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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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@sjerngal thanks..🥳


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PHOTOS of the day..( sorry for the watermark but these are some of the photos I took in lockdown..) 🥺🥺


These are unbelievably lovely photos. Did you use the manual mode with different ISO settings or the portrait mode or something else? I can never take a good photo in portrait mode. So I use the basic default mode to take pictures. But they never come out this great. Hats off to your talent.

Adding my contribution to the photography thread :P-
Latest entrant in the spring bahaar-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p7U1pnaZEOKk4pyy_GYNjDLIu_Z0O87n81Qra1I8RsN7MSaAD0IqXkE454YkzWBhEmx0Ww7YrlNejxTt5sifD97w5AiDnzy6aKU5Oo0q7kM7LyjWBn6R_xUCpywJy4PhP9_0eFpWMrWXGbEUJxa8XweVBHQaeoWR48SviscysEb3Xo726xTIuLFoyzLNgwf7tmR2MY_pa0ROVU6PzUHbu3AThjaqsMGE0toM1oGSzzJElbX8_m312IA57MTmkB3tU8xd8kX6eXuS-W0KusHHpgFP5M5ESRjO8V9osJIP3hcky05l4t-4VzjZCVHZB84AOL7u8uSSxDN_9MJJpJVJ7xXiNH8XqOz_O_1gqZYxbWa5ctmvy8JgPa4aF46xsxNuyzgIu2VEXAcsiY2nyMGfgnvhCUZGlS5GnYCi4fpTmNEY5lU5xioUiMyiErT6z4eo0m1WkQqSTCJ3GXmJcCuRUjlTVZbynlWZmE_chnrnRONup23RJl68DS_bfkkD2a50bzhyxbjIHcE98nLNLFgxYu-4DAlC3lUyFBoYIGTLLH-6OcLOFUPk4HiD0s4fs0eKcYiNDr1MKlQH7Mv_JWx9CbYwmvAreeviCigS7KVNzMxoJsUgEirKsnvaLkS4C4Mk6j-Du9PySGTUAC03FD8sAD_0Xl9hXca8lifGFHieLTofqAhhkxV_V9CggaO9WoNNS9s0WyCB0EWqqgo3SS9-y6E3WA=w455-h606-no?authuser=1

A poser duck
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LrRCHDbiGLpZ-ovsfK9m59gaIeOjNcFIyi4xN6ajabVLoaHCYceME8lOyJPMiPGpKKys9q-Ec37paDNR8zt2q-2im6WD0mOlqKHE2XG8EaznDCKZyYjB4DBSnutLgh0wzKUnwcZzpp4InUKv5HD_ycVO_DgpnLhXM2JdS6n-FNs68HeA2eVf2_c0kz17-LJzYTpqKTM6AjuX0UsbZy5fS9j3jqt3VWlaqaQbt-WldXe26QFh3-7zO2GUCmmk3gfltejzPmCu67YR3A6IzviGvQ9mNqVL_da4bdh0bcaKhCRTr9v4HkOVNyfsLy4lW0yXSO2_KSKGT_eXHa7NNN1ie6yFc9iMDQXlpyBO04HCidCptSnJGVlX0Dj8uxd2oiaOZG7ym1jwH6RNFSP6-KZBl4NTqPqgTV_74MQlMc1dW7o2W_UiGgQWVL6lufO-qGyV_99qQALMvNX4NA1DZimecrAB1OF8HrkispF2foixwOJCnTjJYk-EiDUt6jAuOwNElL67O-nSgTFuKdGzKCMgeaKtA36XrM7QL7HVhlYqEaXOMGyHcdZbJk6es1-v7poajCZFqIw4G970V19nE2Nhnb_mDO7GySwypEa7F2S6kO6MxV8lDuTGf6qCyKucF1Aeid1_3ABT7RswKsfZKVDGGk3lqCQZ2X1QiDAvkBVKnR1pqD6atgOddV4_PMCbFQNjtWKurNzHq9vrkues0JXP9MkfWA=s606-no?authuser=1

