Learning in Progress: My Academic Recovery 6.

Again, three days have lapsed.
"The first two were totally unproductive I lost momentum.”
I regained my focus on the third day, and I managed to be reasonably productive.

This is important.
   
The dip was anticipated. Celebration, fun, and regular breaks have derailed my concentration, and I take responsibility for that. There’s no use in regretting, anyway. Awareness is the point of reset.

Well, I understand that the next three days will be stronger.

I'll be there, give it my all, and perform better, bit by bit.
Momentum does not appear. It's rebuilt. And I'm moving forward.

Day 16 | 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 17 | 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 18 | Academic Log — 18 January

• Subject(s) studied: Physics
• Lectures completed: 1 long revision lecture (~7 hours)
• Topics covered: Motion in a Straight Line
• Questions practiced: 0
• Major difficulty: Weak integration and differentiation made parts of the revision hard to follow
• One fix for tomorrow: Revise basic integration and differentiation before continuing physics
• Distraction time: 240 minutes

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