even then you might not be able to solve all questions in the exam. So be well prepared with other topics so as to leave Modern Algebra's tougher questions.
Ethics lec 5 not done. flexible targets for today as a hectic workday.
T96
Editorials +vids
CSAT if possible
Optional: 6/18
T95
Ethics: 5,6 lectures
CA: Oct 3/6 + notes
Editorials +vids
CSAT
Optional: 7/18
Optional: continuing the same topic.
T94
Ethics: 7,8 lectures
CA: Oct 4/6 + notes
Editorials +vids
CSAT
Optional: 7/18
No work done yesterday apart from usual editorials, continuing the same targets. Must buckle up.
T93
Ethics: 7,8 lectures
CA: Oct 4/6 + notes
Editorials +vids
CSAT
Optional: 7/18
Good morning Folks!!
Woke up to the wholesome message of@Patootie :)
Pumped up!!
Targets for 1st day of seventh month of 2021..
- Newspaper + Daily CA
- Mock test of Optional
- One video of Ethics (need to finish this ASAP)
- May CA Finsh GS-2 portion
- Economic Organisation / Indian society (whatever is the moooood)
Good Luck!!
Guys. I’m taking a break from being active on Forum.@AzadHindFauz and@whatonly, all the very best for your interviews. I genuinely hope that you both make the cut. Lots of love and hugs.@AzadHindFauz , always remember that if you must choose between UPSC and your beloved football thread, do the right thing brother. :P@whatonly,the amount of respect I have for you is crazy. Let nothing ever dim your shine, my friend. I’ve seen you grow so much over the past year, and I hope you will keep doing that.@MaeveWiley , October 10 will be your day. I recall all of our conversations. Especially the first one and the one after last prelims. Thank you for reaching out to me when I needed it the most. I will forever be grateful. This time, you will be sure after prelims. I know it in my heart. Make sure you make the prelims victory count. Onwards and upwards, my friend.@SergioRamos,remember your comment on the interview thread. You know which one I’m talking about. I feel you have a very sound understanding of the exam and it’s just a matter of time till you actually follow through on the things you know you can do, to your satisfaction. Keep working on it. You’ve got this.@Sherkhan1428 , you were a vibe when you were active, my man. I’ve missed reading your comments. If you read this, I hope you’re in a good place mentally.@Reticent @thepolicydreamer, @Alexandersupertramp,thank you for reaching out to me when I was in the dumps. I hope you are all keeping well and your families are safe. Keep working on yourselves and your goals. Keep your head above the water, and remember to breathe. Do the little things right, my friends. It’s easy to forget the progress that you have made. Don’t make that mistake.@thesleepyhead @chamomile @Loxodonta I’ve interacted very little with you all, but all of your personal messages came to me at a time when I really needed someone to give me a hand. I found support from you all when I was shattered inside and was trying to put on a brave face. Thank you for reaching out.@nerdfighter ,@sjerngal Keep working on fighting the pain, you guys. It doesn’t necessarily get any easier, but we shall refuse to give up and keep soldiering on. We owe that to ourselves.@Villanelle I cannot count the number of times I have openly laughed seeing your comments. And yesterday, you topped it with that wholesome comment about your mother. I am a little intimidated by you and the width of your reading to be honest. There’s so much swagger about you, and that makes you one of the pseudonyms from this platform that I most want to get to know in person. Thank you for bringing joy to my life in whatever way you could.@LetsGetThisBread , as a wise person once said, today may be bed but tomorrow will be butter. There’s so much life in all of your comments, and that has such a ripple effect. Even if you feel you aren’t making progress on a certain day, always remember to be grateful that you have invariably brought a smile to at least one stranger’s face every single day.@ssver2 and@Joeyisthebest , I’ll see you idiots on the TG group soon enough. :P Optional isn’t truly optional without you two.I’m sure I’ve missed so many people who have had an impact on my life through this platform over the past year. The above list has been impacted by recency bias of course. So, I hope you can forgive me if I’ve missed you.The beauty of this platform is that it is built on the kindness of strangers. There’s so little in the world that is like that. I’ve said this before and l’ll say it again. I see infinite beauty in you all.And with that, I take your leave. Thank you for playing the significant part that you have played in my story. I’ve been more open with you than I have been to most of my closest friends. Thank you for being the light that I was so desperate to find.I hope to see you all again on the other side. I hope to have stories and experiences to tell you, and I look forward to the little glimpse of your wonderful lives that you may choose to share with me. When you feel down, whatever the reason, know that somewhere in the World, a Patootie wishes you well and cares for you deeply.Patootie out.
Thank you for your words. You have no idea of the kind of impact you have had the way that I approach this exam in the short span that I’ve been active here. You are part of the lovely patchwork blanket that is this forum community. Each and every one of you bringing your own unique colour and pattern to keep my heart warmed and comforted. Thank you so much friend for playing a part in that. :)
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