Review on Week 20, 2023

I am very sorry that this weekly review happened on Thursday night of the second week. I really don't like this kind of procrastination, and updating last week's review at this time makes me feel ashamed. But at this moment, I suddenly realized that what would make me even more ashamed is completely giving up on updating this week. So even though I am anxious and want to do other things right now, I have decided to finally do the thing that has been delayed the longest and the thing that is most significant to me.

I find that my perception of things that have happened in the past period of time is still influenced by my current experiences, but when I look at the calendar and summarize what happened last week, I feel that my efficiency is still pretty good.

The main work last week was working on my Thesis project proposal. As I delved into reading literature and designing details, I began to realize that my previous plans were a bit too ambitious. This is probably a common problem when starting out, thinking that the engineering process of unfamiliar things is very simple, and only when you start solving problems do you discover the devil in the details.

Last Friday, I submitted my proposal. But I couldn't stop thinking about the details that I couldn't complete, so I wanted to work overtime and do more over the weekend. So I didn't rest well last Saturday and entered a state of anxious play.

At that time, I didn't think there was a problem with my eagerness to rush the project proposal, but now as I sit here and reflect, I realize that there was a big problem. Mainly, it allowed my inner anxiety to rapidly increase during this process. Although it made me give up other things in the short term to complete the proposal, it also resulted in a decrease in my efficiency for the 21st week.

So one lesson is that no matter how busy or important things are, as someone with an anxious disposition like me, I need to meditate frequently to help reduce anxiety.

Goals for 2023-W21#

This goal is set on Evening of Friday