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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Done with the most of the targets for the day( but could not complete all) bcz spend some time listening the last letters from Kargil and come to know that they have been compiled as a book ( must read )
@sjerngal or bhai ek mere dost h phone kro tb bhi ye khte h pdhai kr le ,they always encourage me to do more and completely understands the situation ( they are like Karna and Lord Krishna-can do anything for me ) very fortunate to have them (but I never say this to them,bcz I know they will laugh and will say ki bhai bezati kr rha h tu)
Signing off the day -over and out
Procrastinated for a good deal of time. Went wayward after taking a day off. Had to remind myself time and again that no anxiety should be eating that head space. Not counting it as a day. Studied for around 4 hours only and retentivity was poor.
So will be completing the targets enlisted for today.
Tomorrow will be a new and a better day!
@THE_MECHANIC It is a 3 year LLB.Technically toh Bachelors hi hai bhai.
Shubh Ratri doston!
Decent decent day. Around 7 hours put, in addition to college hours. Did all except today's newspapers and Ignou additions. Taking the momentum forward,
For Day 17( 15th of August 2021)-
6:30-10:00- PSIR articles and Current Stuff for the past few weeks
10-2- GS
3-6- Mains Notes
6:30-7:30- PSIR additions to Mills,Roussseau and Bentham
8:30- CA+ Marx(upto wherever possible)
@THE_MECHANIC 2022 bhai.
@sjerngal Run for your life whenever you see your school friends.Lol.College friends are far more understanding in this respect, for they have seen our recent struggles more closely.GMC Jammu ke school friends se toh 2 kadam ki doori at all costs.
Shubh Ratri doston!
Targets -
Complete last 100 pages of ancient NCERT
Economics PYQ to be completed
2 hour G-meet session of 2017 PYQ
Newspaper backlogs
Bonus Quest - Medieval history to be started
Lets do it
Ancient almost completed - 10 pages left, can't study anymore
Completed few backlogs of paper, will complete rest by tomorrow
Couldn't do much of economics PYQ
The session was done for 2017 PYQ
was solving here and there MCQ questions
Was overall a good day. Good night
@Shailputri Yes, I am very selective in choosing gifts for anyone. Thanks bro!
@The Force You have already much acquaintance with UPSC than any of us. You will sail through easily sir.
@Villanelle Please hang around in our group more mam :(
@sjerngal can't say much so...THERE THERE(Big bang reference)
Procrastinated for a good deal of time. Went wayward after taking a day off. Had to remind myself time and again that no anxiety should be eating that head space. Not counting it as a day. Studied for around 4 hours only and retentivity was poor.
So will be completing the targets enlisted for today.
Tomorrow will be a new and a better day!
@THE_MECHANIC It is a 3 year LLB.Technically toh Bachelors hi hai bhai.
Shubh Ratri doston!
Decent decent day. Around 7 hours put, in addition to college hours. Did all except today's newspapers and Ignou additions. Taking the momentum forward,
For Day 17( 15th of August 2021)-
6:30-10:00- PSIR articles and Current Stuff for the past few weeks
10-2- GS
3-6- Mains Notes
6:30-7:30- PSIR additions to Mills,Roussseau and Bentham
8:30- CA+ Marx(upto wherever possible)
@THE_MECHANIC 2022 bhai.
@sjerngal Run for your life whenever you see your school friends.Lol.College friends are far more understanding in this respect, for they have seen our recent struggles more closely.GMC Jammu ke school friends se toh 2 kadam ki doori at all costs.
Shubh Ratri doston!
M tera bhai tu mera bhai :p idr bhi same
Happy Independence Day y’all! Kal kuch nahi kiya sivaye masti ke, thankfully instead of mindless purchases I just “window-shopped” on Myntra, don’t have brothers, now do we celebrate rakshabandhan, so random gifts is the stuff of my dreams. Targets for the 15.8.21:
Modern history
CSAT
Jan 2021 C/A
Medieval India
PSIR- state
Daily C/A
@sjerngal @Celeborn i completely understand how you feel. The only time I ever talk about UPSC is in front of my best friends who are all kinds of supportive, to my other non-upsc friends (who is 1 in number, to be precise) I really don’t talk much about it, because he simply wouldn’t get the nuances behind it. Our conversations are mostly restricted to “hey how’s it going?”, “still studying buddy” “cool”, and I don’t really mind tbh. No point trying to explain something to someone when they have no relation to the exam.
