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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


jack_Sparrow,Fireheartand160 otherslike this
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Started prep in Jan-2022.

Put everything into PRE preparation ONLY. Got 80.00 in both vision and vajiram key- GS and 117.XX in CSAT.

Feeling Quite upsetbcoz I had a condition with myself that if I clear PRE this time then only I may expect mains next time. But the scene seems bleak (as I am not good in answer writing; maths optional wala).Need some GYAAN.

Now devoting 11hrs= Current 3.5hrs+ Optional 3.5hrs+ GS 4hrs targeting 2023. Is it good? feasible? any modification needed? (Considering my not-so-fond-of-GS subjects attitude)

Devoting 11hrs daily with no immediate exam isn't sustainable

Secondly, 3.5 hrs for current isn't required imo. Read newspaper daily and keep noting things which you think might not be covered in pt365  

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@jassikamboj16303 try uniball air micro and Pental 


We had a pen thread too. Would love to see it haha

Pen Thread

@jassikamboj16303 : I used Uniball Air Micro, ticks all the boxes. Just one little issue, mains sheets are a bit glossy and not like your regular A4 paper, so the pen takes that little bit more to dry, maybe 5-6 seconds extra. So after turning the page I had to be a tad bit more careful during the first 2-3 lines so as to not smudge the previous page. 

Also maybe the weather had some effect, peak Delhi winters plus rainy conditions. 

heisenberg_,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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27-06-2022

1. GS1 (Geography)

2. CA class (backlog)

3. Newspaper

4. Exercise

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Mastersaid

Hi guys! This thread may bring some order to my haphazard  preparation going so far.

Today's targets

1. Revise ODE, LA and Calculus

2. Write optional Test 1 

3. Plan for next week 




All done

Today

1. 3D geometry (1/2)

2. Indian society (1/3)

heisenberg_,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Yesterday all targets completed, except CA revision. 

Today would be keeping things light. 

1) Test analysis + Discussion 

2) CA revision 

3) Weekly review + plan for next week 

Didn't do 2 

Targets for today:

1) Ethics theory 

2) Toppers copies ethics 

3) Newspaper 

4) CA class + revision 

5) Daily Answer Writing 

Feeling overwhelmed already by the sheer amount of work left 😅 

heisenberg_,Masterand5 otherslike this
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madarasaid

Hey y'all , did not even clear prelims this time , it was my first attempt and i really wanted to it this very time. But whatever , being sad is a waste of time and im all set to do my best next year .

you can ping me if you want help

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Started prep in Jan-2022.

Put everything into PRE preparation ONLY. Got 80.00 in both vision and vajiram key- GS and 117.XX in CSAT.

Feeling Quite upsetbcoz I had a condition with myself that if I clear PRE this time then only I may expect mains next time. But the scene seems bleak (as I am not good in answer writing; maths optional wala).Need some GYAAN.

Now devoting 11hrs= Current 3.5hrs+ Optional 3.5hrs+ GS 4hrs targeting 2023. Is it good? feasible? any modification needed? (Considering my not-so-fond-of-GS subjects attitude)

ping me dear, if you  need genuine help

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Targets for 27/6/2022
  1. Optional - Main group chemistry(1/3)
  2. GS 4 - unit 2 (1/3)
  3. CA class 
Celeborn,Archandand2 otherslike this
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Has anyone taken Vikas Ahlawat's History Optional Test Series before ? Can you share your experience ? Or what would be a good test series to buy for history optional ? Please help T-T
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We had a pen thread too. Would love to see it haha

https://forumias.com/post/detail/Which-is-the-best-pen-for-UPSC-Mains-1622898099

Archand,
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What is the next step in the registration process for Mains 2022? Do we have to re-register for mains on a portal? If yes, by when is such a portal or notification expected to come?

Excuse me for being naive, this is my first Mains and I don't want to miss any registration related formality in the rhythm of preparation.


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Targets for 28/06/2022 :

1. Plato 

2. Ethics - 1 and its PYQs

3. Newspaper

4. Completing backlogs

DM,heisenberg_and5 otherslike this
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What is the next step in the registration process for Mains 2022? Do we have to re-register for mains on a portal? If yes, by when is such a portal or notification expected to come?

Excuse me for being naive, this is my first Mains and I don't want to miss any registration related formality in the rhythm of preparation.


Do not worry. You will be duly notified through text msg and mail from UPSC. Keep checking them. Last year, DAF 1 came around 40 to 45 days before mains.


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Off day today. Lots more to be done. 


Targets: 

  • Finish Real Analysis 
  • Ethics Thinkers 
  • Ethics Test 
  • 3 Case Studies 
  • Newspaper 

Thanks@necromancer @Aurora my amazon cart is now full of pens :P


Did all the targets except writing the case studies, was too tired after the paper. My hand still hurts :P


Targets: 

  • NA & CP (1/2) 
  • Ethics - Governance
  • 3 Case Studies
  • Newspaper 

Need to also find some time to plan the weeks and months ahead, doing everything randomly as of now. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be done with it. 


Have a good day people :)

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Lieselsaid

27/01/2022 

1. Optional - P1B1 ODE (4/4), P1B3 VA (1/3)

2. Newspaper + Online + 1 TV discussion 

3. Society 3/4

For the first time, I was able to finish GS target for the day (at the cost of daily news though :P )

28/06/2022 

1. P1B3 Vector Analysis (2/3) 

2. Newspaper (27th and 28th) + 1 TV debate

3. Society (4/4) 

4. Read through GS1 Geography PYQs

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Mastersaid

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All done

Today

1. 3D geometry (1/2)

2. Indian society (1/3)

Yesterday was not a productive day, had to focus. Target 1 only half done. 

Today

1. 3D(2/3)

2. Society (2/3)



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nebulasaid

27-06-2022

1. GS1 (Geography)

2. CA class (backlog)

3. Newspaper

4. Exercise

Yesterday second half was bad, couldn't study properly. Did only GS1 and newspaper.

28-06-2022

  1. Optional (Gramsci, Liberalism)
  2. Newspaper
  3. GS 4 (Ethics)
  4. Exercise
heisenberg_,Celebornand4 otherslike this
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Targets for 27/6/2022
  1. Optional - Main group chemistry(1/3)
  2. GS 4 - unit 2 (1/3)
  3. CA class 

all done partially.

Targets for 28/6/2022 ( 80 days left)

1. Optional= Main group chemistry (2/3)

2. GS 4 - unit 2 (2/3)

3. CA class

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