Step I Step 1 beginner. Need advice

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Hello guys. IMG here, and just finishing up my first year of med school (oh btw, I am in a 5 year course)
I am sure this topic has been beaten to death, so if anyone could provide links to previous threads, that would be great. Otherwise, please post here
So, I am planning on giving Step 1 at the end of fourth year, and then apply for rotations in the US based on my Step 1 score, so I have about 3 years to prepare. Since I am still in the pre-clinical years, I'll probably spend around 1 hour a day for the next year or so, exclusively for Step 1, and maybe step it up in the next 2 years. Sound ok, or am I slacking here?
So, any advice in terms of what I should start with? Books, schedule, things to focus on etc. Still pretty new to the wholse USMLE process, so any advice would be great