I started a list of things to buy with my budget:

1) A binder – need this soon!

2) A good eraser – the one on my pencil just isn’t cutting it.

3) Paperclips – currently just stacking each set of papers in portrait then landscape mode, then repeat.

I did a section on solving algebraic inequalities (linear, quadratic and fractional). Although I’ve supposedly done pre-calculus before, I actually learned a lot! I took two pages of notes and did three pages worth of problems.

Here are my notes:

They aren’t great. I’ll try to do better tomorrow–go a bit more slowly and write down every example, not just one in each section.

Here’s my first attempt at homework, which quickly got messy because I didn’t understand the material and had to erase a lot:

I started over and ended up with these three pages:

As you can see, I got a bit cramped with the last problem, but I didn’t want to start a new page just for one problem.

I worked really hard on making the homework as legible/comprehensive as possible. I didn’t skip any steps. I tried to write it as if I were taking a test, but the real advantage here is that if I need to read over them later, it’ll be easy to understand.

I also started a separate sheet where I listed the mistakes I made. The two main ones:

1) At the beginning, I made many mistakes just from not understanding the material properly. I had to go back and look at the examples again to understand it better.

2) Then I started making many inattentive mistakes, mostly forgetting negative signs. I can probably solve this by taking breaks when I’m supposed to (ahem) and double-checking all negatives as I go.

Here’s what worked so well today:

1) I stuck to my routine. Breakfast, gym, shower. All very important stuff.

2) I had coffee for literally the first time in six years, folks. It was what I imagine Adderall feels like (I’m probably wrong about Adderall though.) It kept me wide awake and super productive. It also killed my appetite and made me a bit anxious, so I’m going to step down and just drink a strong tea tomorrow.

3) I’m excited! This studyblr stuff is exciting.