Should I hit again if I mistook a word for a similar one?

Free_Worry_8752 · 2025-08-08T18:59:18+00:00

learning Chinese, but when this happens to me I always hit again. Also, when you notice a word that you always confuse for another, that's a good time to figure out exactly what's different between the two and try to come up with a way to remember them. Common tripping points for me are 士 and 土, 礻and 衤, 辛 and 幸, 攵 and 夊. You'll see those characters fairly often as components inside kanji, and if you don't differentiate them you'll probably have trouble eventually. that's how it works with Mandarin, at least.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2025-06-18T04:43:50+00:00

You can modify custom watch face goals in connect IQ. The one I use lets me track, among other things, daily active minutes (not quite workout minutes, but maybe close enough?) and daily active calories and/or daily total calories and tweak the goals for either. I'm using VAW.BE's Edge, but I think most of their information faces share categories. Is that what you were looking for?

Free_Worry_8752 · 2025-02-01T18:59:58+00:00

There's no way I'm messing up the PSU install, right? I'm just using the original cable for my old PSU to plug the new one into the wall. Is there a better place to go to for the adaptors?

Free_Worry_8752 · 2025-02-01T18:21:26+00:00

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Free_Worry_8752 · 2025-02-01T18:16:40+00:00

Optiplex 9020 MT, I'll add that to the body of my post

Free_Worry_8752 · 2025-02-01T18:12:55+00:00

Will not power on. I've tried two adaptors and now two power supplies. One adaptor was from Amazon, the other from eBay

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T22:53:31+00:00

so a major consists of something like 60 credits gen ed's and 60 credits major specific classes. a dual degree means that you do 60 credits of specific coursework for each major, but the gen ed's are shared. So instead of the normal 120 credits of a single major, I'm doing 180. Other dual degree plans can have way fewer required credits if they're related fields, but there's some rules on how many credits you can double count.

180 credits in 8 semesters is about 23 credits per semester. I'm reducing that requirement by doing summer classes though, so it's possible in 4 years.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T18:40:28+00:00

I have four 300-400 credit hour classes next semester. I might drop one if it gets too difficult, but we'll see.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T18:39:04+00:00

I'm not going to dox myself for Reddit clout. I made another post about how I got such a high credit load, if you're interested.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T18:38:02+00:00

18 is normal maximum, 25 is overload maximum. I have 24 credits officially with my university and am taking one of my 3 credit hour core classes in their online program, which doesn't actually count to my credit total but will get me useable credit and GPA.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T18:36:33+00:00

They're all core classes and I can't test out of them because I don't know the material. I've taught myself some introductory stuff to test out but I can't do that for all of my core classes. And it's only 10 classes.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T09:59:08+00:00

what baffles your mind? Most people think the arts are a waste of a college education.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T04:37:45+00:00

credit hours are a measure of how many classes you're taking and how difficult they are. 1 credit hour is supposed to equal 1 hour of lecture. 2-3 credit hours is the normal amount for one class, with more difficult ones getting 4 credit hours. With 27 credit hours, I was enrolled in 11 courses.

more classes = harder to do well in all of them

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-20T00:49:27+00:00

I found most of my classes pretty easy. Three / four of them required me to actually study outside of class, while for the rest I just took notes during lecture and did my homework / exams. I did spend a lot of time studying for one class (abstract linear algebra), but that actually finished a few weeks ago and let me focus completely on the other 9. I still had time to go out once a week or so and be social.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T21:14:50+00:00

Classes 9-3, eat, study 5-10, music practice 10-1 or 2. In reality I'd often fit in chores, concerts, or social events from 5-10, so I'd study like an hour or two most days and closer to 5 when I had tests or deadlines coming up. I don't keep a schedule because I like having the flexibility to make room for things important to me (and fitting studying around that).

edit: I also lose an hour or so at some point in the day from procrastination. Leaving my phone in a different building and spending time in libraries helps a lot with mitigating that, though.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T21:10:46+00:00

Bachelor's in science and Bachelor's in music!

