Here is how I used to do answer writing, daily
After the prelims, I would form a group with someone who could write with me daily for one hour. Since I wrote the last 3 mains from home, we would mutually decide on a time when we could switch on our Zoom and write, facing each other. We used to focus solely on previous year questions (PYQs) for both GS and Optional. We would pick up the questions turn by turn on the topics whose roster we had prepared a week prior. On Sundays, we would write an essay.
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Now, here is the result of this exercise: In 2020, I did it with my senior cum friend, Amit Mehato, and he became an IPS that year. The next year, I did it with Gajanan Bale, and he became an IAS that year. 😀 So yeah, I was unfortunate in that regard, but the point is that it works.
And yes, for the optional, I was lucky to find a scholarly mate, with whom I wrote geography PYQs throughout the year.
