It's very cold today, and it's snowing over at home.
I just came out of a slump from a while ago, and I have a lot of ideas in my head, so I decided to jot them down.
I've always felt that the education in many universities in China is distorted, at least in terms of the curriculum. The major courses are not professional at all, and there are a bunch of random elective courses.
The knowledge gained from two hours of major courses is less than what I can get from half an hour of reading, and I spend a lot of time dealing with useless classes, at least for me.
Until last Friday, when I skipped two classes of the teacher's self-entertaining elective course to go cycling, I realized that spending time on things I want to do is much more meaningful than just coping with the teacher in class.
So I finally let go of the so-called respect, dropped all unnecessary classes, and focused on doing my own thing. I might still attend classes, but what I do in class will depend on what I've been busy with lately.
On this first day, I found that my time has become much more relaxed.
Perhaps it's the motivation from a relaxed mindset, or maybe I just stepped out of confusion,
I finally made up my mind to go through algorithms with the coding thoughts.
I used to think about practicing algorithms seriously, but I always struggled with difficult problems, had no direction, and gained little, so I gave up after a short while. I hope I can stick to the plan and gain something this time.
In the past, I always thought my aerobic capacity was poor; my heart rate would spike as soon as I reached the foot of a hill. I always said I wanted to practice running, but I only managed to jog two kilometers for exercise logging.
It's very cold today, but I was still taken by a friend to run my first five kilometers in life.
I first slowly ran the two kilometers for exercise logging to warm up, then took off my jacket and started aerobic running training behind. About four kilometers in, I felt very hot, but my hands were frozen and numb; I still persisted in running at a steady pace. When I finished the five kilometers, I felt an indescribable sensation; although my body wasn't quite used to it, I felt very good overall.
"University means infinite possibilities." I never thought I would get into running, but after completing it, I indeed became a bit addicted to that feeling.
Not long ago, I was still confused about whether to continue studying or start working, feeling that the graduate entrance exam was difficult and work wasn't easy either. I would think for a long time every day, wasting time without getting any results.
"What's important is not what you do, but to take action."
This has been my mental state for the past two days. Since the path is unclear, I will focus on my own tasks and seize the moment.
November 13, 2023, it's very cold today.