@Villanelle @nerdfighter this is me every single time! Except this happens 15 days before the exam. 😬
@The Mechanic yesterday was one of those days, today shall not be 🙃
Happy Independence Day y’all! Kal kuch nahi kiya sivaye masti ke, thankfully instead of mindless purchases I just “window-shopped” on Myntra, don’t have brothers, now do we celebrate rakshabandhan, so random gifts is the stuff of my dreams. Targets for the 15.8.21:
Modern history
CSAT
Jan 2021 C/A
Medieval India
PSIR- state
Daily C/A
@sjerngal @Celeborn i completely understand how you feel. The only time I ever talk about UPSC is in front of my best friends who are all kinds of supportive, to my other non-upsc friends (who is 1 in number, to be precise) I really don’t talk much about it, because he simply wouldn’t get the nuances behind it. Our conversations are mostly restricted to “hey how’s it going?”, “still studying buddy” “cool”, and I don’t really mind tbh. No point trying to explain something to someone when they have no relation to the exam.
@Villanelle @nerdfighter this is me every single time! Except this happens 15 days before the exam. 😬
@The Mechanic yesterday was one of those days, today shall not be 🙃
Done for the guys. Happy with my syllabus, not happy with the geopolitical situation brewing in Afghanistan. Don’t know what the world is coming to.
Procrastinated for a good deal of time. Went wayward after taking a day off. Had to remind myself time and again that no anxiety should be eating that head space. Not counting it as a day. Studied for around 4 hours only and retentivity was poor.
So will be completing the targets enlisted for today.
Tomorrow will be a new and a better day!
@THE_MECHANIC It is a 3 year LLB.Technically toh Bachelors hi hai bhai.
Shubh Ratri doston!
Decent decent day. Around 7 hours put, in addition to college hours. Did all except today's newspapers and Ignou additions. Taking the momentum forward,
For Day 17( 15th of August 2021)-
6:30-10:00- PSIR articles and Current Stuff for the past few weeks
10-2- GS
3-6- Mains Notes
6:30-7:30- PSIR additions to Mills,Roussseau and Bentham
8:30- CA+ Marx(upto wherever possible)
@THE_MECHANIC 2022 bhai.
@sjerngal Run for your life whenever you see your school friends.Lol.College friends are far more understanding in this respect, for they have seen our recent struggles more closely.GMC Jammu ke school friends se toh 2 kadam ki doori at all costs.
Shubh Ratri doston!
Well well well! Everything was bang on till 2 pm. Then had my Rajma Chawal and never felt like studying anymore. Poor. I could have easily made a good day out of today but alas!
Targets for Day 18(16th August)
6:30- 8:30- Current Affairs of past 2 days
9-1:30- GS
1:30-7:30-College
8-9- Newspaper
9-10:30- Psir additions
10:30-11:30- Karl Marx(Itna bhi ho sake)
Also found 2 useful apps from Mac store-
Tempus- Simple Smartwatch and helps to keep a track of number of hours put into studies
Sleep Alarm Clock- Simple Alarm Clock. Can be used to have alarms being set for short breaks in between. Has some bugs though.
Shubh Ratri doston!
Targets -
Complete ancient
Complete newspaper backlogs
Complete Economy PYQ
2 Hour G-meet session with peers for PYQ
Playing flute because "Aaj Mood h"
Have a good session everyone and a very happy independence day to all of you.
Ancient done
PYQ session done
1 mock of an hour done
Economics PYQ - Not even touched
Newspaper backlogs - Still 5-6 days left
Tried to play the flute but the day wasn't very happy after getting to know about the Taliban.
Hope everything goes alright. Take care, my beautiful people.
Good morning to all the lovely people here
16/08/21-Targets for the day
Modern History-1939 to 1947
CA-April
HCS-History
PT Culture-revise
As said by Henry Kissinger-“To be an enemy of America can be dangerous,but to be a friend is fatal” and for US no one matters except it’s interest and remember they created Taliban ,what Afghanistan needs presently is Men like Ahmad Shah Massoud ,Rabbani and Qadir who can unite all tribes( New Northern Alliance) and rally against Taliban and can command respect of people
No foreign Power can succeed in Afghanistan -that’s why it is Graveyard of Great Powers