Pre-winter last rose-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/47Z9FhOe0rRPWz4ELAVox8lz3Jrep3Jqo5f192bE_QEIDZvuTOpoSp5P_BZyfqJ-nOwwx7vnN5_KRcNnFC9Nfyq7fy41Rgwf0v0dXELLxtFcv9g3zJDelEBBYBlett0ywhowCgULSLOLuOc8Ftajvtm98QiVvOqSBpPsrkcHzmMy2RhWnnHMkYklmDoR80ltG8-Ur0jlB27K5KgeqdCV0nGfN6zQJCwQ4DCYYeE5a8SxcNAB3AMsPlpJ67y3GH8_qEsMvAl5AIcC8wbekQhxuV-L_i1ZMhsfZLzJXy9ggOPH-Hh0StnupDuQSJwMsD21SomQAQFiRqVG9saDZVoKLSwqbFkcJvsYYPdwxj1XY4aFnWzmXek1c1L02L9Qf2VSt5XngO8_uL3BaCzop0x9bvuj9L8XCQnHn7DWMetUWMj6v0m6CkprmxHL6YEbG7vsbMOS7pWjeJANygNK-8wUFgLsJ3qAtbwOEfbldBuycd6Ahbi_YAV3sy0bNw3XQnFCkr-Cb1q861L8mjYeICgzxu57d1rB0ryX3RLcYtExjgL8L42O37m4-RLATR-GmwwMO-Kesuk_y_TusJqQIJM4ybppiB91HmepkqfGhZIJM2ohDLBROS7Fq3M-m6M3Kxg58pdq2LGjctC1Bi3D5uL--W1oKZvPeHmJxeVgxEpNu1nINldXbEvIWqi-YY1SZUdHxB-l9nqpY5djfQG8wATiLC2zHA=w499-h606-no?authuser=1

The sharaarati squirrel-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wYJPr38yUnsAbm3sa7eKEA8AtpcAijN3vaNXfDyPfvsAwBGh8GIvUa-OfHAD9QLSCkpw7Qv5qvXwfgio5-8feWXKdZZCCotYXdiSyrR7H9giQ_yWBRoj_as1_mcsxNMK188wH8OXny-QiVsTPhIwAX7IhGuB3CUBJtWmkiGGcVG5kFbu9RQW5WfV3fTEltpFwKF7H0QZqHUXeY4mtPMbezwFO--pnvssTBLg1YsXsG3XZvbQKKXEmIek3EXhQQVrN86kGQ6SV4FCQyHAek7ScsARa1audLv3UHsjxXEoYnRuYqLT9FbEiZTyUYlFYbVKxuBLDtb6e6THC4BX4yCg5iAyamdL_hIHU7QHXVw6S3E_aKuQKtllkiDdHIZBOAxrvRfJBx7gIJk364FD-_0teObuooprncW2rx17x207INDqOaa22sAPPphCQs0HszykgCVHcHcWvsfv2tCgPRxkS7fhmKKyUi7FZyAwcb-ZGE7BTL6sdVkvh4vl4QPF2hEbJpmp-oVoXDQmXBCh8gnZz4NyxbDS65l5ZvutAbiUsCO3nEOtHGnKVcksK16AcgN3J2GB8upD-tG7WOJop3GQlbVHoe6WNohHju-079v8-o6hY1llqiVyJ-Ds8dkM0uowH9WNPrCseWQHe9HAhTGGqQowbDCvaARR09eUTbNAgCL9POehRiCcAbocYxkrNkC44OZpeP7AFfAmQcJGAEWjlHs_kg=w455-h606-no?authuser=1


No 1,Celebornand4 otherslike this
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@Agog a novel by Virginia Woolf. included in the syllabus of English Literature Optional


No 1,
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@Thunderstorm wow man!


Thunderstorm,
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Targets for 20/2/22

  1. Polity - emergency, amendments, elections, governance
  2. Infinite series
  3. June CA (2/4)
  4. Daily CA
  5. CSAT

5 done. 1 and 3 half done. 

Targets for 21/2/22: clear backlogs 

Celeborn,IamThatand3 otherslike this
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15/2

  1. newspaper + ca
  2. medieval backlog (XII : 7,9; VII : 6,8,9)  [imp]
  3. sfg targets [pyqs, ncert, notes]
  4. sfg analysis[imp]
  5. miscl.

Good Luck :)

update: 1: done; 2,3,4,5: partially done

16/2

  1. newspaper +ca
  2. finish medieval backlog
  3. sfg targets (pyqs, miscl.)[imp]
  4. sfg analysis
  5. miscl.

Good luck :)

update: 1,3,4,5: done; 2: not done

17/2 [already starting super late]

  1.  newspaper +ca
  2. sfg analysis
  3. sfg topics (pyqs, miscl.)
  4. miscl.

