1. I never wake up before 10am 2. I play hours of video games a day, not being held accountable by the environment of hard-working peers 3. I feel more relaxed and healthy 4. I do not attend a single lecture live and constantly overestimate the number of videos I can binge in a day 5. I underestimate the number of random YouTube videos and TikToks I can binge in a day 6. Not only is it difficult to follow through on school/project-related stuff I set out to do, it's even hard to follow through on "fun" things like books or TV shows - instant gratification (like short videos) seems to dominate my attention (or lake thereof) 7. Exams don't feel like exams, but I don't perform as well as a result 8. I don't miss going outside as much as I thought I would - perhaps I find home too comforting? 9. I don't take risks 10. I need to go back to Berkeley to get the spark back - plus I miss in-person interaction with friends (BONUS) In the meantime, I need
For the first time in my life , I didn't finish a school project by the deadline (a secure file store project for CS 161: Cybersecurity), even though it was collaborative and I had a month to do it. This probably isn't a huge deal, especially in the midst of a pandemic scare, but academia has always been one of the main priorities in my life and I don't want to develop an overt sense of complacency and spiral in a bigger hole of neglecting schoolwork. In this short post aimed at self-reflection, I will break down the factors that contributed to this outcome and keep it in mind for future endeavors. Bottom panel reaccs only 1. Trying to build a finished project on the first try The project began with a week-long brainstorm of a design document to implement. This part went fairly smoothly, as we checked up with TAs and took advantage of office hours to improve upon our design in multiple iterations. I think our biggest downfall was then trying to implement al