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Day 5 of preparing for the 2026 Bar Exams

June 5, 2026

My preparation for the bar exams started last Monday, and I have accumulated a total of 21 hours and 31 minutes of study time this week so far. It's less than what I planned based on my weekly study plan, but I'm avoiding that feeling of frustration and chose to be gentle to myself since I'm still getting back on track from the past idle month when our mock bar exams ended up until graduation.

I woke up at around 8:30am, and went right to studying.

I went on a run at 5pm. I was able to run for 5 kilometers under 33 minutes. My left knee hurts right now, and it's my fault for trying to run a sub-30 without training.

I went back to studying at around 6pm. I was able to study for a total of 8 hours and 31 minutes today, and covered half of the syllabus for Civil Procedure.

I also finished the revisions for the digital guidebook I'm assigned for work.

🌳: 8 hours and 31 minutes

👟: 7,951 steps

june 5th 2026 | *₊♡‧˚.𓂃⊹

getting through validating data sheets

reorganised my zotero-notion system

read literature for my review

worked on a writing project with my friend

finished reading two books

i've largely had a productive week! some days i randomly get really exhausted and have to nap for hours to recover, though. i also feel a bit lost in my group meetings, like i am not making as much progress as people in my research group. i have a year but i hope i submit a really strong phd proposal. i'm struggling to find grounding with my pet project at the moment.

seinfeld method days - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

💿 just can't get enough, depeche mode (i watched all of rivals last week can you tell)

monday, june 1st, 2026

it's the start of a new month! life has been in flux recently, but it's all good things. I landed that job I really wanted (!!!) and now I'm settling into a new routine. I have so much to learn, but I'm excited about it and I'm feeling good about the team I'm on. this job also involves less timezone shenanigans, so I actually have time to study or work on projects in the morning again! my brain works best in the morning so I'm really happy about this.

I'm participating in the june days of productivity challenge (post with my goals coming soon) but mostly I want to focus on getting back to the basics and building a good routine this month. my 3 big priorities are 1) reading 2) running + practicing yoga and 3) getting back into reading Malware Data Science, which I started months ago oops

progress towards my goals today:

I spent an hour or so reading Malware Data Science

highlights today:

my partner & I hung out in the international district in the evening! I bought a few stationery items & I got a red bean paste bun from a bakery there <3

Two Women Kissing in Nature (b. 1859)

29.04.2026

again in my favorite cafe, planning my week and finally finishing that case report. the sun cast such lovely shadows at dusk.