Good Luck :)

update: 1: done 2,3,4 not done [bad day :/ ]

18/2

  1. newspaper +ca
  2. sfg (ncerts, pyq)
  3. weak pts/ backlog (ancient, medieval, AnC)
  4. ca backlog[imp]


"Yeah Mr. White !! Yeah Science !!"   -Jesse Pinkman

update: 1,3 done; 2,4 partially

19/2

  1. newspaper +ca
  2. flt + analysis
  3. ca backlog
  4. sfg analysis

Good luck :)

update: 1,2,4 done; 3:not done

20/2

  1. newspaper +ca
  2. pyqs , bio ncert [14 ch], miscl.[imp]
  3. test + analysis
  4. miscl. [plan; arrange room, table etc.][imp]

Good Luck :)

update: 1,4 done; 2,3 partially 

21/2

  1. newspaper + ca 
  2. sfg (notes, pyqs, miscl.)
  3. pending analysis (sfg+half flt)
  4. miscl.

Good Luck :)

Celeborn,IamThatand3 otherslike this
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To-do-list - 21st FEB. ( only 27 days left for UPPSC & 103 days for UPSC prelims) 

Time - 1:39 pm


1.Tribal and marginalized communities ( yojana magazine) --- january 2014

2. Modern history  - complete appendix part

3.Economy - indian economic development- complete revision

4. C- sat no. System - 


DM,Celebornand7 otherslike this
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Yesterday's updates:

Newpaper and notes - :white_check_mark::white_check_mark:

Mock test (Ancient, Medieval History + Culture + Current affairs, PT5 of Vision) - :white_check_mark:

Mock test review solutions - :white_check_mark:

Drifted and revised one chapter from Nitin Singhania (Bhakti movement, appendix)

Modern India 10-20 pages - :negative_squared_cross_mark:


Today's targets:

1. Newspaper + notes as usual

2. 80 pages of Spectrum Modern India

Best of luck with targets everyone! Have a great day : D

Celeborn,Archandand4 otherslike this
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Please send Vision and Forum GS Mains Test paper for 2022.

Please Send SR test series 2022 papers.

Thank You !


Jai Shree Ram !


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PHOTOS of the day..( sorry for the watermark but these are some of the photos I took in lockdown..) 🥺🥺


These are unbelievably lovely photos. Did you use the manual mode with different ISO settings or the portrait mode or something else? I can never take a good photo in portrait mode. So I use the basic default mode to take pictures. But they never come out this great. Hats off to your talent.

Adding my contribution to the photography thread :P-
Latest entrant in the spring bahaar-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p7U1pnaZEOKk4pyy_GYNjDLIu_Z0O87n81Qra1I8RsN7MSaAD0IqXkE454YkzWBhEmx0Ww7YrlNejxTt5sifD97w5AiDnzy6aKU5Oo0q7kM7LyjWBn6R_xUCpywJy4PhP9_0eFpWMrWXGbEUJxa8XweVBHQaeoWR48SviscysEb3Xo726xTIuLFoyzLNgwf7tmR2MY_pa0ROVU6PzUHbu3AThjaqsMGE0toM1oGSzzJElbX8_m312IA57MTmkB3tU8xd8kX6eXuS-W0KusHHpgFP5M5ESRjO8V9osJIP3hcky05l4t-4VzjZCVHZB84AOL7u8uSSxDN_9MJJpJVJ7xXiNH8XqOz_O_1gqZYxbWa5ctmvy8JgPa4aF46xsxNuyzgIu2VEXAcsiY2nyMGfgnvhCUZGlS5GnYCi4fpTmNEY5lU5xioUiMyiErT6z4eo0m1WkQqSTCJ3GXmJcCuRUjlTVZbynlWZmE_chnrnRONup23RJl68DS_bfkkD2a50bzhyxbjIHcE98nLNLFgxYu-4DAlC3lUyFBoYIGTLLH-6OcLOFUPk4HiD0s4fs0eKcYiNDr1MKlQH7Mv_JWx9CbYwmvAreeviCigS7KVNzMxoJsUgEirKsnvaLkS4C4Mk6j-Du9PySGTUAC03FD8sAD_0Xl9hXca8lifGFHieLTofqAhhkxV_V9CggaO9WoNNS9s0WyCB0EWqqgo3SS9-y6E3WA=w455-h606-no?authuser=1

