Day 53 Today - draw - Did my morning routine - filled small gaps as they came to mind - As for the listed gaps of overall topics, I would like to create specific questions there to tackle them. - Did some microlearning and curiosity reading, but didn’t have my daily two sessions that would move the needle - Didn’t expect to get done much today, so not much to compare. Wanted to prime myself but didn’t take the time to do it. Talked with friends and organized some stuff. - Scoped the syllabus and updated the traffic light sheet. Result: The morning was a win overall as I did some non-academic reading. I skimmed through my exam book at night. So, reading is a habit that I can leverage. I missed the opportunity to prime a chapter that I have weakness upon today. So, I can allocate my essential two sessions by giving one to learning new stuff and the other to fill gaps of a previous topic. The night before: - Open excel sheet & see the progress of my focus subjects of the week. - Update sheet according to the day’s progress. - Target the topic with weakness that is most relevant now - Read some questions, identify & write down gaps - Start winding down early. Tomorrow: - Do my morning routine to feel energized (freshen up, go to the roof to get some sunlight, take a bath, have breakfast) - prime or engage in the main learning event for a session - For the other session, fill in at least one gap, while setting a target to fill 10 gaps on a good day - For procedural subject, attempt to solve the problem and brain dump what I know. Interleave between types to stay focused. - compare how much content I expected to get done and how much actually got done. Prediction: - Morning routine would allow me to have a productive start. - As I allocate my intention for the session, I won’t have to guess whether it was a success or not. Also having a minimum goal would reduce starting friction - Interleaving and having a physical list of gaps will sustain my focus - As I fill my gaps, my mastery over the topic would increase.

Day 52 Today - draw - didn’t get to my studies today - The morning routine was fine, would add bath to the mix - prepared the resources to study for the next exam - Did a meeting and tuition - Wrote down some gaps - 1 gap that did get filled happened unexpectedly Result: As I only have an exam a week, I took today less seriously in terms of studies. As I began reflecting, I listed down the gaps but it was late at night. So on off days, what things still get done? As my target is mastery, I need to keep the iterative process going. But that won’t without means. So, thinking of contexts where I can apply these can help. The night before: - Open excel sheet & see the progress of my focus subjects of the week. - Update sheet according to the day’s progress. - Target the topic with weakness that is most relevant now - Read some questions, identify & write down gaps - Start winding down early. Tomorrow: - Do my morning routine to feel energized (freshen up, go to the roof to get some sunlight, take a bath, have breakfast) - Brain dump what I know - Attempt to solve the problems - Fill in at least one gap, while setting a target to fill 10 gaps on a good day - compare how much content I expected to get done and how much actually got done. Prediction: - As currently early sleep is not feasible, focusing on shaking the effects after waking up would allow me to start quickly. - As I limit my focus on the next gap, I won’t have much friction starting. - Interleaving and having a physical list of gaps will sustain my focus - As I fill my gaps, my mastery over the topic would increase.

@Harry McKerihan I do have a toolkit now to tackle any subject, more or less. Mastery over content depends on how many layers I have learnt it in. To be honest, I would still want to go faster. But as I have learnt the hard way, trying to do too many things or going fast without stabilizing the base only makes it harder later. One thing I have noticed that, when I look at my gap list, not all of them are equally important to fill. For a gap I decide to work, I can fill it comprehensively or get an understanding of some parts while finding the next gap that would need filling. Sometimes, the gap competes with the need to learn new material.

Day 51 Today - win but what are the next steps? - had 1st exam today on probability and statistics. Skimmed the questions first, then started from where I thought nailing it would give me a confidence boost. - Did mostly okay, especially because it had theoretical questions too alongside problems. One conceptual gap resulted in getting one wrong answer. - Realized that my interaction with a subject halts for the most part after the final exam - next exam is on Organizational behavior, but I am more worried about the 3rd exam, solid mechanics - updated sheet and focus subject - Scoped past papers Result: The effort paid off to an extent. Comparing my style of learning with others would be problematic here. Again, my mastery seems to be proportionate with the semester length. Want to have a part in my routine where I let my curiosities run wild. Had a taste of that yesterday. No change in the experiment for now. The night before: - Open excel sheet & see the progress of my focus subjects of the week. - Update sheet according to the day’s progress. - Target the topic with weakness that is most relevant now - Read some questions, identify & write down gaps - Start winding down early. Tomorrow: - Do my morning routine to feel energized (freshening up, going to the roof to get some sunlight, having breakfast) - Brain dump what I know - Attempt to solve the problems - Fill in at least one gap, while setting a target to fill 10 gaps on a good day - compare how much content I expected to get done and how much actually got done. Prediction: - As currently early sleep is not feasible, focusing on shaking the effects after waking up would allow me to start quickly. - As I limit my focus on the next gap, I won’t have much friction starting. - Interleaving and having a physical list of gaps will sustain my focus - As I fill my gaps, my mastery over the topic would increase.

Day 50 Today - win - filled 10 gaps - writing down the gaps before targeting them helped - Did my morning routine, albeit late - Revisited a few maps. - Updated sheet - wrote down some gaps Result: Interleaving and crossing out gaps written in a physical paper helped to stay motivated. Noticed that when I don’t have time pressure to solve problems, it’s easier to think clearly and step by step. Also noticed that reevaluating my confidence in a topic is something I tend to put off for later. Continuing to structure my learning using gaps as the north star will be the focus for now. Expecting to fill gaps rather than covering whole chapters makes me feel less pressured. The night before: - Open excel sheet & see the progress of my focus subjects of the week. - Update sheet according to the day’s progress. - Target the topic with weakness that is most relevant now - Read some questions, identify & write down gaps - Start winding down early. Tomorrow: - Do my morning routine to feel energized (freshening up, going to the roof to get some sunlight, having breakfast) - Brain dump what I know - Attempt to solve the problems - Fill in at least one gap, while setting a target to fill 10 gaps on a good day - compare how much content I expected to get done and how much actually got done. Prediction: - As currently early sleep is not feasible, focusing on shaking the effects after waking up would allow me to start quickly. - As I limit my focus on the next gap, I won’t have much friction starting. - Interleaving and having a physical list of gaps will sustain my focus - As I fill my gaps, my mastery over the topic would increase.

- Day 49 Today - draw (mostly) - dedicated time to practice only one of the couple of chapters - Quizzed myself with AI for the other chapter - did half of a practice paper - Used time of commute to see some questions and how they can be answered - The morning routine today was a bust. Didn’t go to the roof, did get working though in a while of waking up. - Updated sheet. - Started winding down early, but sleep still feels away. Result: Could use the afternoon well but the night was mostly errands. As today was my rush day, hope to get much more progress tomorrow. The morning was okay, the main obstacle currently is exam jitters. Didn’t feel the fangs of it much today, albeit I limited the pressure I took today. Set a target of filling 10 gaps, did only half of it well. Can take advantage of my declarative maps to target gaps. The night before: - Open excel sheet & see the progress of my focus subjects of the week. - Update sheet according to the day’s progress. - Target the topic with weakness that is most relevant now - Read some questions - Start winding down early. Tomorrow: - Do my morning routine to feel energized (freshening up, going to the roof to get some sunlight, having breakfast) - Brain dump what I know - Attempt to solve the problems - Fill in at least one gap, while setting a target to fill 10 gaps on a good day - compare how much content I expected to get done and how much actually got done. Prediction: - As currently early sleep is not feasible, focusing on shaking the effects after waking up would allow me to start quickly. - As my focus is just the next problem, I won’t have much friction starting. - Interleaving will sustain my focus - As I fill my gaps, my mastery over the topic would increase.