CSE 2022: Plan/ Strategy/ Daily Routine

| 2 year(s) ago

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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commented 2 year(s) ago

Trying to start posting regularly. Not sure how It'll go.

Anyways, fresh beginings! 🌞

Today's targets:

- TH

- Indian Society (women & issues)

- CA class

- monthly magazine

- AWP

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commented 2 year(s) ago

After a long festive break, starting afresh today

07 November 2021

Targets:

-Ethics notes making

- The Hindu

- Vision CA Society

- Dipin sir CA notes revision

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commented 2 year(s) ago

07/11/2021:

Optional Topic 1.4 completed. Had to refer to P. Nath.

What I learnt this week:

Blockchain and decentralising models: Cryptocurrency vs Digital currency (decentralised vs centralised currencies), Web 3.0, NFT etc.
Yojana February: Evolution of literature in India. (Not much relevant for upsc)
Pentagon report on Chinese ambitions
TH Editorials: Climate laws, Global trade & WTO negotiations, False criminal cases, One South Asia etc.
Mapping: J&K, Ladakh, Punjab, HP, UK, Haryana.

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Legible Neutrino .

commented 2 year(s) ago

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@Legible Neutrino 1,2,3 5 done(but still writing will not be able to write more than 2-3 answers today)

4 not done..

Only 4.30-5 hrs of study,this has to get better.

Ps-productivity should increase,less than 8 hours a day for me is a sin(profane).

Tomorrow
1-The Hindu+insights daily
2-modernisation of Indian tradition sociology paper 2
3-Rs sharma (read at fast pace)
4-one notes polity revision
5-ethics+write 5 answers.

Done all,but wrote only one answer..things are coming to track again I hope me or the circumstances do not mess things up again.

To walk alone is fun and when we work harder we can walk like a king.

Tomorrow's plan
1-TH (Two articles from today and Sunday completely)
2-sept vision monthly magzine(finish 60 percent)
2-test 2
3-test 2 analysis.
4-obstacle is the way (read between breaks)
That's it.

Done everything.

Point of concern-productivity in second half has to be increased,also breaks have to be less frequent.

Overall good day.

Tomorrow

1-TH +INSGHTS DAILY

2-SOCIO PAPER 2(FINISH modernisation of Indian tradition)

3-Rs sharma(read with the intent to finish it this week with a fair amount of grasp)

4-ethics, attitude

5-ans writing (5 answers)

6-one notes current affairs revision.

That's it.

PS-Just knowing is never enough, everyone knows, learning to apply with conviction is key and that requires integrity.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Fresh beginning. Trying to be regular now:

Macro plan for next 2 weeks:

1) 3-D Geometry except conicoids

2) Groups (bit too much ambitious but worth a try)

3) Ethics complete the theory part once from the videos and make notes

4) September Vision CA

5) Get started with previous year essays

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Target for 8th November

* 3D geometry 1/11

* Group theory 1/12

* Ethics Emotional intelligence

* Newspaper + Mrunal daily news analysis

* Uttarakhand history ep 17

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commented 2 year(s) ago

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Not sure if I’m going to be here for long. Let’s give this a shot!

Targets:
Statics & Dynamics Revision (1/2)
Finish World History
Both targets accomplished. How much of it will I actually remember? No clue, good thing there's a test coming up soon!

Tomorrow's targets:
Finish Statics & Dynamics Revision (2/2)
Start Society (1/4) - Will try to make this quicker, let's see how long note making takes!

All the best with your targets people :)

Finished the maths portion but slacked off a little in Society. Will need a little time to get back to mains GS it seems. Will be analysing the PYQs to set the tone for Society before I go to sleep.

Targets:

Maths Optional Test
Maths Test Analysis
If time permits, finish off today's leftover GS1 portion (1/4)

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commented 2 year(s) ago

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7th Nov
1. Newspaper - 1.5 hrs
2. Backlogs - 2 to 3 hours
3. SnT - 2 hours
4. Optional- 1.1.2, 2.1.1; awp

Note to self- overambitious targets lead to disappointment :P

1. Done

2. Partially done

3. Not done- prioritize this

4. Done

The day could have been better. Late start to the day eats up most of the productivity.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

8th Nov

1. Start the day early

2. Newspaper, notemaking- wrap up quick + revisions

3. Vision monthly Sept

4. Env snt backlogs - prioritise

5. Optional notemaking

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commented 2 year(s) ago

heisenberg_said
@heisenberg_ only optional part done, need to maintain discipline .
Targets for 7.11.21
1. Optional - Thermodynamics(2/7)
2. Probity in governance(1/3)
3. Newspaper + backlog
4. CA class

1. done

2. not as expected

3. only newspaper . backlog remains

4. about 50%

Targets for 8.11.21

1. optional= thermodynamics (3/7)

2. probity in governance (2/3)