A poser duck
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LrRCHDbiGLpZ-ovsfK9m59gaIeOjNcFIyi4xN6ajabVLoaHCYceME8lOyJPMiPGpKKys9q-Ec37paDNR8zt2q-2im6WD0mOlqKHE2XG8EaznDCKZyYjB4DBSnutLgh0wzKUnwcZzpp4InUKv5HD_ycVO_DgpnLhXM2JdS6n-FNs68HeA2eVf2_c0kz17-LJzYTpqKTM6AjuX0UsbZy5fS9j3jqt3VWlaqaQbt-WldXe26QFh3-7zO2GUCmmk3gfltejzPmCu67YR3A6IzviGvQ9mNqVL_da4bdh0bcaKhCRTr9v4HkOVNyfsLy4lW0yXSO2_KSKGT_eXHa7NNN1ie6yFc9iMDQXlpyBO04HCidCptSnJGVlX0Dj8uxd2oiaOZG7ym1jwH6RNFSP6-KZBl4NTqPqgTV_74MQlMc1dW7o2W_UiGgQWVL6lufO-qGyV_99qQALMvNX4NA1DZimecrAB1OF8HrkispF2foixwOJCnTjJYk-EiDUt6jAuOwNElL67O-nSgTFuKdGzKCMgeaKtA36XrM7QL7HVhlYqEaXOMGyHcdZbJk6es1-v7poajCZFqIw4G970V19nE2Nhnb_mDO7GySwypEa7F2S6kO6MxV8lDuTGf6qCyKucF1Aeid1_3ABT7RswKsfZKVDGGk3lqCQZ2X1QiDAvkBVKnR1pqD6atgOddV4_PMCbFQNjtWKurNzHq9vrkues0JXP9MkfWA=s606-no?authuser=1

Pre-winter last rose-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/47Z9FhOe0rRPWz4ELAVox8lz3Jrep3Jqo5f192bE_QEIDZvuTOpoSp5P_BZyfqJ-nOwwx7vnN5_KRcNnFC9Nfyq7fy41Rgwf0v0dXELLxtFcv9g3zJDelEBBYBlett0ywhowCgULSLOLuOc8Ftajvtm98QiVvOqSBpPsrkcHzmMy2RhWnnHMkYklmDoR80ltG8-Ur0jlB27K5KgeqdCV0nGfN6zQJCwQ4DCYYeE5a8SxcNAB3AMsPlpJ67y3GH8_qEsMvAl5AIcC8wbekQhxuV-L_i1ZMhsfZLzJXy9ggOPH-Hh0StnupDuQSJwMsD21SomQAQFiRqVG9saDZVoKLSwqbFkcJvsYYPdwxj1XY4aFnWzmXek1c1L02L9Qf2VSt5XngO8_uL3BaCzop0x9bvuj9L8XCQnHn7DWMetUWMj6v0m6CkprmxHL6YEbG7vsbMOS7pWjeJANygNK-8wUFgLsJ3qAtbwOEfbldBuycd6Ahbi_YAV3sy0bNw3XQnFCkr-Cb1q861L8mjYeICgzxu57d1rB0ryX3RLcYtExjgL8L42O37m4-RLATR-GmwwMO-Kesuk_y_TusJqQIJM4ybppiB91HmepkqfGhZIJM2ohDLBROS7Fq3M-m6M3Kxg58pdq2LGjctC1Bi3D5uL--W1oKZvPeHmJxeVgxEpNu1nINldXbEvIWqi-YY1SZUdHxB-l9nqpY5djfQG8wATiLC2zHA=w499-h606-no?authuser=1

