Learning quantum mechanics and so that I can have a better understanding of what my research group is working on. Quantum is the basis for most modern physics so it seemed the most useful/important of all the interesting physics things I wanted to learn.
This is going quite well! I’ve worked through a good amount of material on my own, and am satisfied with my progress.
Trying to break down what “physical intuition” is and creating a guide for to how to solve physics problems. I’m doing this because it seems like people get to a certain point when learning physics where their mysterious intuitions for how to set up problems do not work anymore. Many people don’t know what to do and end up stuck, with grades and learning plummeting. If I can figure out a way to teach people certain problem solving heuristics, then hopefully we can get around this.
I’m reading literature, and taking ideas from here and summarizing them.
So, I’ve started writing an article related to this in collaboration with another LWer. One of my goals is that like the idea of contributing content to the site. I was also curious, and I feel that the majority of my personal curiosity is satisfied, and finishing the project by communicating what I learned to others is what is being difficult. There are several reasons for this. One is that I can always learn more, and make a better article. I’ve also realized this is a lower priority than my school/work activities, so it keeps being put off.
I was a summer camp counselor for a gifted education camp, and many of the kids there are quite lonely, so I am writing an article about keeping in touch with the friends they made there.
I have an incomplete in a class, and I have the final paper about halfway done.
Also more than halfway done with a report/presentation for work.
There are many things that I’m trying to learn on my own.
Separating work and socializing, so that I can do each more effectively. Allocating time for each.
Writing this made it more apparent how I keep adding new things to do, without finishing old ones, so that right now I have so many projects that I go from one to the other, and everything seems to be at a standstill. I procrastinate by working on less important projects.
Two months ago I said:
This is going quite well! I’ve worked through a good amount of material on my own, and am satisfied with my progress.
So, I’ve started writing an article related to this in collaboration with another LWer. One of my goals is that like the idea of contributing content to the site. I was also curious, and I feel that the majority of my personal curiosity is satisfied, and finishing the project by communicating what I learned to others is what is being difficult. There are several reasons for this. One is that I can always learn more, and make a better article. I’ve also realized this is a lower priority than my school/work activities, so it keeps being put off.
I was a summer camp counselor for a gifted education camp, and many of the kids there are quite lonely, so I am writing an article about keeping in touch with the friends they made there.
I have an incomplete in a class, and I have the final paper about halfway done.
Also more than halfway done with a report/presentation for work.
There are many things that I’m trying to learn on my own.
Separating work and socializing, so that I can do each more effectively. Allocating time for each. Writing this made it more apparent how I keep adding new things to do, without finishing old ones, so that right now I have so many projects that I go from one to the other, and everything seems to be at a standstill. I procrastinate by working on less important projects.
I’m glad the quantum learning is going so well! We should definitely talk about the physical intuition post when we see each other.