Learning in Progress: My Academic Recovery 11.

 Another three days went by. I guess they were okay, nothing special really. The first couple felt stuck, like I could not get anything going. Only toward the end of the third one did things pick up a bit, I managed to push through some.

Distractions kept popping up, breaking whatever focus I had. I tried to work on questions each day, but honestly, I did not get enough practice in. A lot of time just slipped away on nothing important. It seems like that happens too often.

No room to dwell on what went wrong now. What matters is cutting back on those distractions, getting some real momentum back, and just staying on track. The next few days, they have to improve. I will push myself more, figure out better ways to work, and not let up.

That is the plan anyway.

Day 31 | Academic Log — 31 January

• Subject(s) studied: N/A
• Lectures completed: N/A
• Topics covered: N/A
• Questions practiced: 0
• Major difficulty: Zero motivation and loss of control from the morning onward
• One fix for tomorrow: Wake up and start with a single forced 30–45 min task before thinking about motivation
• Distraction time: 480 minutes

Day 32 | Academic Log — 1 February

• Subject(s) studied: N/A
• Lectures completed: N/A
• Topics covered: N/A
• Questions practiced: 0
• Major difficulty: Carryover inertia from previous day; no structured trigger to restart
• One fix for tomorrow: Pre-commit the night before to one exact task + time (no choices in the morning)
• Distraction time: 480 minutes

Day 33 | Academic Log — 2 February

• Subject(s) studied: Chemistry, Physics
• Lectures completed: 1 revision lecture (Periodic Table), 1 lecture of Simple Harmonic Motion
• Topics covered: Maxima & Minima (revision); Periodic Table (revision); Simple Harmonic Motion
• Questions practiced: 70
• Major difficulty: Forgot most Periodic Table facts, leading to low accuracy in questions
• One fix for tomorrow: Complete the last 2 pending lectures and solve at least 25 questions after revising and memorizing key facts
• Distraction time: 318 minutes 


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