Learning in Progress: My Academic Recovery 5.

 The past few days just didn't go as planned. It was Makar Sankranti (an Indian festival) , you know, with all the relatives showing up at home. My whole routine fell apart because of that. I ended up hanging out with family a lot, which was nice in its own way, but yeah, not much got done.

I think its okay to take a break sometimes. Those moments with everyone around, they felt good, even if it meant pausing everything else. Now though, I have to get back on track.

Regretting it wont help at all. Its not like a couple wasted days ruin the whole thing. What counts is picking up speed again, right. I am trying to stick to my usual schedule now, staying focused as much as I can. The next three days, I want them to matter, sort of push forward without looking back too much.

Discipline feels important here. Just keep going, I guess.

Day 13 | Academic Log — 13 January

• Subject(s) studied: N/A
• Lectures completed: N/A
• Topics covered: N/A
• Questions practiced: 0
• Major difficulty: No study done
• One fix for tomorrow: Restart with at least one short lecture + 10 basic questions
• Distraction time: N/A

Day 14 | Academic Log — 14 January

• Subject(s) studied: N/A
• Lectures completed: N/A
• Topics covered: N/A
• Questions practiced: 0
• Major difficulty: Complete inactivity / loss of momentum
• One fix for tomorrow: Fixed start time + phone locked during first study block
• Distraction time: N/A

Day 15 | Academic Log — 15 January

• Subject(s) studied: N/A
• Lectures completed: N/A
• Topics covered: N/A
• Questions practiced: 0
• Major difficulty: Continuation of zero-output days
• One fix for tomorrow: Begin Recovery Mode revise one old chapter + solve 15 PYQs
• Distraction time: N/A

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