Learning in Progress: My Academic Recovery 9.

 Another three days went by. They felt better than those last six, anyway.

I got some actual work done each day. Not like I was super productive or anything, but it was progress. Real progress.

Distractions keep getting in the way, though. I should have done more practice questions, and yeah, I wasted a bunch of time on other stuff. I am not pretending that did not happen. Still, the important thing is I did not just let those days slip by with nothing.

That counts for more than trying to be perfect all the time, I think.

Earlier time got lost, sure. But regretting it now does not help. All I can do is focus better, cut down on the distractions, and keep going.

The next three days, they will be better. I will show up more, push myself harder, and get some improvements in.

No more excuses from me. Just keep making progress.

Day 25 | Academic Log — 25 January

• Subject(s) studied: Physics
• Lectures completed: 1 revision lecture (2 hours)
• Topics covered: Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Questions practiced: N/A
• Major difficulty: Family function causing heavy distraction
• One fix for tomorrow: Start earlier with a short, fixed study block before commitments
• Distraction time: 223 minutes

Day 26 | Academic Log — 26 January

• Subject(s) studied: Physics, Mathematics
• Lectures completed: 1 short revision lecture (continued) + ~5 hours revision
• Topics covered: Newton’s Laws of Motion; difficulties in wedge problems, angle of repose, two-block system; realization of weak basics in differentiation & integration
• Questions practiced: N/A
• Major difficulty: Procrastination and heavy distraction during the day; weak calculus fundamentals affecting physics problem-solving
• One fix for tomorrow: Restart differentiation & integration from basics, complete all HW questions from the lecture, and attempt some PYQs independently
• Distraction time: 480 minutes

Day 27 | Academic Log — 27 January

• Subject(s) studied: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
• Lectures completed: Circular Motion revision (1.5h), 1 lecture of GOC, 1 lecture of Thermodynamics (Physics), basic revision of Differentiation
• Topics covered: Circular Motion (revision); GOC; Thermodynamics (Physics); Differentiation basics; reflection on backlog in Work, Power & Energy; pending NLM HW and PYQs
• Questions practiced: N/A
• Major difficulty: Loss of control mid-day and frequent switching between subjects due to backlog anxiety
• One fix for tomorrow: Attempt basic differentiation questions, start Maxima–Minima, complete NLM HW questions, and try some PYQs independently
• Distraction time: 390 minutes


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