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Review on Week 22, 2023

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In this week's update, the speaker reflects on their week, which was not very productive due to being sick. They talk about their experience of getting sick and the lessons they learned from it. They also mention their newfound interest in watching videos about the universe and quantum physics. The speaker shares their excitement about their partner buying a plane ticket to Munich and their concerns about their financial situation. They mention finally talking to their father this week and discovering a new method for managing tasks. They express a desire to reduce their phone and Bilibili usage and set goals for the upcoming week, including completing literature preparation and helping CZ with visa work.

Hi, this is me from Week 23. Last week went by quickly, although I didn't accomplish much, the week still passed. Overall, even though the week wasn't very efficient, I don't have any major complaints.

Rambling about being sick#

The main reason was getting sick. On Wednesday, I felt a slight discomfort in my throat, and on Thursday, I had a fever. At first, on Thursday, I just felt tired, so I went home in the afternoon and slept for more than ten hours. It was only when I woke up in the middle of the night that I realized I had a fever. I had already slept for 6-7 hours, and with the headache from the fever, it was difficult to continue sleeping. However, relying on meditation successfully relieved some of the pain, and I continued sleeping until the next day around eight o'clock.

From Thursday until now, it feels like I haven't done anything and time has flown by. But upon closer reflection, besides skipping hiking on Saturday and spending the day playing with my phone at home, it hasn't been too empty.

By the way, the hiking incident was indeed a small lesson this week. Originally, Lao Huang asked me to participate in a hiking activity, and I was looking forward to it. But on Friday night, I found out that the activity was canceled because there were too few people. The lesson from this incident is not about being skipped, nor does it need to be about trust in humanity (XD). But after being skipped, I suddenly had no plans for the day, and the result was that I anxiously played with my phone all day at home. The main lesson is that after being skipped, I need to quickly adjust myself, and I also know that no matter how much I want to force myself to relax on weekends, playing with my phone at home is definitely not a good choice. Looking back now, I somewhat regret it. Whether it's finding a novel to read or going out for a bike ride or swimming, they are all better pastimes than playing with my phone at home.

Linvo Talks About the Universe#

Last week was basically synchronized with the time I was sick, and I became obsessed with a Bilibili (B 站) up host, Linvo Talks About the Universe.

The up host seems to be from Hunan based on their IP address, and I feel like they might be a teacher from Central South University. In any case, the content they talk about covers cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy, and quantum mechanics. The reason why I started watching videos in this area might still be because of the aftermath of "Interstellar", which made Bilibili realize my interest in the universe (like Sun Liancheng), and then they kept recommending this hidden gem up host to me.

On the most uncomfortable Thursday when I had a fever, I watched all 24 episodes of their "Quantum in Plain Language" series in one go. My two roommates, Yingming and Leo, are undergraduate physics students at TUM, and they are currently struggling with quantum mechanics this semester. My behavior of watching various popular science videos on quantum physics day and night at home made Yingming exclaim that I have spent more time studying quantum mechanics than he and Leo combined. And after finishing the entire "Quantum in Plain Language" series, I jokingly said, "I've already learned quantum mechanics today!"

Upon hearing my inspiring statement, Yingming was overjoyed and eagerly asked me how to do his homework. And I, who am familiar with "Copenhagen interpretation" and "Heisenberg's uncertainty principle" principles (overused jokes), effortlessly fooled him.

Other Interesting Points#

  • The most exciting thing this week was that my baby bought a plane ticket to Munich. Although there were doubts and worries before, whether it would actually happen or if they would back out after seeing the ticket price, it did happen last week. The next thing to do is to prepare for the visa application. However, after deciding to come, I suddenly felt the financial pressure for the next few months. I don't know if I can continue working at ProSieben as I hope, and even if I can get a job at the Chair across the street, it would be much less. So I should try my best to work at ProSieben.
  • I haven't talked to Dad this year, but I finally talked to him this Tuesday.
  • This week, I discovered a new way to quickly inherit tasks that were not completed every day, which is a better task management method.

New Desires#

  • Lately, I need to slightly reduce my phone and Bilibili usage because I'm starting to show signs of addiction to videos.
  • Next week, I want to complete the causal representation part so that I won't be too anxious during the seminar.

Goals for 2023-W23#

  • Finish the causal representation learning literature preparation
  • Two more papers on the Master's Thesis
  • Help CZ finish the visa work
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