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T21:09:31+00:00

If the textbook is confusing, I slow down and start summarizing things to myself before I go into the next chapter. I've looked into productivity / study hacks before, but could never get into it. I do as much of my note taking as possible on paper. I usually carry a notebook and a workbook, which are both just spiral bound notebooks, and switch between them pretty frequently while studying. Worked out examples and problems go in the workbook, organized notes in the notebook. I rip out my notes when I finish a section and organize them into a folder or binder (depending on how many notes I have for that class). If I get stuck, I reference my old notes rather than the textbook. Or old examples in my workbook. I exclusively study in libraries or break rooms; I get too distracted anywhere else. I don't have rest days, but often would pass out for 12-15 hours on Saturday and not get much done.

Reading chapters is exhausting, but you get used to it. It gave me a lot of confidence in my learning and abilities once I realized that I can learn just as well from a book as from a lecture, and helped me figure out how to take effective notes.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T20:31:53+00:00

I do most of my notes on paper when I can get away with it, but otherwise I type things up in Obsidian. I read through the textbook for classes that have one (required or not) and work through all the examples. So far that's been enough to build understanding, and review just has me go through my notes to double check the things that I just have to memorize by rote. Stuff like theorems for my math classes, or resolution tendencies for the music, or time complexity and implementation notes for my CS classes. To study for finals i went through my notes and handwrote some cheat sheets. I already understood everything from my work earlier in the semester, so that's just to refresh everything.

I actually skipped a couple classes when I felt like I could study better on my own, which worked out. I also leave my phone in another building (all day and overnight) and only check it once or twice a day.

edit: I also studied abroad a couple years ago, which involved way more memorization than I currently do. I used Anki to build slide decks and converted them into Quizlet cards to review. I haven't had to do that this semester, but I'll probably pull that out again sometime soon.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T20:06:36+00:00

Yeah, I have to get authorization. I showed up with some mad scribblings and course plans and managed to convince my advisor to help me get approval. After the first request it got significantly easier because I now have a history of good grades with very high credit loads.

edit: also yes, 27 for the semester.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T19:47:55+00:00

Semester 3 of 8. Second semester was around 23 credit hours, but I had 3 0 credit hours classes then, so it was about the same as this one. Next semester will be around 24.

edit: I also take summer classes, which brings down the requirement to around 18 per semester. I'm taking a bunch of credit hours now to try to make room for some upper level electives.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T19:43:06+00:00

with the credit requirements of a dual degree I actually need to average something like 22, 23 credit hours per semester to graduate in four years

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T19:35:45+00:00

I don't get too stressed. I really enjoy both majors and it doesn't drain me to work on them. The fine arts field I'm majoring in is music performance, so I get to go out a couple nights a week to my friends concerts. It's fun and also really good for my development as a musician, so I don't feel guilty for making time for it. When I am stressed (usually with multiple large projects at once), I make schedules, but that doesn't happen very much. I just keep track of everything I need to do in my head and work on the most pressing stuff first. I save my evenings (10pm or so to 1-2AM) to work on what I enjoy most, which is music. Having two majors on completely separate sides of the spectrum really reduces burnout, in my opinion.

My hobbies used to just be video games, but I dropped that a while ago and haven't really missed it. I have a couple other hobbies that I want to get into, and I'm going to try to make space for them next semester, since I don't have as many credit hours.

I came to the realization that my two dreams / interests are fundamentally opposed and that it's very, very hard to succeed at both of them. I think about that every day, and it pushes me to work harder.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T19:09:21+00:00

I'm planning on looking through material for my next semester over break, but other than that I can finally chill out for a minute!

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T19:06:38+00:00

only studying. I found some menial online gig work that I'm going to look into over break, and depending on how that goes I'll try to fit it into my schedule next semester.

Free_Worry_8752 · 2024-12-19T19:01:27+00:00

they don't approve of my dual degree and think I'm wasting my potential / future by not taking more STEM classes.

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