waterfallstudies

today i...

worked on my discrete math hw,, took like 3 and a half hours (and that's just counting what i did today) but i've done 5/7 of the problems

went to my discrete math prof's office hours to see if i could get any tips on the hw

worked on my programming hw (1.5 hours and 3/7 of the tasks)

i keep missing days but here's what i did today

today i...

checked over and submitted my cs written hw

worked on my discrete math hw due wednesday

reviewed homework 1 for discrete math and homework 2 for linear algebra because the solutions were posted

read the required section in my discrete math textbook

practiced french on duolingo

okay so i'm a bit late but here's a recap of what i did yesterday

yesterday i...

read and annotated articles for my english class (2 hours)

finished my linear algebra hw (1 hour, i only had one question left)

started watching some videos for english due sunday

turned in the vim lab for one of my classes

okay, i've missed a couple days. college classes are no joke, i've been on the grind all week. but i'm back and better than ever! i have a cute little pomodoro app and i joined a community on discord for it. i got a time tracker and now i can see how long assignments take me (and it'll help me remember what i did each day)

today i...

finished and submitted programming homework 1 for my cs class

worked on homework 2 for my linear algebra class (spent about 4 hours on this today

went to a meeting w my advisor on zoom

worked on a vim lab

today i...

finished my linear algebra hw!! and with actually a lot of time to spare so i briefly checked it over. kinda nervous bc it's the first one and i'm not entirely sure of his expectations yet

started working on my written hw for cs (due monday)

went to a latex help session

went on a walk while i called one of my friends (i forgot to start the workout until 15 mins in so rip my exercise ring)

today i...

worked on linear algebra homework for probably four or five hours no joke this homework was rough but now i've only got parts of two problems left. it's due tomorrow at 8pm and i think i will hopefully be able to finish it before then

went to lectures and recitations for my courses

worked out for half an hour

did duolingo

today i...

read and annotated articles for my first year writing class

finished two of my linear algebra hw problems

met w my homework partner for linear algebra

did duolingo

day 1/100 v2

i've done this before in senior year and it was sooo helpful but then quarantine kinda got me unmotivated but i'm a freshman in college now and there's so much to do already like wow i really need this to keep me motivated. sorry there’s no picture i forgot to take one today

today i...

went on a walk while i called one of my friends (this was at like 9:45 in the morning i've never been on a walk that early but it was kinda nice and it helped wake me up a little)

worked on problem 1 of my linear algebra hw (which i have to write up in latex ew)

set up my laptop so i can use a linux subsystem on my windows laptop for a class (yes i'm a cs major)

actually had fun in some of my lectures! and also my lab was not bad either my tas are sooo nice and they explain things really well

read an article for my first year writing class

did duolingo (i'm almost at 200 days)

sorry this is late, i meant to post this last night but i forgot

what’s your favorite spot to study (outside of your usual study space)?

my favorite spot to study is probably a library. i definitely find it easier to stay focused on my work when i'm on campus. my usual form of procrastination is youtube, but i'm too self conscious to watch youtube videos in public. i don't mind coffee shops because of the nice ambience but i think i focus better in libraries with fewer distractions. i'm looking forward to actually being able to study in libraries again once this whole quarantine is over.

yesterday i...

finished my second calc hw (like 30 problems that i did over the course of 2.5ish hours. huge grind but at least i'm done now)

cleaned the pile of stuff in front of my bookshelf (my bookshelf be looking nice af now)

practiced french on duolingo

participated in an online discussion about sleep for my psych class

day 2/30

do you prefer to study alone or with friends?

when i have to do reading or i need to write papers for a class, i like to do that alone. i definitely like doing more problem-solving based hw (math, physics, other sciences) with friends though. usually i like it best when we all are working on problems quietly on our own but we are all working at the same time so we can ask for help easily if necessary.

today i...

cleaned my bookshelf (sorted through a bunch of old books to give to my sister / donate)

caught up on some calc notes (photo above)

did a few calc hw problems

started watching my calculus lecture

day 1/30

i'm going to try doing this april study challenge by @nerdinaomi this month. i haven't had the motivation to go on studyblr in a while but i really want to get back into it so hopefully this well help me post. i'll be answering the daily question as well as giving an overall recap of what i did each day.

how do you stay motivated?

i stay motivated by using notion to keep track of all my course information / deadlines and using todoist to break that down into what i do each day. i find it difficult to use paper planners so this digital system works really well for me. i also recently completely cleaned and reorganized my workspace (sneak peek above) which has helped motivate me a lot more to do work, especially with the slump i've been feeling with online courses. it really helps to have a designated place to do work that isn't just my bed.

today i...

met with my adviser on zoom

practiced french on duolingo

started reading chapter 1 of my psychology textbook

finished my calc hw

day 19/29 & 20/29

this is kind of becoming a trend oops i swear i will post tomorrow. i know i take a lot of photos of this one specific tree in the rain but this is a new photo i promise. it's just so convenient bc i pass it all the time

yesterday i...

scheduled my upenn interview (it's virtual and it's gonna be next wednesday)

finished one set of discrete math hw and started the next set

did a few calc hw problems that my professor added last minute before the quiz

today i...

took my calc quiz it went pretty okay i think

wrote down some calc notes that i missed

finished the set of discrete math hw that i started yesterday as well as one that i hadn't started yet

day 17/29 & 18/29

here's a photo of some leaves that i took in the rain the other day. it was a super busy day today and yesterday so i'll give recaps of both now that i just finished everything

yesterday i...

made a cheat sheet for my calc test (which was today) (it's actually like 8 pages so a bit more than a sheet but it's an open notes test)

did like two discrete math hw problems

worked out with @singleleafstudies, @nectarinepitstudies, @subduer-of-the-winds (i did 1 mile on the elliptical then played basketball with a group of friends)

practiced french on duolingo

read running in the family for creative nonfic

worked on my memoir a tiny bit

today i...

took my calc test (i thought it was actually pretty okay but we'll see when he hands it back)

worked out with @singleleafstudies (i did 1.5 miles on the elliptical)

took my discrete math quiz (i thought i failed it but i compared answers with other people afterwards and they were mostly the same)

practiced french on duolingo

went to a yoga class with my friend

day 16/29

here's a photo of some pawprints that i took the other day

today i...

added some stuff to my calc notes that i missed

finished two sections of calc hw

practiced french on duolingo (i didn't level up to the next league and i'm still in pearl bc the top 10 were just wayyy too high and i was busy last week but i'm gonna try to level up this week)

worked on my sisp for three hours (took longer than i expected bc i kinda screwed up a little)

started editing my memoir for creative nonfic

read some of running in the family by michael ondaatje for creative nonfic

emailed last week's form to my senior adviser and scheduled our meeting for next week