This week was actually really tough and surprisingly not fun — being in Hawaii was bad because my expectations were different from what I expected.* I learned that mindset is everything: you need to believe in yourself, and your thoughts influence your actions. Next week (Week 3) is going to…

SO MUCH WORK. I have 2 classes (SCM and CS) with weekly readings and practice problems. Places I’ve studied: KRV Library 3rd floor My room (shocker — really good for when I’m focused especially in the morning) Went to the gym Waking up early and doing 2–3 hours of work in the morning My plan is to go to office hours when I get back on campus.

It’s my last semester of college; to prove to myself that the past few semesters of getting all A’s weren’t a fluke, I want to finish my semester on a high note: all A’s. I’m taking 4 classes this final semester (the normal amount): C, SCM, HP, and CS. …

This entire week and weekend was extremely hard up until the end. I realized I’ve been feeling a combination of burnout and lack of attachment/interest to what I’m doing because I do not want to work after college. Shocker. This is a big realization for me because I used to…

In the past year, a culmination of COVID-19, working remotely for 60–70 hours/week, and not knowing what I wanted to do resulted in extreme burnout. It’s no longer a series of “How to get a 4.0” but “How to get a 4.0 with Burnout.” I’m no longer hyper-focused on my…

It’s quite late so apologies if this makes no sense. The results of my semester surprised me, which hasn’t happened since my first semester of college (that went so badly I was motivated to start this Medium in the first place). I am writing this because I was disappointed in…

I read something earlier about constrained optimization (actually, I watched it in a John Fish video). He was basically saying that we should optimize our happiness with the constraint of being a student, rather than optimize being a student with the constraint of happiness. I think it just blew my…

It’s been a while (sorry again). I feel like this semester is filled with apologies and feeling guilty, so since there’s 9 days and 7 hours left with this semester, it’s time to get motivated. I have about a week, or less, to get everything together and take my finals…

Here’s what’s not been helping recently: Lack of overall motivation (what’s driving me? why am I doing what I’m doing?). Ultimately, the answer has been: I want to learn, I genuinely want to understand and comprehend the material. Not exercising. It’s preventing me from feeling energized, reflecting, taking time out…