What did you do this past week?
I just worked on my assignments. I also had an orchestra concert on Tuesday which went pretty well, so I’m happy about that. We had no rehearsal on Thursday for once so I was glad to be able to go home early and relax that day.
What’s in your way?
This upcoming week. I have exams in nearly every class, and I am honestly pretty stressed about them all. I don’t feel very prepared, and I spent so much time sleeping this weekend instead of studying. However, I feel like I can study tomorrow and the day after, so it’s important that I rest during the weekend so I’m ready to tackle this upcoming week.
What will you do next week?
Suffer through midterms and hopefully survive. Also, I’m really looking forward to going home and catching up with my parents/brother. My brother’s coming home for Spring Break and I’m pretty excited about that. Also, I will probably start working on the SWE project once I’m done with all of my midterms. I’m planning on meeting a friend to study for the SWE exam, looking over my notes for networks, and meeting a friend for dinner on Thursday once most of my midterms are done.
What was your experience of =, *, **, and decorators?
It was interesting. I didn’t know what purpose those operators did in Python, and it was totally different from what I had expected. I still don’t have a great understanding of decorators, so I need to go back and give the hackerrank another shot before the exam on Wednesday though. Also, I need to look over all of the class notes and the Hackerranks we’ve done so far so that I will be prepared for the exam.
What made you happy this week?
Honestly, not that much. I’m feeling pretty stressed about all of my classes and I feel such a heavy weight on my shoulders about upcoming assignments, exams, and the SWE project. I feel like I have so many commitments as a result of taking so many classes and TAing on top of it all, so I’m really starting to feel burnt out. However, I know that as long as I survive this week I’ll be chilling for a while (thankfully!)
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
Take care of yourself. School is important, but your mental and physical health are far more important. Having a healthy sleep schedule, working out, and treating yourself to some free time, whether that means Netflix, YouTube, or playing video games, are all crucial to having good state of mind.
CS373 Spring 2020: Sooyong Lee 