{"id":2599,"date":"2020-03-19T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T12:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2020-04-21T08:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T02:31:04","slug":"5-things-to-do-for-cat-prep-during-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/cat-preparation-strategy\/5-things-to-do-for-cat-prep-during-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things to do for CAT prep during Isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Covid-19 has kept most of us indoors. Offices have started with work-from-home. Colleges and schools are shut definitely until end of March, and perhaps after that too. Every passing day, the number of individuals who are infected keeps growing. Sadly the number of deaths is also increasing. China and Italy are leading the list, while several other countries are following them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important things to note:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Logically the best way to contain the pandemic, is through isolation<\/strong>, and at times, self<\/em> isolation<\/strong> if the govt\/healthcare mechanism does not enforce isolation.<\/li>
  2. If COVID-19 testing and statistics tells us anything, that is people of age 20 years – 29 years<\/strong> can very easily be asymptomatic<\/strong> carriers. Though they do not have any physical effects, it is very easy to infect a lot of others, including elders and the ill. <\/li>
  3. If you have any respiratory<\/strong> issues<\/em>, stay super alert. Even otherwise, wash your hands<\/em> often. Soap, hand-wash, hand sanitisers, alcohol based sanitisers, anything in the books works. Keep yourself clean, do not touch your nose, mouth regions (which is most likely the entry point for the virus).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Pick up a Novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you have postponed reading until today, you don’t have to anymore. You might be shaving off a couple of hours or several<\/strong> depending on the city of your work (god bless those souls who work in Bangalore). Put those hours to good use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reading Fiction is a very good starting point, especially if you are someone who has not read anything apart from school\/college syllabus. The right authors will keep you engaged for prolonged periods, even if you are generally averse to the idea of reading. You could be realising what this person is realising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    If you want to know what are some great books to read, check out the following detailed videos: Books to read – 1<\/a>, Books to read – 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    2. Start off a Habit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Starting off a habit is tough. Breaking a habit is even tougher. If you happen to think there is some habit that bugs you, this is a chance. Take up this. Fix it with a good habit. But why? This is the answer. Once my Strategic Management professor told this in class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can replace a habit. You cannot just come out of a habit without replacing it with anything else. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    Use this as a chance to not only build a good habit, but also maybe to lose<\/strong> a bad one. Some good habits you might want to think about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n