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CSE 2022: Plan/ Strategy/ Daily Routine

This is an everything thread for all stuff 2022. You can post your daily goals, end-of-the-day updates, weekly targets or any weird thing you use to measure your progress. You can put into words & post the soul-sucking sadness that is threatening to devour you & your productivity. You can write what made your day & let others experience the happiness too, at least vicariously. This is a thread to pick each other up. This is a thread to keep each other accountable. This is a no-judgement zone.

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“This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be a long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.”

— Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood


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Targets for today:

1) Geography (1/5)

2) October + November CA

3) Newspaper 

Have a great day :) 

Had a bad day yesterday. Didn't complete targets. Aiming to do better today. 

Targets:

1) Geography (2/5)

2) Newspaper 

3) CA October 


Archand,Jammuand1 otherslike this
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Forgot to post targets yesterday. 

12-04-2022

1. SFG topics (Geography)

2. CA

3.CSAT(40 Qs)

4.Revision (Topics from FLTs)


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Urban Local Body in union territories is applied by President then why the amendments are done by Parliament for Delhi municipal  Corporation

There are two Acts here - the 74th AA and the MCD Act, 1957.


The 74th AA laid down certain conditions on how to form Urban Local Bodies. For instance, atleast 1/3rd reservation for women. The president could alter these conditions for UTs. So s/he can say that UTs should have atleast 50% reservation for women.


Within the 74th AA, it was understood that Municipal Corporations have to be statutory bodies (made by SLAs for states and by Parliament for UTs). MCD already existed via the 1957 Act. After the 74th AA was passed, the 1957 Act was amended in 1993. Many changes were brought here; for instance 1/3rd reservation for women. Now if the President wanted, he could have changed the condition to 50%. Then Parliament would have had to necessarily include the 50% condition instead of the 1/3rd. That's the difference between President's power of what should be applied to ULBs, and Parliament's power to create the ULB.


Hence for the merger, the MCD Act is again being amended. 

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hucksaid

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Hello again, people!

Its a mere two months to pre (and two weeks to CGL), and here I am, struggling to keep up the momentum. So, will be posting my targets here to get into the groove.

1. CGL- Geometry (Quadrilaterals) 

2. Modern India- Advent of Gandhi, Non Coop, Swarajists

3. Eco CA- 20 pages

Good day! 

The day was going good until there was some work at home. Review- 

1. Done 2. Done 3. Did 2 pages 

Today (05.06.22) 

1. Geometry- Circles 

2. Modern India- Try to finish as much as I can. Hopefully the entire remaining chunk. 

All the best, mates! 

A not-so-productive day. Need to do better things in a break than watching random YouTube videos. Review-

1. Not done 2. 60% done 

Today (06.04.22):

1. Finish off Modern India 

2. Geometry- circles, begin Trigno

Good Luck!  

Had to take an unexpected break due to sth in the family. Back now, and hopefully better. 

1. Remaining modern India

2. CSAT/CGL- Reasoning pyqs 

Hoping for a good day! 

Done, done. 

It's the countdown week to cgl, so that will be the focus the next 7 days. Along with it, will try to revise polity. Will begin posting again on 20th. 

Till then, all the best, mates. 

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(263) 12/4/22

  1. Indian Express Done
  2. PI : 2 chapter Done
  3. Csat: 30 min
  4. PYQ analysis..

Anyone planning for Du LLb entrance or any other for Pg admission as a Backup.

9:40 pm 

Tuesday 


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Jammusaid

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Targets for April 11 (day 43) - jkas - gs 1, polity

Let’s start this new week very well. Good luck dostoen : )

Targets for April 12 (day 43) - jkas - gs 2, economy

Good luck friends, keep the josh high : )

Targets for April 13 (day 44) - jkas - gs 3, case studies of gs4

God is great. Good luck dostoen. Best wishes : )

dalpha,AzadHindFauzand2 otherslike this
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Jammusaid

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Targets for April 11 (day 43) - jkas - gs 1, polity

Let’s start this new week very well. Good luck dostoen : )

Targets for April 12 (day 43) - jkas - gs 2, economy

Good luck friends, keep the josh high : )

'Dostoen' is a different vibe!

Yes dost, that’s right : )

dalpha,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Back after two unplanned below average days!

Tomorrow- 

1. SFG

2. Revise topics 1,2,3,7 of SFG 2+ Tests

3. News+Current 

All done except Current.

Tomorrow-

SFG

Revise topics SFG 2 Tests 4,5,6

CSAT

Current+Newspaper 

Forum open test analysis. 


Not satisfied with the revision part, gonna do again.

Targets remain same. 

Well done Chhote!

- Revise SFG 2 Topic 14 & 15(Economy) & 18-20(History)

- Current+Newspaper 

- CSAT 

- Analysis of remaining Open Test. 


1st half was fab but lost the game in 2nd half. Average Day!

- Remaining portions 

- Vajiram Economy tests

- All same.



Did Vajiram tests. Analysis n revision remain undone. Didn't touch history n anything else. But satisfied!

Met grandparents after quite long. Realized that the price we're paying is huge!! 

Back to mission-

- Do remaining portions of Spectrum.

- Attempt Simulator n analyze 

- Finish Vajiram tets analysis 

- Current+Newspaper+CSAT 

All done except CSAT. 

Most parts of syllabus touched. 

- Medieval Old Ncert Selectively

- Art & Culture(Singhania+NCERT)

- Test Papers of SFG 1 

- Current+Newspaper+CSAT.

Sleep cycle is ruined :( Kya kiya jaye? 



