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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Hello People!
I'm a new visitor on this thread; not because I didn't have anything to write, but because I was so awestruck looking at all the things people were doing here, (and I don't mean just study wise).
These goals you set for yourselves and your constant trial to reach them is paradoxically both intensely personal and very universal.
Everything you feel right now, has been felt by everyone who ever made it in anything. And yet, the feelings are so intensely isolating - the shame, sorrow, anger, motivation, the "what ifs", the daydreaming and the anxiety. Feels like being weightless and having the entirety of the world's weight on you at the same time.
I know this because I've felt it with each Pre I gave. In 2019, my first one, I couldn't hear the invigilator over the sound of my blood pumping in my ears. I thought this is how people have a stroke. The past fortnight had been an absolute wreck, and I was sure that no matter what I did - it would be a disaster.
I cleared that Pre with a margin of ~35 marks above the cutoff. Not because I was confident, but because in the depth of that anxiety, sitting on that creaky school bench, worrying about why ever I dreamt of being a civil servant - I told myself that I'll be alright. With no proof for support, and all the proof to contrary - I just told myself that no matter what happens, I will always be alright. I'll be happy, calm and composed in those 4 hours - like in my entire career, if I just have faith that I'll be alright. And my mind clicked to its place, looked at the million-th MCQ I was about to read...and it was done.
So, my people, please have a bit of crazy faith in yourself. Faith that comes like Human Rights do, from the sole fact of existence on Earth. No matter how not-ready you are, (although try and study to your level best), just believe that it's okay.
Not out of a sense of fatalism or defeatism, but out of the same unearned optimism that pushes people to be RCB fans.
This is the secret sauce to Pre.
All the best!
Hello People!
I'm a new visitor on this thread; not because I didn't have anything to write, but because I was so awestruck looking at all the things people were doing here, (and I don't mean just study wise).
These goals you set for yourselves and your constant trial to reach them is paradoxically both intensely personal and very universal.
Everything you feel right now, has been felt by everyone who ever made it in anything. And yet, the feelings are so intensely isolating - the shame, sorrow, anger, motivation, the "what ifs", the daydreaming and the anxiety. Feels like being weightless and having the entirety of the world's weight on you at the same time.
I know this because I've felt it with each Pre I gave. In 2019, my first one, I couldn't hear the invigilator over the sound of my blood pumping in my ears. I thought this is how people have a stroke. The past fortnight had been an absolute wreck, and I was sure that no matter what I did - it would be a disaster.
I cleared that Pre with a margin of ~35 marks above the cutoff. Not because I was confident, but because in the depth of that anxiety, sitting on that creaky school bench, worrying about why ever I dreamt of being a civil servant - I told myself that I'll be alright. With no proof for support, and all the proof to contrary - I just told myself that no matter what happens, I will always be alright. I'll be happy, calm and composed in those 4 hours - like in my entire career, if I just have faith that I'll be alright. And my mind clicked to its place, looked at the million-th MCQ I was about to read...and it was done.
So, my people, please have a bit of crazy faith in yourself. Faith that comes like Human Rights do, from the sole fact of existence on Earth. No matter how not-ready you are, (although try and study to your level best), just believe that it's okay.
Not out of a sense of fatalism or defeatism, but out of the same unearned optimism that pushes people to be RCB fans.
This is the secret sauce to Pre.
All the best!
So beautifully said..
P. S: Rcb fan forever ✌
Targets -
March and April CA
Govt Schemes
Modern history last few chapters including Charters Act
Mapping
History terms/terminology
PYQ discussion - Geography
@Arrokoth Thank you for your words. Very much appreciated.
One dialogue from TVF aspirants for all of us, "Even knowing its tough, we continue our preparation, we put in our hard work and that makes us a worthy UPSC aspirant. UPSC की ट्रेनिंग lbsnaa से नहीं बल्कि यहीं से शुरू होती है"
I think @Arrokoth has summed it up perfectly well! Most of us were going through the same emotions last year. The same anxiety and stress.
At that time, people would be motivating each other in the T-10 days. That thread was amazing (Prelims 2020). I do recommend going through @Patootie 's posts of that time. He would always come up with the motivation we needed in the last 10 days, and a song.
But I think we have @nerdfighter for our song recommendations :)
Hello People!
I'm a new visitor on this thread; not because I didn't have anything to write, but because I was so awestruck looking at all the things people were doing here, (and I don't mean just study wise).
These goals you set for yourselves and your constant trial to reach them is paradoxically both intensely personal and very universal.
Everything you feel right now, has been felt by everyone who ever made it in anything. And yet, the feelings are so intensely isolating - the shame, sorrow, anger, motivation, the "what ifs", the daydreaming and the anxiety. Feels like being weightless and having the entirety of the world's weight on you at the same time.
I know this because I've felt it with each Pre I gave. In 2019, my first one, I couldn't hear the invigilator over the sound of my blood pumping in my ears. I thought this is how people have a stroke. The past fortnight had been an absolute wreck, and I was sure that no matter what I did - it would be a disaster.
I cleared that Pre with a margin of ~35 marks above the cutoff. Not because I was confident, but because in the depth of that anxiety, sitting on that creaky school bench, worrying about why ever I dreamt of being a civil servant - I told myself that I'll be alright. With no proof for support, and all the proof to contrary - I just told myself that no matter what happens, I will always be alright. I'll be happy, calm and composed in those 4 hours - like in my entire career, if I just have faith that I'll be alright. And my mind clicked to its place, looked at the million-th MCQ I was about to read...and it was done.
