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