3. newspaper + backlog

4. CA class + notes

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commented 2 year(s) ago

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Trying to start posting regularly. Not sure how It'll go.
Anyways, fresh beginings! 🌞
Today's targets:
- TH
- Indian Society (women & issues)
- CA class
- monthly magazine
- AWP

Done

Done

Done

Not as planned

Not done

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5/11
1. Optional [read + plan]
2. newspaper + Daily CA
3. AWP [case study x2, GS x3]
4. Miscl.
-sleep on time , workout , meditate
6/11
1. Optional [Locke, Marx ]
2. newspaper + Daily CA
3. AWP [case study x2 , GS x3 ]
4. Miscl.
-sleep on time , workout, meditate
7/11
1. Optional [Marx finish, Gramsci]
2. newspaper + Daily CA
3. AWP [GS x3]
4. Ethics [CS values in Pub Ad]
4. Miscl. -sleep on time, workout, meditate
p.s.-so hyped up for UFC 268

8/11

1. Newspaper + Daily CA

2. Sept CA

3. Ethics/ Optional (if feeling better)

4. Miscl.

- sleep on time, workout

- meditate , journal

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Ahh, home for the next one year. Hello fellow travelers. Good luck to you all. :')
Plan:
show up everyday
be honest
leave the place better that what I came to
Targets for tomorrow Day#1
The Hindu
Setup the new mac (yayay)
Integrate all the notes, indexes, etc into one place and sync up everything
Finish 70 policies that shaped India
2 questions minimum to be written
"Time is what we want most, but we use worst."
Finishing off
Totally drained but a satisfying day.
Finished all the targets except writing questions (not fine but will let it slide)
Tomorrow will be the last day for reading fringe stuff like books on policies and skimming through committee reports for fun and a broader viewpoint.
Day #2 targets:
The Hindu
Finish skimming a) 3 general policy documents b) 1 foreign policy document
Write two questions before evening
"Don't speak if it doesn't improve on silence."
ps- sharing a thought before I crash on my bed, which I realised earlier today-I flunked this year's prelims. I am coming off a fresh defeat. If I draw enthusiasm from that defeat, it will not be a "sustainable process" because the exam is over 7 months away. So I must draw the drive/enthusiasm to work hard from another place which is value positive.
Good luck for tomorrow everyone. 🦖
Finished day's targets
Month end review:
3 part approach, a)before-pre b)after-pre c)after result
a) felt everything was in control, targets were too fluid to be tangibly tracked
b) huge inertia to shift gears but gained a hold. Targets were 1)analysing pyqs 2)topper copies 3)round up sources for socio and gs 4)begin note-making. Finished first three, then prelims results happened and 4th got stuck.
c) targets were to 1)settle in for the long game 2)gain a broader viewpoint into things policy-wise and philosophy-wise. More or less done.
Targets for November:
45 NCERTs (most have been done earlier or should be easily manageable)
15 MGP half-tests
finish Socio notes skeleton
finish G.S. notes skeleton
no pressure for CA but bonus quest to command EPIC mags
Targets for tomorrow, day#3
The Hindu         (2hr)
Socio         (3hr)
D.K.Balaji ethics (maximum damage possible, no pressure)
3 ncerts (4hr)
answer writing (1/2)
"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."
Good luck for the new month everyone 🤺
Didn't do socio.
Took time to figure out the hierarchy of sustainable note-making and where different information will be slotted.
Targets for day#4
The Hindu (2h)
Socio      (try to begin, no pressure)
D.K. Balaji (try to wrap)
3 ncerts (4h)
answer writing (1/2)
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory."
Good luck for tomorrow peeps 🖖🏻
Finishing up
Couldn't finish D.K.Balaji, only did 2 ncerts. Rest done.
Targets for day#5~03/11/21
The Hindu (2 hr)
2 ncert (3-4 hr)
Socio (gather momentum and deal with the finesse of a surgeon)
Ethics (tentative)
Answer writing (2h)
from 'Letters to a Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke

Stopping early today.
Hopped on the YPT train today. I'm a forest guy but the interface with the cumulative time and session time + you folks is better so I'm sold. See ya'll there from tomorrow :D
Didn't do answer writing today. Rest all done.
Will take a break tomorrow maybe and watch cinema and eat stuff.
It's a long and steep climb ahead.🚶🏻
Targets Day#6
The Hindu
The Coward, Ray '65
Cleo from 5 to 7, Varda '62
Night and Fog, Resnais '56
Eraserhead, Lynch '77 (finally aaaa)
The Stranger, Ray '91
Happy Diwali people 🪔 ❤️
Substituted Varda and Lynch for reruns of
Once upon a time in America, Sergio Leone '84
Heat, Michael Mann '95
No new film till Mains now. Did resource spotting and freezing for all the topics.
Day #7
Targets for tomorrow : a) The Hindu b) GS-4 c) Socio d) Ncert e) answer writing
“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favourable.”
Take your sweet time to decide the course of action right for you and then let's sail through this together :)
Good luck everyone. Party's over, it's back to business time 🏃🏻
Targets were met, except The Hindu(No issues published)
Today's targets: Day#8 a) The Hindu b) Writing c) ncerts. No other reading.
Good luck everyone 🦾
"It's fatal to enter a war without the will to win it."
Turns out I was not supposed to touch my books or pens today due to a festival, so I happily obliged :D
Did the Hindu, then decided to brainstorm dimensions and examples for essays, then browsed vikaspedia, then browsed NCW, then did the puja, then socio and last 1 ncert.
Tomorrow 07/11/21 day#9 targets: a) The Hindu b) socio c) ncert d) finish mgp test
good luck everyone 🦖
p.s.: I love the SFGs but not taking level 1 simply because it's a tad too early :/
"The biggest risk to productivity is always the same: working on the wrong thing."

