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My preparation log - CSS 2020 attempt IA
As the title goes, I'll be making this thread my study log. Will help me stay structured and logical in my studies as well as be a source of feedback for me and viewers (if any).
log entry #1 inaugurated log on CSS Forums with quote by V. S. Naipaul — 'The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.' |
Diagnosed bad handwriting
log entry #2 dated: 21-6-2019
The medium for CSS is ink and paper. Hence the torso, shoulder girdle, arm and fingers need to be fine-tuned for optimal performance. Being an avid user of the keyboard for noting and writing, I feel I've got bad muscle memory patterns . Such which will be highly unsuited for writing 4 quality questions in 3 hours after excluding outlining/pondering time. Found these two sites highly helpful. [url]https://matadornetwork.com/life/eight-easy-tips-to-improve-your-handwriting/[/url] [url]http://www.paperpenalia.com/handwriting.html[/url] - Will have to incorporate a de-learning 5-10 minute routine for improving writing performance. |
log entry #3 dated: 22-6-2019
I studied "[URL="http://thecsspoint.com/link/1203"]Islam - The Misunderstood Religion Muhammad Qutub[/URL]" in the context of a 2011 CSS Islamiat question regarding Islamic punishments being savage and; this article [url]https://www.dawn.com/news/664467[/url] clarifying the concept of abortion in Islam. I must say it is difficult to clear CSS with my current rash, erratic mindset towards Islam. Need to work on de-radicalizing and re-learning yet again. This link also helped providing vital stats and success stories of 'staunch yet progressive' Muslim countries. [url]https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/muslim-overpopulation-myth/545318/[/url] over and out. ---- [QUOTE=altamash9;914782]I don't believe in considering the length of the answer while writing mine; We're not in high school now. Our answer should be interesting that should encourage the reader to scold on his kids while reading, no matter how long it is unless relevant and interesting. ;)[/QUOTE] Inspirational and humorous comment to hone our approach towards our 12 parchas^ |
log entry #4 dated: 23-6-2019
. English needs some brushing up. In addition to practicing 100 word re-writes and mini notes, some appliediable knowledge of punctuation needs work on. Found this site very helpful. E.g. it tells you the benefits of using a semicolon, where to not use it and commonly made mistakes. In short, brilliant. . [url]https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/semi-colons-colons-and-dashes/[/url] . Apart from the instructional site above, this helped test my ability to accurately, or rather inaccurately, use armaments from the punctuation arsenal. [url]https://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_55.htm[/url] . End of log. Observation: people have truckloads of opinions ranging from highly motivating to highly dissuading; always remember to remind yourself why you chose this path and persist regardless, indifferent. Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk |
log entry #4 dated: 24-6-2019.
belated. I was looking for a speed reader app and found this instead. [url]https://readspeeder.com/[/url] One can sign up and read their dawn articles, thesis pdfs, cssforum articles by copy/pasting them into the 'library' and read it via their 'concentration/speed-booster interface'. But this only improves speed if you really follow the instructions and make an effort at focusing. As for what reading faster entails and where it gets you? No one will find that hard to answer :cool: ....................... Time to get started with the syllabus now, I seem to be having enough 'soft skill tools' to see me through. I wonder if Public Ad will be targeted in 2020... -- over and out |
Speed vs comprehension
log entry #6 dated: 25-6-2019.
belated. P.S. the previous was log entry 5. This is 6. ---------------------------------------- Speed reading is fun and all but I need to make steady gains in my vocabulary base as well. And that comes from memory; whacky, memorable memory. [URL="https://wordinfo.info/search"]This site [/URL]is handy for providing illustrations for words searched. It's like a picture dictionary. Text only dictionaries just don't cut it, unless they've got a ton of sentences to elaborate and expand on the 'feel' of the word too. One such site I found is [url]https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/scrupulous[/url]. .......... Apart from soft skills, found a must read article for GS students and everyone in general. Couldn't resist sharing a mini-excerpt, a beautiful test and distinction, a testament to the writer's clarity, knowledge and alacrity of expression: Freedom has a certain Islamic responsibility whereas in the West freedom tends to degenerate into licentiousness, not in law but certainly in social and cultural practices. [URL="https://www.dawn.com/news/633708"]Islam and feminism[/URL]. --- over and out |
log entry #7 dated: 27-6-2019.
- Time for brute force studies, enough soft skills for this week! Oh, do check out 'dateroni table' for those of you struggling with dates like me. - over and out. |
log entry #8 dated: 01-7-2019.
- here's for the first entry of the month. Came across this article on tribune. Tribune articles are more engaging and relevant for me. [url]https://tribune.com.pk/story/2003632/6-trumps-unpredictably-iran-affair/[/url] Shortly thereafter, strayed into these sites: [url]https://www.timemaps.com/history/turkey-1871ad/[/url] [url]https://www.quora.com/Why-is-there-conflict-between-Saudi-Arabia-and-Iran[/url] [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_proxy_conflict#History[/url] . All in all, found out about the Ikhwan, Saudi expansion and success among the other tribes, how the Ottomon Empire fared and Kemal Attaturk abolishing the sultanate in 1922 and death in 1938. And why Iran's 1979 revolution caused discomfiture among Gulf states running Monarchs and having sizeable Shia populations. And how that might figure in today's impending (may God forbid) US-Iran clash. --- New words learnt: [B]desultory[/B] :marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose :not connected with the main subject :disappointing in progress, performance, or quality [B]penury[/B] the state of being very poor; extreme poverty. "he couldn't face another year of penury" [B]ostracized[/B] exclude from a society or group. "she was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers" [B]puritan[/B] having or displaying censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex. adjective: puritan "as the puritan ethic has weakened, hedonism has replaced it" [B]hedonism[/B] he pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence. synonyms: self-indulgence, indulgence, pursuit of pleasure, pleasure-seeking, lotus-eating, epicureanism, epicurism, self-gratification; More the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life. austere morally strict, (austerity measures :D ) . over and out |
[QUOTE=Acidius;1092570]As the title goes, I'll be making this thread my study log. Will help me stay structured and logical in my studies as well as be a source of feedback for me and viewers (if any).
log entry #1 inaugurated log on CSS Forums with quote by V. S. Naipaul — 'The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.'[/QUOTE] I wish these logs also included a trip to Chenz Gaming in karachi company but alas the place has been shut down since a long time. |
[QUOTE=Aamir Bakhtiar;1093078]I wish these logs also included a trip to Chenz Gaming in karachi company but alas the place has been shut down since a long time.[/QUOTE]:O
That place continues to exist in hearts. I'm sorry I didn't recognize Nick please? Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk |
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