Couldn't complete, same for tomorrow.

Lot of stuff going on, unable to focus:(

Didn't touch anything. Not even SFG syllabus. Targets remain same.

Sleep cycle rectification under process. Tomorrow will definitely be mine.


dalpha,Celebornand1 otherslike this
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Is it just me who feels this year's Economy PT365 is less of PT365 and more of Mains365? Isme prelims ke liye kya padhe?


Also does anyone have a 30-35 pages compilation of sports events/news? Yeh bhi 1 baar dekh kar jana hai...

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Is it just me who feels this year's Economy PT365 is less of PT365 and more of Mains365? Isme prelims ke liye kya padhe?


Also does anyone have a 30-35 pages compilation of sports events/news? Yeh bhi 1 baar dekh kar jana hai...

U can still cover monthly magazine. 

Better to cover monthly magazine rather than pta 365.


Breaker_Morant,
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Average day. 


Minimum Targets: 

  • Test + Analysis 
  • Finish Indian Geography + SFG
  • Newspaper 

Could not finish SFG Geography, rest done. Test analysis takes up most of my day, need to reduce the time. Sigh. 


Targets: 

  • Finish SFG Geography 
  • Human Geography 
  • Geography PYQs 
  • PT365 
  • Newspaper 
  • If time, attempt a test

Could not find the time to do PYQs. Rest done albeit not as much progress as I'd have liked. 


Targets: 

  • Finish Human & Eco Geography 
  • Test Analysis Finish 
  • Geography PYQs
  • PT365 S&T
  • Newspaper 
Celeborn,Jammu
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Todays Targets

Insights tests 4 and 5

Need to push the accelerator in the remaining 50 odd days


Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.

Celeborn,Archandand2 otherslike this
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nebulasaid

Forgot to post targets yesterday. 

12-04-2022

1. SFG topics (Geography)

2. CA

3.CSAT(40 Qs)

4.Revision (Topics from FLTs)


Could only finish SFG syllabus :( will finish the rest today.

13-04-2022

  1. SFG syllabus
  2. PYQ (geography)
  3. CSAT (40 Quants Qs)
  4. Test analysis(SFG+FLT)
  5. Revision (Topics from FLT mistakes, ES)
Celeborn,Archandand2 otherslike this
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Targets for today:

1) Geography (1/5)

2) October + November CA

3) Newspaper 

Have a great day :) 

Had a bad day yesterday. Didn't complete targets. Aiming to do better today. 

Targets:

1) Geography (2/5)

2) Newspaper 

3) CA October 


Completed targets yesterday. Had a better day. 

Targets for today:

1) Geography (3/5)

2) Mapping 

3) CA class 

4) Newspaper 

5) CA November 

Archand,Jammuand1 otherslike this
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Failed Forest Mains. Will make into the list this time. This is a promise.

Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.

dalpha,DMand15 otherslike this
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Todays Targets

Insights tests 4 and 5

Need to push the accelerator in the remaining 50 odd days

Done all


Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.

Archand,Jammu
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What FLTs would you guys recommend for Prelims? Apart from Forum Simulators. 
dalpha,sonderand3 otherslike this
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After failing two mains consecutively, I am planning to skip 2022 and prepare for 23. Is it advisable? And I am also joining a job in June. 
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Targets for April 13 (day 44) - jkas - gs 3, case studies of gs4

God is great. Good luck dostoen. Best wishes : )

Targets for April 14 (day 45) - jkas - psir 1A. Tomorrow is exam day off. Would be big enough day

Bhaiyoen behanoen ko baisakhi ki hardhik shubhkaamnayein. On this auspicious day, I will resume once again my good habit of Pranayama. Candid conversation with my dost made me realised how I started it during first wave of pandemic, continued for 8-9 months, how it transformed my body energy and when i was doing well, i let it go. Good habits should not be left. 

Good luck dostoen : )

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Back after two unplanned below average days!

Tomorrow- 

1. SFG

2. Revise topics 1,2,3,7 of SFG 2+ Tests

3. News+Current 

All done except Current.

Tomorrow-

SFG

Revise topics SFG 2 Tests 4,5,6

CSAT

Current+Newspaper 

Forum open test analysis. 


Not satisfied with the revision part, gonna do again.

Targets remain same. 

Well done Chhote!

- Revise SFG 2 Topic 14 & 15(Economy) & 18-20(History)

- Current+Newspaper 

- CSAT 

- Analysis of remaining Open Test. 


1st half was fab but lost the game in 2nd half. Average Day!

- Remaining portions 

- Vajiram Economy tests

- All same.



Did Vajiram tests. Analysis n revision remain undone. Didn't touch history n anything else. But satisfied!

Met grandparents after quite long. Realized that the price we're paying is huge!! 

Back to mission-

- Do remaining portions of Spectrum.

- Attempt Simulator n analyze 

- Finish Vajiram tets analysis 

- Current+Newspaper+CSAT 

All done except CSAT. 

Most parts of syllabus touched. 

- Medieval Old Ncert Selectively

- Art & Culture(Singhania+NCERT)

- Test Papers of SFG 1 

- Current+Newspaper+CSAT.

Sleep cycle is ruined :( Kya kiya jaye? 



Couldn't complete, same for tomorrow.

Lot of stuff going on, unable to focus:(

Didn't touch anything. Not even SFG syllabus. Targets remain same.

Sleep cycle rectification under process. Tomorrow will definitely be mine.


Achieved! 

- SFG 2 Test 1,2,3,4 + tests

- SFG

- Current+News+CSAT


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