The sharaarati squirrel-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wYJPr38yUnsAbm3sa7eKEA8AtpcAijN3vaNXfDyPfvsAwBGh8GIvUa-OfHAD9QLSCkpw7Qv5qvXwfgio5-8feWXKdZZCCotYXdiSyrR7H9giQ_yWBRoj_as1_mcsxNMK188wH8OXny-QiVsTPhIwAX7IhGuB3CUBJtWmkiGGcVG5kFbu9RQW5WfV3fTEltpFwKF7H0QZqHUXeY4mtPMbezwFO--pnvssTBLg1YsXsG3XZvbQKKXEmIek3EXhQQVrN86kGQ6SV4FCQyHAek7ScsARa1audLv3UHsjxXEoYnRuYqLT9FbEiZTyUYlFYbVKxuBLDtb6e6THC4BX4yCg5iAyamdL_hIHU7QHXVw6S3E_aKuQKtllkiDdHIZBOAxrvRfJBx7gIJk364FD-_0teObuooprncW2rx17x207INDqOaa22sAPPphCQs0HszykgCVHcHcWvsfv2tCgPRxkS7fhmKKyUi7FZyAwcb-ZGE7BTL6sdVkvh4vl4QPF2hEbJpmp-oVoXDQmXBCh8gnZz4NyxbDS65l5ZvutAbiUsCO3nEOtHGnKVcksK16AcgN3J2GB8upD-tG7WOJop3GQlbVHoe6WNohHju-079v8-o6hY1llqiVyJ-Ds8dkM0uowH9WNPrCseWQHe9HAhTGGqQowbDCvaARR09eUTbNAgCL9POehRiCcAbocYxkrNkC44OZpeP7AFfAmQcJGAEWjlHs_kg=w455-h606-no?authuser=1


Photos are not visible... Must have been some issue during the upload process !!

Anduin,Thunderstorm
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@huck thanks bro..! 🥳


huck,
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@chamomile i never used the portrait mode..! Just the normal default mode..and  for a closer view i keep my camera close to the object..( like very close) and ( i add a little saturation) for lighting..! 


chamomile,sjerngaland2 otherslike this
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To Do (Till 24th Feb 2022)

  • Gs2 revision complete
  • Gs2 PYQs till 2013
  • 35 pages of Novel reading everyday
  • CA class backlog International Relations
  • State related Polity stuff

For Mind, Body and Soul:

  • Go for Run daily
  • 12 rounds of surya namaskar daily
  • No screen after 10 pm.


Note to Self:


Celeborn,Archandand5 otherslike this
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bade padhaku log hain is group me to

ill be part of this group now

Steph_Curry,Learner1913and1 otherslike this
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Hey everyone!
Need a suggestion about how to cover current affairs effectively?

I follow a monthly magazine alongside reading newspaper on a daily basis. Need suggestions how to cover the monthly magazine as it seems like only reading it do not help much. Any advise how to go about it effectively?

huck,
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(51/314) 21/2/22

  1. Indian Express : Done 
  2. Sfg test 44 Revision : Done
  3. Csat : Partial Done


9:31 pm 

Monday

Celeborn,sjerngaland3 otherslike this
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AzadHindFauz,SAand5 otherslike this
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To all of us who feel that revision is boring, this is what practicing a thing multiple times looks like. That is what confidence at its peak looks like. This is a skinny 6'2'' guy dominating a league of giants, purely based on his skills. I believe we all can take inspiration from it.

From today's game


I'll take a break from here for some time. Nothing is going my way as of now. Need to get into some sort of routine.

All the best :)

hope you come back soon with similar stellar performance like this same player @Steph_Curry 

sjerngal,Thunderstorm
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Niyamasaid

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Apologies for the delay. From today onwards getting back to study.

My broad targets (revised):

1.) Till 21st Feb: Ethics (including 4 test)

2.) 22-24 (social issues)

3.) 25-27 (governance)

4.) 28-3 (env and DM)

5.) 4-6 (WH,PI,A&C)

6.) 7-8 (IR & security)

7.) 9-12 (economy)

8.) 13-15 (geography)

9.) Intensive tests.. 16-23

10.) From 24 March (Prelims +Till 3 April daily 3 hours for essay)

11.) After 3 April: only prelims (GS+CSAT+English(as I need to improve this :P))


I will divide my preparation in seasons and episodes. Starting from now.

Season 1: चक्रव्यूह

               Episode 1 - राह पकड़ तू एक चला चल, पा जाएगा मधुशाला (target is to complete ethics in due time) 

Episode 1 was terrible.

Rating - I will give 1.5 out of 10.

Gave two GS4 tests in between. Marks of one is out. (vision; got 95.5; highest was 122)


Episode 2 - देखा एक ख़्वाब तो ये सिलसिले हुए (target is to complete social issues. If possible give one test too)

Celeborn,Ash5Manand3 otherslike this
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Polity query @Azadhindfauz 


Do IAS officers get Full salary when put to waiting list???


Pension of civil servants qrevdrqwn from CFI or state CFI??


On what occasion President of india is assisted by Honrary ADC(Aide de camp) instaed of normal ADC ??

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