u/Extra-Geologist-7142

My work timings are 1 PM–10 PM, it's work from office role , and i have no leaves in this probation period 😭 and no WFH allowed And I've recently started going to the gym , also .

I'm a non-engineer female with weak basics in QA, DILR, and VARC, so I'm starting almost from scratch. I have recorded lectures and a test series, but I'm genuinely overwhelmed because I don't know the right way to prepare.

It's already July, and I feel like I'm wasting time by constantly second-guessing my strategy rather than actually studying.

I'd really appreciate detailed advice on how to prepare, especially from people who managed CAT alongside a job.

Overall strategy

How did you divide weekdays and weekends?

How much time did you spend on lectures, practice, revision, sectionals, and mocks?

When did you start sectionals and mocks?

How did you analyse them?

How did you track progress (Excel, notebook, error log, etc.)?

What was your revision strategy?

With limited time, what gave the highest ROI, and what would you avoid doing?

QA

I'm confused about the learning process itself.

Should I watch concept videos first and just understand them, or pause and solve alongside the faculty?

Should I make detailed notes or only short revision notes?

After a lecture, should I immediately solve practice questions, rewatch concepts, or revise first?

How many rounds of revision did you do for each topic?

I have poor memory and forget concepts/formulas quickly—even if I solved them well the previous day. How did you retain QA?

DILR

Should I first watch concept videos completely and then solve sets?

Or should I attempt the set first, struggle, and then watch the solution?

While watching solution videos, should I simply understand them or pause and solve along?

Should I reattempt solved sets after a few days or just move on?

How many sets did you solve daily/weekly while working?

VARC

Did you start with videos or directly practise RCs and VA?

After attempting RCs, is reading the solution enough, or should I solve the passage again?

How did you analyse wrong answers?

What helped improve accuracy and comprehension the most?

Mocks & analysis

If a mock contains questions from topics I haven't studied yet, should I analyse and learn them immediately, or revisit them after covering that chapter?

Do you reattempt mock questions later (both correct and incorrect ones)?

What does proper mock analysis actually look like?

If you've scored 95+ percentile while working, I'd love to know your routine, strategy, mistakes, and what actually worked. Even if you're currently preparing with a job, I'd really appreciate hearing your approach.

I'm aiming for 95–99 percentile, and honestly, I'm feeling anxious because time is limited and I don't want to waste the next few months following the wrong strategy.

Any detailed advice, routines, resources, or even DMs would mean a lot. Thank you!

From everything we've seen, Aamir Khan has handled his relationships with maturity. He married consenting age appropriate adults, divorced amicably, stayed connected with his children and ex-wives, and continues to support them. So why is his third marriage upsetting so many people?

Joking about it is fine but why outrage?

My pov is

I think a certain segment of society is frightened of the normalization of these kinds of blended families.

I used to think divorce was a bad thing and while it is bad in a way, but it's much better than a bad marriage. Some one like me who has Lived in the west and abroad I have seen some colleagues who speak of their stepparents with a lot of fondness. I've seen firsthand that such families can be very happy and complete.

Such concepts of blended families are still relatively foreign in India. Divorce is happening, but people remarrying and coexisting without animosity is unfathomable. Like others have said, they expect the ex-wives to be bitter. They expect the children to hate the new wife, etc.

Working professionals who prepared (or are preparing) for CAT with a full-time job, I really need your advice.

My work timings are 1 PM–10 PM, it's work from office role , and i have no leaves in this probation period 😭 and no WFH allowed And I've recently started going to the gym , also .

I'm a non-engineer female with weak basics in QA, DILR, and VARC, so I'm starting almost from scratch. I have recorded lectures and a test series, but I'm genuinely overwhelmed because I don't know the right way to prepare.

It's already July, and I feel like I'm wasting time by constantly second-guessing my strategy rather than actually studying.

I'd really appreciate detailed advice on how to prepare, especially from people who managed CAT alongside a job.

Overall strategy

How did you divide weekdays and weekends?

How much time did you spend on lectures, practice, revision, sectionals, and mocks?

When did you start sectionals and mocks?

How did you analyse them?

How did you track progress (Excel, notebook, error log, etc.)?

What was your revision strategy?

With limited time, what gave the highest ROI, and what would you avoid doing?

QA

I'm confused about the learning process itself.

