Brain Drain

When predicting my ability to succeed in school, I had assumed for the longest time that my focus (or lack thereof) would be my biggest problem. I can recall hundreds of instances of being frustrated with a university course and just leaving it and procrastinating to do something else, and the thought of sitting anywhere for an hour and reading about biochemistry and anatomy non-stop did not seem feasible.

Thus, I spent the morning finding where I stand, and I was surprised to be going on with pure, undivided focus for relatively long periods of time (thank you, Pomodoro). In fact, opening up a browser and checking my email or reading the news has become such a habit I dont even notice myself doing it until 20 minutes has flown by. That is where I would like to thank the Chrome installation addon located at http://www.stayfocusd.com. Its a wonderful reminder that I need to get stuff done.

I also came across two noticeable errors while studying. 

Firstly, I was spending too much time reading and categorizing the recommended readings instead of the lecture notes, which should contain the bulk of our study material. Secondly, I wasn't controlling my break times between study sessions as effectively as I should have been, and the allotted 10 minute break soon became 30 minutes. These are all things I will need to watch out for in the future. I've returned to wearing my semi-functional watch, though apparently the battery has been a bit finicky since last summer.

I also worry about focus's best friend, motivation. After 5 hours, I doubt my motivation will be very high....this could be a problem as early as tomorrow. Only time will tell.

I went for an exercise break afterwards, and im slowly getting back into shape. I feel as though my last few days could have been more productive, had I given myself more goals and tasks, but its something I'll need to address in the future.