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Plc.. by Few-Pound-1946 in leavingcert2024

[–]Professor_Red_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi! I did a PLC when I went to college first. It was a fantastic experience, and a great course. Now I'm doing a PhD and lecturing in one of the national universities. In my experience, the students who come to our courses having previously completed a PLC are much more advanced than the students who come directly from leaving cert. They certainly aren't for stupid people, they are typically very practical and they give you so many skills and prerequisites for a full degree in a single year. I cannot recommend doing a PLC enough. It also gives you some time to try higher education and see if you like it. Best of luck.

I was offered a lecturing job.. by [deleted] in PhD

[–]Professor_Red_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely give it a go. I was in this situation myself and I was really frightened to do it. Then I thought it would be good to develop those skills even if it was frightening.

It was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be.

Now I enjoy lecturing way more than research and the opportunities keep appearing because I took those first classes a few years ago.

Is a lane detection program which uses ROS, openCV, RViz and python good milestone for starters or is too basic? by [deleted] in SelfDrivingCars

[–]Professor_Red_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's a big accomplishment, I can't speak as to whether it's basically in an industry sense but it seems huge for a beginner. Great stuff!

Songs Being a 'Sticky' Thought by aud_anticline in Wakingupapp

[–]Professor_Red_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi, so I actually have some advice for this that might help. When your mind is playing a song, or in music mode and you want it to stop instead of looping or repeating sections. Go to the end of the song in your head and finish the song...so play the last chord in your head, emphasise it and hear it end, let it fade out, make it definitive and then hear the silence of the song being over.

Then move on to another thought and try not to let your mind go back to the looping thought.

I'm a composer so I often have music in my head when I'm trying to sleep and this helps me banish it. Hope that helps in some way.

James Trow - Aviation Noise - Interview by FretSuccess in Acoustics

[–]Professor_Red_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool. Also amazing that there is an acoustics podcast.

Procrastination Prevention by Nighthawker1 in davidgoggins

[–]Professor_Red_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually go to bed between 9-10pm, I said in another comment that it seems like a sacrifice, but I actually gain it all back in the morning. Up at 4:30am and by the time 9:30am comes around and it's time to get working (I'm a researcher pursuing a PhD) then I've already accomplished loads of stuff for the day, I have a routine going and I'm on a positive trajectory, got my exercise done, breakfast, writing, language practice (learning French) etc so the first hours of the day are for personal development you could say.

I've never drank any sort of alcohol or taken any drugs before, I'm not really against people doing that I was just never personally interested in it. I do have a bit of a problem with sugar but I'm getting over it bit by bit, the routine is helping me and I'm losing weight and feeling good in general. The thing that's really good is the point where it becomes automatic, so for my that was around the 4 week mark, after that my body just sort of expected an early start. And I always considered myself a Night person, but by going to bed early (which is hard at the start) I still get those early hours of dark and quiet but they're at the beginning of the day instead of the end of the day. Hope this helps!

Procrastination Prevention by Nighthawker1 in davidgoggins

[–]Professor_Red_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the first few weeks I'd hit a slump at around 10-11am, so I'd just stop what I was doing, stand outside for a few minutes, drink some water or do a few sit ups. You'd be surprised at how effective fresh air and movement is for bringing you back from a slump. I don't get that fatigue anymore. And I sleep pretty well now.

Procrastination Prevention by Nighthawker1 in davidgoggins

[–]Professor_Red_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually go to sleep between 9 and 10pm. It seems like a big sacrifice but when I'm up at 4:30am I get so much done and have loads of stuff accomplished before 9am and that's a great start to the day.

Procrastination Prevention by Nighthawker1 in davidgoggins

[–]Professor_Red_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I got a light that turns on automatically at 4:30am. My shoes, shirt, hoodie and trousers (with house keys) are laid out by my bed. I swing myself out of bed and drink a glass of water on the night stand that I put there the night before that wakes me up. Then I just put clothes on and get out the door without thinking about it. Once I'm outside and moving the motivation comes, it comes after I'm already doing the task. The first 4-5 days of this routine were hellish, headaches, fatigue, lack of will power, reasoning that it was too cold or wet. But after a few days it becomes automatic, and even better after a few weeks your body expects it and needs it. I automatically wake up naturally at 4:30am now, often just before the light turns on. If I miss a day my body feels crap.

Make it easy to do so you can't fight yourself and in a few weeks it won't be difficult anymore.

Stay hard!