Should I watch concept videos first and just understand them, or pause and solve alongside the faculty?

Should I make detailed notes or only short revision notes?

After a lecture, should I immediately solve practice questions, rewatch concepts, or revise first?

How many rounds of revision did you do for each topic?

I have poor memory and forget concepts/formulas quickly—even if I solved them well the previous day. How did you retain QA?

DILR

Should I first watch concept videos completely and then solve sets?

Or should I attempt the set first, struggle, and then watch the solution?

While watching solution videos, should I simply understand them or pause and solve along?

Should I reattempt solved sets after a few days or just move on?

How many sets did you solve daily/weekly while working?

VARC

Did you start with videos or directly practise RCs and VA?

After attempting RCs, is reading the solution enough, or should I solve the passage again?

How did you analyse wrong answers?

What helped improve accuracy and comprehension the most?

Mocks & analysis

If a mock contains questions from topics I haven't studied yet, should I analyse and learn them immediately, or revisit them after covering that chapter?

Do you reattempt mock questions later (both correct and incorrect ones)?

What does proper mock analysis actually look like?

If you've scored 95+ percentile while working, I'd love to know your routine, strategy, mistakes, and what actually worked. Even if you're currently preparing with a job, I'd really appreciate hearing your approach.

I'm aiming for 95–99 percentile, and honestly, I'm feeling anxious because time is limited and I don't want to waste the next few months following the wrong strategy.

Any detailed advice, routines, resources, or even DMs would mean a lot. Thank you!

How do i lose weight any advice and tips?

So I've been someone who's a huge foodie and I can't control my cravings for food actually, when I get any kind of emotions my immediate response is to have food and like junk food (like rice items or other high calorie food or anything sweet

I've tried controlling a lot , like 1 or 2 days patum , then when I accidentally eat or feel the urge to eat and end up eating ( I mean binge eating or eating everything I get ), eniku veshamam varum that I broke my diet and starts feeling emotional 😭 and regretful

And then I say tomorrow I won't eat today is the last day enit pinem kazhikum

And in this past year before getting a job , i never gained this much weight , post joining corporate I even know has gained a huge belly as well and significant increase and hunger always ...

What do I do in really confused and feel angry at my self for not being able to control my cravings

Working professionals who prepared (or are preparing) for CAT with a full-time job, I really need your advice.

I'm a non-engineer female with weak basics in QA, DILR, and VARC, so I'm starting almost from scratch. I have recorded lectures and a test series, but I'm genuinely overwhelmed because I don't know the right way to prepare. My work timings are 1 PM–10 PM, it's work from office role , and i have no leaves in this probation period 😭 and no WFH allowed And I've recently started going to the gym , also .

It's already July, and I feel like I'm wasting time by constantly second-guessing my strategy rather than actually studying.

I'd really appreciate detailed advice on how to prepare, especially from people who managed CAT alongside a job.

Overall strategy

- How did you divide weekdays and weekends?

- How much time did you spend on lectures, practice, revision, sectionals, and mocks?

- When did you start sectionals and mocks?

- How did you analyse them?

- How did you track progress (Excel, notebook, error log, etc.)?

- What was your revision strategy?

- With limited time, what gave the highest ROI, and what would you avoid doing?

QA

I'm confused about the learning process itself.

- Should I watch concept videos first and just understand them, or pause and solve alongside the faculty?

- Should I make detailed notes or only short revision notes?

- After a lecture, should I immediately solve practice questions, rewatch concepts, or revise first?

- How many rounds of revision did you do for each topic?

- I have poor memory and forget concepts/formulas quickly—even if I solved them well the previous day. How did you retain QA?

DILR

- Should I first watch concept videos completely and then solve sets?

- Or should I attempt the set first, struggle, and then watch the solution?

- While watching solution videos, should I simply understand them or pause and solve along?

- Should I reattempt solved sets after a few days or just move on?

- How many sets did you solve daily/weekly while working?

VARC

- Did you start with videos or directly practise RCs and VA?

- After attempting RCs, is reading the solution enough, or should I solve the passage again?

- How did you analyse wrong answers?

- What helped improve accuracy and comprehension the most?

Mocks & analysis

- If a mock contains questions from topics I haven't studied yet, should I analyse and learn them immediately, or revisit them after covering that chapter?

- Do you reattempt mock questions later (both correct and incorrect ones)?

- What does proper mock analysis actually look like?

