A relative of mine will be visiting Thailand soon, and I was wondering if anyone here has experience purchasing running shoes or gear there.

Are running shoes and other running gear generally cheaper in Thailand compared to India, or are the prices about the same? Are there any brands that are particularly good value or easier to find there?
I’m especially interested in the Dynafish Xiaonian, as it’s not available in India and is almost always out of stock on Runner Spikes. I’m planning to ask my relative to look for a pair if it’s available.

Are there are any other running shoe brands or gear that you’d recommend picking up while in Thailand. Any suggestions or shopping tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Gave my first IBPS PO Mains and got cooked by Reasoning and DI, studied prelims level reasoning from ankush lamba, should I continue mains prep with him or look to pivot towards other teachers? if yes please suggest, for quants I have nothing to say as I should be practicing more. Earlier I was confident of clearing Mains Overall Cutoff by somehow managing DI and with my english adding a lot of marks, but as the english total weightage was slashed down to 50% and increase in weightage of GA and DI I have been in a constant state of anxiety and decided to dedicate more time to GA and DI.

I need some advice regarding my SBI and IBPS PO Mains preparation.

I've just started preparing for General Awareness. I have purchased AffairsCloud PDFs, which include daily, weekly, and monthly current affairs. In addition, I watch Abhijeet Mishra's YouTube videos covering the same content.

I'm confused about the best way to cover current affairs. Should I study the daily PDFs, weekly PDFs, or monthly PDFs?

My current plan is to follow the daily current affairs from 1st July onward until the exam. However, SBI and IBPS PO Mains generally ask questions from the previous six months of current affairs. If the Mains exam is held in September, that means current affairs from around March onward will be relevant.

So, how should I cover the period from 1st March to 1st July? Would it be a good idea to study only the monthly PDFs for those months to save time, or would I end up missing important information compared to studying the daily PDFs?

I'd appreciate any guidance on the most efficient and effective approach.

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How do you guys retain CA???
I was thinking of maintaining 3 diff notebooks (1 for international news, 1 for national news and 1 for banking related news). Any other efficient and effective ways to do so??

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Started preparing for PO exams in January 2026. I’ve completed most of the Quant course by Kaushik Mohanty except topics like P&C, Probability, and Mensuration, and I’m doing Reasoning from the Yes Officer paid batch.

My Reasoning has improved quite a bit with practice. When I started, I used to take around 6–7 minutes per puzzle set, but now I’ve learned to identify the puzzles I’m comfortable with and skip the ones that are too time-consuming.

Quants, however, has been a real headache. Earlier, I used to attempt questions sequentially, which I now realize was the wrong approach. I switched to attempting Approximation/Simplification → Quadratic Equations → DI sets first, and then moving to Arithmetic, since that takes me more time to solve.

Resources I Currently Have

Paid Courses

1. Yes Officer Reasoning Exclusive Membership
2. Kaushik Mohanty Sampurna Batch

Test Series

1. Oliveboard
2. Testbook

Practice

1. Guidely: purchased recently after seeing positive reviews here, but the huge amount of material has honestly become confusing. There are booster courses, topic-wise practice sets, sectional tests, PDFs, etc., and I’m not sure what I should prioritize or follow systematically.

I’m also considering purchasing a resource for Current Affairs, mainly looking at Smartkeeda Speed Drills and Daily PDFs. For Mains as well, if anyone has suggestions for good teachers/resources for Quant and Reasoning, please share.

Questions

1. Is my current Quant attempt strategy correct, or should I structure it differently?
2. How should I effectively use Guidely without getting overwhelmed by the amount of content?
3. Are Smartkeeda Speed Drills/Daily PDFs good enough for Current Affairs prep?
4. Any recommendations for strong Mains-level Quant and Reasoning teachers/resources?
5. Any general advice for someone who started prep relatively late?

TL;DR

Started PO prep in Jan 2026. Reasoning has improved well with practice, but Quant is still weak. Currently using Yes Officer + Kaushik Mohanty courses, Oliveboard/Testbook, and recently bought Guidely but feeling overwhelmed by the amount of material. Looking for advice on Quant strategy, how to use Guidely properly, CA resources, and Mains-level prep suggestions.