Smart Versus Dumb

Integrity is important. A person with integrity should have enough honesty to acknowlegde the obvious and be mature enough to accept it.

Thus a person should ponder every descision as a sucess or failure and view every failure as a way to learn. If the person can't admit defeat, he cannot go back stronger.

A smart person is deliberate. Everything should be planned and executed accordingly.

Thus a person should not waste time.

A smart person has goals in mind. He will have goals, taken intentory of them, and have realistic goals to achieve them.

Thus I should itemize. That probably means I should reduce the number of items.

A smart person is a person who plans.

Thus he is always writing to people and trying new things.

A smart person will also ask consequence first, action second. If I choose to fail, then I should not study. Think of the consequences first.

More to come.

061909 Short-term Deadlines

Let's take a look back at my "100 Things" for a moment.

I did #6, learn the flute. I learned it as much as I wanted to, which was to be functional and now I own one also.

Tomorrow I will be starting #4 since I am taking an automotive repair class.

I want to outline some other goals more realistically. I would like to take the GRE before the next round of admissions but that seems unrealistic. Let's say made significant progress in the next six months, December 31. That means I will have made significant progress in studying and mastering for the specific test.

I will say in three months, lets say September 1, I will have made significant progress in working towards graduate school. That can be defined as massive studying, reading literature, taking a project, and researching graduate schools.

Those are might large task to master and no easy task. More to come on the details.

060309

There are certain activities that I would like to do everyday.

Wake up early and read the paper.
Read a book on a topic (A-Z).
Read about a biotech company (ongoing topic).
Watch a Netflix.
Read articles and note them down.
Obviously study.
Clean properly at night.

Ideas for 041109

How can I make this week better than last week?

Studying with a timer has been great.

I have been able to lay of coke and switch to unsweetened iced tea. 

I should start my day earlier so I can get more done. Even breakfast is getting harder. 

I should read a book every two to three weeks. 

As I read more, I should start a checklist or log for the things I want to read.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, 

“plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give 

you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

Here We Go Again 022009

What are the topics I want to pursue? And how?

Sciences

Anatomy - to have encyclopedic knowledge of the human body.

Math - to learn Calculus, Geometry, Algebra.

Biology - Every basic college level material

Secondary Sciences

Chemistry - General and Organic

Genetics - Basic Material

Current Events

Science - To follow current trends

News - To follow the news among different sources

Books - To be up-to-date on current thinking

Plan Of Action

2 Hours - Anatomy and Biology Everyday, two hours each

1 Hour - Alternation of Chemistry, Math or Another Subject by day.

1 Hour - Current Event such as a book.

The reading list should go:

Darwinian Reductionism

Nature's Robots 

Invisible Man

The Anatomist

The Double Helix

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The Blog Post 011909

I have done a good job at reading worthy news articles and writing about them.

I can improve by segmenting others things I want to read and then writing them up. So I should read a section on anatomy, math, and biology and then write it up.
Maybe I should make everything based around a blog entry.

Let's try that.

Following along at 011009

Routine Maintenance 

1. Clean Room (20 mins)

2. Pack up unwanted things (20mins)

3. PMs

4. Library

Routine Work

1. Read Articles

2. Read Magazines

3. Anatomy

4. Math

5. Writing

Retrospective 010309

Here is a late night/early morning post about all the things I wish I never did.
Looking back, I wasted a lot of time.

1. Watching TV. As a kid until now, it has always been the same shows. It is not new TV, or even infomercials but the same shows and even the same episodes. I could cut down just by watching TV, just cut out the stuff I have already seen. I even rent things I have seen. Let's just say, it is all a waste.

2. Exercising. Yeah, I made some time for something most people are trying to start. But unless I enjoy it, why should I do it. I should find ways to enjoy what I am doing, that is why I started biking.

3. Time on the internet. Really, I have wasted my time reading great things, but some can be a waste. I need to limit my time here, because I do really enrich myself.

4. Studying. Really, it is studying inefficiently. Bad studying leads nowhere. It has to be planned, habitual studying over time to create real gains. Just like practicing, it has push limits and be done over time.

5. Multi-tasking. Or doing more than is really good for me or what I think is right. Simplify will always be universal. Keep going on the things you are doing and keep an eye out for the next thing but don't overreach until you are ready.

6. I spend a lot of money. On stuff I don't need.

Now that I am (once-again) looking to change these bad habits, I would recognize and change a few things. I would get plenty of sleep and arrange my time around that. I would plan for a large amount and plan around. I would not make eating a very long process and would make it secondary, but still healthy. I would still waste time, but would do it in the most constructive way, reading on the internet, a healthy habit that just needs to be curbed a bit. I would reduce all other distractions and study. Of course I can say that I should do better, but how? I still don't know. But I would eliminate procrastination. I would focus more on making everything into a problem and finding many different ways to think about the same thing; powerpoint, flashcards, expository writing, and outlines. This should all be done as soon as possible and for a fixed amount of time. I think I should move on on subjects that I don't feel ready to do so. I think I should set limits and move on after they have elapsed.

So for now on, rather than starting to read something, i will set goals. I will plan out a reading schedule to complete certain tasks instead of comprehension as the goal. Let's work on the things you want to get right rather than trying to get the first perfect before moving on.