If you've scored 95+ percentile while working, I'd love to know your routine, strategy, mistakes, and what actually worked. Even if you're currently preparing with a job, I'd really appreciate hearing your approach.

I'm aiming for 95–99 percentile, and honestly, I'm feeling anxious because time is limited and I don't want to waste the next few months following the wrong strategy.

Any detailed advice, routines, resources, or even DMs would mean a lot. Thank you!

Working professionals who prepared (or are preparing) for CAT with a full-time job, I really need your advice.

My work timings are 1 PM–10 PM, it's work from office role , and i have no leaves in this probation period 😭 and no WFH allowed And I've recently started going to the gym , also .

I'm a non-engineer female with weak basics in QA, DILR, and VARC, so I'm starting almost from scratch. I have recorded lectures and a test series, but I'm genuinely overwhelmed because I don't know the right way to prepare.

It's already July, and I feel like I'm wasting time by constantly second-guessing my strategy rather than actually studying.

I'd really appreciate detailed advice on how to prepare, especially from people who managed CAT alongside a job.

Overall strategy

How did you divide weekdays and weekends?

How much time did you spend on lectures, practice, revision, sectionals, and mocks?

When did you start sectionals and mocks?

How did you analyse them?

How did you track progress (Excel, notebook, error log, etc.)?

What was your revision strategy?

With limited time, what gave the highest ROI, and what would you avoid doing?

QA

I'm confused about the learning process itself.

Should I watch concept videos first and just understand them, or pause and solve alongside the faculty?

Should I make detailed notes or only short revision notes?

After a lecture, should I immediately solve practice questions, rewatch concepts, or revise first?

How many rounds of revision did you do for each topic?

I have poor memory and forget concepts/formulas quickly—even if I solved them well the previous day. How did you retain QA?

DILR

Should I first watch concept videos completely and then solve sets?

Or should I attempt the set first, struggle, and then watch the solution?

While watching solution videos, should I simply understand them or pause and solve along?

Should I reattempt solved sets after a few days or just move on?

How many sets did you solve daily/weekly while working?

VARC

Did you start with videos or directly practise RCs and VA?

After attempting RCs, is reading the solution enough, or should I solve the passage again?

How did you analyse wrong answers?

What helped improve accuracy and comprehension the most?

Mocks & analysis

If a mock contains questions from topics I haven't studied yet, should I analyse and learn them immediately, or revisit them after covering that chapter?

Do you reattempt mock questions later (both correct and incorrect ones)?

What does proper mock analysis actually look like?

If you've scored 95+ percentile while working, I'd love to know your routine, strategy, mistakes, and what actually worked. Even if you're currently preparing with a job, I'd really appreciate hearing your approach.

I'm aiming for 95–99 percentile, and honestly, I'm feeling anxious because time is limited and I don't want to waste the next few months following the wrong strategy.

Any detailed advice, routines, resources, or even DMs would mean a lot. Thank you!

Working professionals who prepared for CAT with a full-time job, I need your advice.

My work timings are 1 PM–10 PM, it's work from office role , and i have no leaves in this probation period 😭 and no WFH allowed And I've recently started going to the gym , also .

I'm struggling with questions like:

- Should I spend mornings watching lectures or solving questions , or tests ? If yes what platforms resources to use as I get overwhelmed seeing lot of platforms and not knowing the strategy or the way to approach all 3 sections

- When should I start taking mocks , tests and practice and when should I revise and how should I revise?

- How do I balance QA, VARC, and DILR and prepare well without feeling like I'm making no progress?

- Is it worth studying after work, or should I focus only on mornings and weekends , and how should I manage my time as on my mind at work it's cat while not at work I'm tensed and getting overwhelmed with not able to put in effective study hours and being lazy

...

If you prepared for CAT while working, or is preparing I'd really appreciate if you could share:

- Your daily/weekly routine.

- What your work timings were.

- How you managed your time.

- What helped you improve from weak basics.

- Any mistakes to avoid or strategies or routine or advice that worked.

I'm aiming for 95–99 percentile this year, so I'd be grateful for any advice, routines, or motivation from people who've been in a similar situation or even any detailed reply and comments or dms . Thanks!

Maybe the decisions u made or didn't make

the chances you didn’t take, missed opportunities, decision you wish you could change. what are some of your biggest regrets in life so far?