So, my people, please have a bit of crazy faith in yourself. Faith that comes like Human Rights do, from the sole fact of existence on Earth. No matter how not-ready you are, (although try and study to your level best), just believe that it's okay.
Not out of a sense of fatalism or defeatism, but out of the same unearned optimism that pushes people to be RCB fans.
This is the secret sauce to Pre.
All the best!
So beautifully said..
P. S: Rcb fan forever ✌
RCB FOREVER
LetsGetThisBread,
Hello to all the beautiful people,
All wise words here are the golden rule to go by in these days.
Having been through this exam a few times, it still feels like the first time.
No matter what you do, you never feel prepared. And that's the way it should be. Each battle is a new one. Though the rules remain same.
TRUST - that no matter what, you will be alright. Everything falls in place.
And as @Rashmirathi has got me hooked on to Dinkarji's poetry,
I took inspiration from the incident - even when karna knew that he was fighting against God, he trusted himself.
That's what is important at this moment.
#The plan for today is to revise
Modern History
Environment
Hello, lovely humans!
The weird thing about Prelims is that, the stress and that "eerie-feeling" I get is immune to the number of attempts I have given at this monster. It's completely okay to feel anxious (especially, if you are giving this exam for the first time). We are all in this together.
With only 7 days left for the big day, the time has come to give one final crack at revision. What better way to sustain the momentum rather than to join my fellow aspirants in setting daily targets and trying to achieve them.
7 days remaining –>5 days + 2 for backup.
Day 1
- Environment –>considering the share of marks it commands
- S & T –>the dark horse of CSP
I have to complete Environment today and will give my best to strike-off S&T too.
I will report back at 9pm.
Thank you so much guys for sharing what most of us are feeling right now.
This is what I refer to when I feel anxious about the future (which is practically every six hours now :P)
"…you will only ever have two choices: love or fear. Choose love and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart."
Hello People!
I'm a new visitor on this thread; not because I didn't have anything to write, but because I was so awestruck looking at all the things people were doing here, (and I don't mean just study wise).
These goals you set for yourselves and your constant trial to reach them is paradoxically both intensely personal and very universal.
Everything you feel right now, has been felt by everyone who ever made it in anything. And yet, the feelings are so intensely isolating - the shame, sorrow, anger, motivation, the "what ifs", the daydreaming and the anxiety. Feels like being weightless and having the entirety of the world's weight on you at the same time.
I know this because I've felt it with each Pre I gave. In 2019, my first one, I couldn't hear the invigilator over the sound of my blood pumping in my ears. I thought this is how people have a stroke. The past fortnight had been an absolute wreck, and I was sure that no matter what I did - it would be a disaster.
I cleared that Pre with a margin of ~35 marks above the cutoff. Not because I was confident, but because in the depth of that anxiety, sitting on that creaky school bench, worrying about why ever I dreamt of being a civil servant - I told myself that I'll be alright. With no proof for support, and all the proof to contrary - I just told myself that no matter what happens, I will always be alright. I'll be happy, calm and composed in those 4 hours - like in my entire career, if I just have faith that I'll be alright. And my mind clicked to its place, looked at the million-th MCQ I was about to read...and it was done.
So, my people, please have a bit of crazy faith in yourself. Faith that comes like Human Rights do, from the sole fact of existence on Earth. No matter how not-ready you are, (although try and study to your level best), just believe that it's okay.
Not out of a sense of fatalism or defeatism, but out of the same unearned optimism that pushes people to be RCB fans.
This is the secret sauce to Pre.
All the best!
So beautifully said..
P. S: Rcb fan forever ✌
RCB FOREVER
Hello People!
I'm a new visitor on this thread; not because I didn't have anything to write, but because I was so awestruck looking at all the things people were doing here, (and I don't mean just study wise).
These goals you set for yourselves and your constant trial to reach them is paradoxically both intensely personal and very universal.
Everything you feel right now, has been felt by everyone who ever made it in anything. And yet, the feelings are so intensely isolating - the shame, sorrow, anger, motivation, the "what ifs", the daydreaming and the anxiety. Feels like being weightless and having the entirety of the world's weight on you at the same time.
I know this because I've felt it with each Pre I gave. In 2019, my first one, I couldn't hear the invigilator over the sound of my blood pumping in my ears. I thought this is how people have a stroke. The past fortnight had been an absolute wreck, and I was sure that no matter what I did - it would be a disaster.
I cleared that Pre with a margin of ~35 marks above the cutoff. Not because I was confident, but because in the depth of that anxiety, sitting on that creaky school bench, worrying about why ever I dreamt of being a civil servant - I told myself that I'll be alright. With no proof for support, and all the proof to contrary - I just told myself that no matter what happens, I will always be alright. I'll be happy, calm and composed in those 4 hours - like in my entire career, if I just have faith that I'll be alright. And my mind clicked to its place, looked at the million-th MCQ I was about to read...and it was done.
So, my people, please have a bit of crazy faith in yourself. Faith that comes like Human Rights do, from the sole fact of existence on Earth. No matter how not-ready you are, (although try and study to your level best), just believe that it's okay.
Not out of a sense of fatalism or defeatism, but out of the same unearned optimism that pushes people to be RCB fans.
This is the secret sauce to Pre.
All the best!
So beautifully said..
P. S: Rcb fan forever ✌
RCB FOREVER
Can someone pls explain me this?
Same doubt...
@root please look into this...
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