30th July 2020

Hi guys! As some of you may know, I’ve been trying to switch over to Notion to stream-line all my research progress and notes in one space. Unfortunately, all the examples I found here on Tumblr and on Youtube were more geared towards a bullet journal adaptation of Notion or more undergraduate-focused use of the app, which wasn’t what I wanted to model mine after. Therefore, I decided to play around with Notion myself and ended up making it work for my purposes. Because I am using this with the intention of being more focused and having my priorities straight, I kept the theme pretty basic and efficient. I am still working on learning how to use this app for my purposes but I decided to make this post to show you guys how I set up my Notion. Feel free to message me if you ever have any questions about my set-up or would like to see more of how I set a particular page up. Some toggles and texts are blurred out for research privacy purposes since it is unpublished data. [click on individual images for full res.]

I love nights because I can peacefully think about proofs without self made restrictions (To do lists and life)

[8.08 am] Just finished revising all the vector calculus that I have done so far. I will do 10 more pages of vector calculus today. Just praying to God that this day goes well.

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[12.29] I studied vector calculus for an hour and so done with it for today. I will later check out Paul's online notes to see if I can use them for my next two chapters. But for now, I'll watch a movie.

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[10.18] I completed three chapters of analysis 1.Omgggg.I was listening to some om chantings in the afternoon because I was getting stressed. It did help and made my day go so much better. I still haven't figured out how I will remember the proofs. I understand them and only vaguely reconstruct them. I just have to remember that I don't need to stress about it. I'll eventually get to know about it. If you guys know how to do it then please let me know <3

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217 days left to go...

Will I make it ?

The Mayriit Project.Stay tuned on a Tumblr blog near you.

Theorem: Take a circle, the area of this circle is the same as area of a right triangle that has one leg equal to the radius and one leg equal to the circumference of the circle..

A long time ago in a faraway land people led simple lives by the means of agriculture. There was plenty of food to eat and to be merry. They had roofs on their head and fresh river water flowing nearby. Life seemed perfect but it was not. Every year when the rains 🌂 began, the river nearby would flood into the village and destroy their lands and homes. The people in the village would move to a nearby village for shelter with their cattle. When the rain stopped they used to come back and each time they came back they found their place in destruction. Their houses had to be rebuilt and their lands had to be outlined again. Fights were a common scene on how the outline was before the water washed it away. So the concept of the area came to maintain peace.

Finding areas of lands made with straight lines was easy but how to find the area of a land that is a curve ?

Firstly instead of taking a land made up of crazy curves let's take a land made up of the simplest curve, the circle.Draw a circle and fill in its area. Then divide it into large equal parts and arrange them in a rectangle.

It's not yet a perfect rectangle.So divide the circle in parts and try arranging these sections into a rectangle.You'll get a thing that starts looking like rectangle.

Now as you divide the circle more and more and try to arrange those parts you'll get a more nice rectangle. This more and more is nothing but the concept of limits in calculus.

So the area of the circle is the area of the rectangle.The area of the rectangle is Base×Height. Here the height of the rectangle is the radius of the circle and Base is equal to twice the area of the circle. So cut up the rectangle diagonally and you'll get a right-angled triangle with a Base as the radius of the circle and height as the circumference of a circle.

Hey guys! I wanted to make a challenge that felt achievable to folks while still giving that sweet sense of accomplishment. My mental health has been rough lately so I kind of designed it for myself as I try to find balance between taking care of myself and taking care of my goals.

The rules: Every day for 14 days, study and post a picture of what you worked on. It can be for two minutes or for hours. Doesn’t matter—you did something! There are also mental health prompts for each day I’d love if you answered. They range from pretty light to more thoughtful. Do your best!

I’ll be tracking and reblogging from the tag #TwoWeekStudyChallenge. Please don’t worry about your pics not being aesthetic enough or that what you’re doing isn’t interesting enough. It is, I promise!

This is set up like the 100 Days of Productivity Challenge: no start/end dates. It’s a personal challenge that’s there when you need it!

Week One Prompts

Day 1: What self care did you practice today?

Day 2: What did you do that made you feel proud today?

Day 3: Have you experienced burnout from studying? How did you handle it?

Day 4: How can you improve on taking care of your mental health?

Day 5: What kind of support do you wish you received from your school/university?

Day 6: What popular self-care ritual does nothing for you?

Day 7: What small thing brings you the most comfort?

Week Two Prompts

Day 8: What’s your comfort song?

Day 9: Do you think your long term goals are achievable and healthy? Why or why not?

Day 10: What subject brings you the most joy to study, either for school or on your own?

Day 11: Do you take mental health days? Do you think you should?

Day 12: What’s your creative outlet? What’s a new one you’d like to try?

Day 13: What makes you feel inadequate? Would you think it made a friend inadequate?

Day 14: What makes you feel strong and capable?

I am currently studying Analysis 1.In that they proved that the square root of 2 is an irrational number using the approximation of supremum concept and I'm floored.The proof itself makes use of 2 concepts (the completeness axiom and the law of trichotomy).I'm just in love with that proof right now.

Above are some pages from my journal.

Hope you are having a goody goody day 🍰

To Kill A Mocking Bird By Harper Lee

"Shoot all the blue jays you want,if you can hit'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mocking bird"

This book throws light on various topics like prejudice, racism, civil rights, gender roles, perception, integrity without discussing them explicitly yet showing us a way to comprehend all of the topics and their effects on society.

The events take place in Maycomb, Alabama around the 1930s. It is as seen through the eyes of Scott Finch, a young bright girl of 6, inquisitive and brave to say the least. The book has the power to connect with the reader at a deeper level and help change the perspective on how one sees the world and the people in it.

Day 1

Assignment: Classwork of Vector Calculus

[11.32 am]I have ODE lab viva soon and I am terrified but hopefully, it will be over soon. I have given myself the task of completing 20 problems of vector calculus.

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[3.20 pm] I did start but there has been a dip in my motivation.So I guess I will just take a nice bath, cook some snacks for myself and my parents and then sit and study again.

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[9.45 pm] I am done for the day.Today I did some problems on vector calculus.I don't know why but I felt tired in the evening and just could not sit and solve stuff so I did not force myself.There is some kind of peace in calculating the angle between two very complex surfaces don't you think? Only if I had more energy to go through it.But now I remember also loving the concept of directional derivative.It is not done yet so gotta continue tomorrow.

222 days left to go..