Got held up in some work post lunch. Not tapping into the beast mode till chhath puja ends.

Targets: a) The Hindu(done) b) ncerts c) socio d) contemporary issues brainstorming.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Today's targets:

1. Vector (1/10)

2. Economy class and read notes

3. World history (1/7)

4. CA and newspaper

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ShinchanNohara .

commented 2 year(s) ago

Will try to be regular this time.

Targets:

Newspaper

CA class -1 lecture

Socio -1 lecture

Sept PT - 1,2,3

Ancient -5,6

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commented 2 year(s) ago

8 November 2021

- Ethics unit 1 revision + unit 2 notes making

- The Hindu

- Dipin sir CA notes revision

- Vision August Society CA

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Muffinsaid
Targets for tomorrow (7 Nov)
Modern history 4 &5/5
Answer writing Modern History
See wysk
Class 7 history ncert 1/3
Newspaper

8 November

Most of yesterday's targets roll over to today. Was not well...studied in slow motion. Could only do a part of modern history and newspaper.

Rest will be covered today.

Updates will be posted at night.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Can anyone share the password of ypt group

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@Legible Neutrino 1,2,3 5 done(but still writing will not be able to write more than 2-3 answers today)

4 not done..

Only 4.30-5 hrs of study,this has to get better.

Ps-productivity should increase,less than 8 hours a day for me is a sin(profane).

Tomorrow
1-The Hindu+insights daily
2-modernisation of Indian tradition sociology paper 2
3-Rs sharma (read at fast pace)
4-one notes polity revision
5-ethics+write 5 answers.

Done all,but wrote only one answer..things are coming to track again I hope me or the circumstances do not mess things up again.

To walk alone is fun and when we work harder we can walk like a king.

Tomorrow's plan
1-TH (Two articles from today and Sunday completely)
2-sept vision monthly magzine(finish 60 percent)
2-test 2
3-test 2 analysis.
4-obstacle is the way (read between breaks)
That's it.

Done everything.
Point of concern-productivity in second half has to be increased,also breaks have to be less frequent.
Overall good day.
Tomorrow
1-TH +INSGHTS DAILY
2-SOCIO PAPER 2(FINISH modernisation of Indian tradition)
3-Rs sharma(read with the intent to finish it this week with a fair amount of grasp)
4-ethics, attitude
5-ans writing (5 answers)
6-one notes current affairs revision.
That's it.
PS-Just knowing is never enough, everyone knows, learning to apply with conviction is key and that requires integrity.

Poor day as far as productivity is concerned anyway whats gone is gone tomorrow has to better.

As no substantial progress made today the Targets has to be repeated to keep things in mind for real can't rush now.

Tomorrow

1-TH +INSGHTS DAILY

2-SOCIO PAPER 2(FINISH modernisation of Indian tradition)

3-Rs sharma(read with the intent to finish it this week with a fair amount of grasp)

4-ethics, attitude

5-answer writing

6-one notes revision.

Note to self 1-Overall be rigid and mechanical in execution of daily plans,flexibility ,offering too much freedom is detrimental to discipline.

Also note to self 2

ta eph'hemin, ta ouk eph'hemin: What is up to us, what is not up to us.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

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Not sure if I’m going to be here for long. Let’s give this a shot!

Targets:
Statics & Dynamics Revision (1/2)
Finish World History
Both targets accomplished. How much of it will I actually remember? No clue, good thing there's a test coming up soon!

Tomorrow's targets:
Finish Statics & Dynamics Revision (2/2)
Start Society (1/4) - Will try to make this quicker, let's see how long note making takes!

All the best with your targets people :)
Finished the maths portion but slacked off a little in Society. Will need a little time to get back to mains GS it seems. Will be analysing the PYQs to set the tone for Society before I go to sleep.

Targets:
Maths Optional Test
Maths Test Analysis
If time permits, finish off today's leftover GS1 portion (1/4)

Finished the first two targets, not enough time to do Society. That'll continue tomorrow. Will revise LPP theory before I go to sleep.

Oh and also, as if prelims 2021 wasn't enough already, my silly mistakes have come back to haunt me. Maths this time!

Targets:

Finish LPP
Society (2/4)

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