so concentration span can be that short i see
In order for me to be more efficient in my work and not actually remain stagnant on the same topic for days, Aaron proposed that we should all meet together in the library to mug (in layman's terms: study).
Well his logic is that if I see someone else working hard right next to me, I will be feeling too guilty to go on any useless websites like youtube (lj is not counted because I only write and everyone needs to write about something... no?) and work hard as well. Like contagious influence in a really good way. So right now, I am indeed in the RSL, directly under the sun and trying hard not to fall asleep because of my sumptuous lunch at Angrid Thai. I know right, I suck. But to be fair, i did wake up early and have been at least making progress on that topid I tried to conquer over the weekend but failed miserably. This is certainly a good start, so I am looking forward to more surprises I can give myself.
Last night, Gee, Aaron and I went to Arbat, the russian restaurant for a relaxing meal plus catching up session together. It was a really cosy night and I felt quite good after that. Like how I know I am not alone in this struggle period when all the knowledge needs to be crammed into my head no matter how much space I actually have left in my brain. Like how I also know that if I need any company, I can always count on these people because it's kinda nice to reassure each other. Alright, at times, I get even more stress up so we tried to see who can stress the others the most, and I realised that I am truly numbed to all the stress shit. I know it's stressful, but what else can I do about it except going step by step over my chosen topics? Today, gee told me that we have around 72 days before finals and I was thinking that It sounds like quite a long time, like more than 2 months? Then I looked at my files and realised that that's not a long time at all...
So anyway, Arbat. Russian restaurant up at Cowley. Food was authentic according to Aaron, but I didnt want to appear Asian so no photos taken. We did try quite a bit of stuff though, so definitely worth a visit next time to get even more interesting stuff. Something really funny happened at the restaurant. Gee was like "Aaron, you can choose everything, I cannot understand the menu because it's in Russian" and I was also like "yup, so kinda confusing!" Aaron basically looked at us and used his usual direct tone "theres english under the russian names". lol, so yup, our brains are truly tired creatures.
I know the sun is rare in the UK but STOP SHINING ON MY FACE! I am too lazy to move and besides, there's nowhere else to move to because there's just quite a lot of people here. Also, I am actually sitting alone because I couldnt stand squeezing into the same tiny table with the two of them. lol... Maybe that explains why I am actually on lj.
Oh, apparently there is this software programme that helps you exert some control over yourself while you are feeling the "fear" of deadlines/revision by allowing you to block some websites you wish to block from your computer. So let say I dont want to use facebook for 2 days, I key that into the software, and for 2 days, no matter how hard I try, I will not be able to get into facebook. That also means uninstalling the software will not help either, until 2 days later. It's really funny to me, like how the more stressed version can control the more relaxed version of the very same person. In case you chance upon here, I am not using facebook anymore so pardon me if I dont reply to any of your messages.
Alright, I think it's finally time to get back to work.
Well his logic is that if I see someone else working hard right next to me, I will be feeling too guilty to go on any useless websites like youtube (lj is not counted because I only write and everyone needs to write about something... no?) and work hard as well. Like contagious influence in a really good way. So right now, I am indeed in the RSL, directly under the sun and trying hard not to fall asleep because of my sumptuous lunch at Angrid Thai. I know right, I suck. But to be fair, i did wake up early and have been at least making progress on that topid I tried to conquer over the weekend but failed miserably. This is certainly a good start, so I am looking forward to more surprises I can give myself.
Last night, Gee, Aaron and I went to Arbat, the russian restaurant for a relaxing meal plus catching up session together. It was a really cosy night and I felt quite good after that. Like how I know I am not alone in this struggle period when all the knowledge needs to be crammed into my head no matter how much space I actually have left in my brain. Like how I also know that if I need any company, I can always count on these people because it's kinda nice to reassure each other. Alright, at times, I get even more stress up so we tried to see who can stress the others the most, and I realised that I am truly numbed to all the stress shit. I know it's stressful, but what else can I do about it except going step by step over my chosen topics? Today, gee told me that we have around 72 days before finals and I was thinking that It sounds like quite a long time, like more than 2 months? Then I looked at my files and realised that that's not a long time at all...
So anyway, Arbat. Russian restaurant up at Cowley. Food was authentic according to Aaron, but I didnt want to appear Asian so no photos taken. We did try quite a bit of stuff though, so definitely worth a visit next time to get even more interesting stuff. Something really funny happened at the restaurant. Gee was like "Aaron, you can choose everything, I cannot understand the menu because it's in Russian" and I was also like "yup, so kinda confusing!" Aaron basically looked at us and used his usual direct tone "theres english under the russian names". lol, so yup, our brains are truly tired creatures.
I know the sun is rare in the UK but STOP SHINING ON MY FACE! I am too lazy to move and besides, there's nowhere else to move to because there's just quite a lot of people here. Also, I am actually sitting alone because I couldnt stand squeezing into the same tiny table with the two of them. lol... Maybe that explains why I am actually on lj.
Oh, apparently there is this software programme that helps you exert some control over yourself while you are feeling the "fear" of deadlines/revision by allowing you to block some websites you wish to block from your computer. So let say I dont want to use facebook for 2 days, I key that into the software, and for 2 days, no matter how hard I try, I will not be able to get into facebook. That also means uninstalling the software will not help either, until 2 days later. It's really funny to me, like how the more stressed version can control the more relaxed version of the very same person. In case you chance upon here, I am not using facebook anymore so pardon me if I dont reply to any of your messages.
Alright, I think it's finally time to get back to work.