CS371p Week 10

What did you do this past week?

This past week was a nice reprieve from the previous week. I didn't have to rush to finish two projects, and we only had attendance quizzes this week, which was nice. I started work on the current project and made a little bit of progress. I also had a Chinese test at the end of the week.

What's in your way?

I currently have two projects due in a little over a week, so I need to get both of them mostly finished this week. These projects concern me a little, but I think I can do both of them without the amount of trouble I encountered the last project. I am also having trouble understanding the recent Algorithms lectures, so I need to spend a lot more time studying the new content than I usually do.

What will you do next week?

Next week I will be doing some heavy coding trying to finish two projects as soon as possible. As I don't have a partner for one of them, a lot of that time will be spent coding alone, so there are sure to be a lot of things to debug. I will also finish another Algorithms problem set and start studying for the next Chinese test.

What did you think of the talk by Dr. Rich and Dr. Cline?

I thought the talk was very informative and interesting, if a little over the top. I understand and appreciate that we need to try to consider all consequences, intended or otherwise, of our choices, but applying this behavior to formulas seems a little overboard. Like they said in their talk, if we were to use this kind of process on every choice we make, we would never make any choices.

What's your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

This week's tip is to take breaks when you can. The week after spring break was such a hectic week that I was glad I didn't have too much to do the following week so I could relax and cool down from the craziness. Whenever you are overwhelmed with schoolwork, as long as you can spare the time, you should take breaks whenever you can. Otherwise, you will eventually burn out and be even less productive.