20231218-20231224:#
Preface#
This week I decided to start writing a weekly journal. The reason I wanted to write a journal is because I was inspired by several bloggers, including pseudoyu. I've always wanted to keep a diary, but it always ended up becoming a "beautiful" and "dead" to-do list. Today is Saturday, and the reason I decided to write the journal today is because I have a business trip on Sunday. Because of work, I need to go to Suzhou. One of the reasons I have never liked business trips is because I get motion sickness. So, I rarely go out.
Nothing Happened This Week#
It snowed in Hefei last Friday, which seems to happen around this time every year. I should have taken a photo when it was snowing, but it had already melted when I planned to take a picture today. So, I'll just attach a photo I took in the north many years ago. PS: The snow in the north is really big, completely different from the south. I remember that only the heavy snow in 2008 could match the snow in the north.
There was nothing special about work this week, just the usual routine. After work, I just lay down. It's been a long time since I last studied, probably about a month or two. This week, I decided to change that and started studying the CS50 computer course. The plan is to finish the Python course by the end of the year. I have already watched Lecture 3. Since I have already studied Python before and have a certain foundation, it's like "stir-frying". Basically, I just watch the lecture, then look at the notes afterwards, and I can complete the exercises. It's worth mentioning that foreign universities place a lot of emphasis on academic integrity. Although I had heard about this before, it wasn't until I took their course that I had a deeper impression: after your program passes the tests and before you submit it, the official will remind you with the following message: "Keeping in mind the course's policy on academic honesty, are you sure you want to submit these files (yes/no)?" All problem sets will remind you to ensure that you have done each problem yourself.
Next, I will gradually summarize the content I have learned before and consolidate my "skills".
I have always enjoyed reading online articles. Online articles are like anime to me. Generally, I only follow one online novel, like watching cartoons when I was a child, waiting for updates every day. On Friday night, I saw an author post a photo of their hospital in the latest update, explaining why they changed from two updates a day to one update. In the past few months, the comments on the chapters have mostly been negative. I think these "critics" should feel guilty now. So, everyone should take care of their health and exercise more. This week, I started practicing boxing again. I'm following a blogger on Bilibili to learn the Yongchun boxing routine, hoping to improve my physical fitness. I have learned the Eight Section Brocade before, but I feel like it's not very suitable for me because I only burn about 170 calories after exercising for more than 20 minutes. By the way, one pound of fat ≈ 3500 calories. I hope my fellow weight loss enthusiasts know what to do now : )
NetEase Cloud Music updated its annual music summary. I saw many people sharing it on Moments, so I checked my own summary. The keyword of the year turned out to be "loneliness"... Thinking about it, it seems to be true. When I was a child, my teacher asked us to differentiate between "alone" and "lonely" and said, "I live alone, but I never feel lonely." Now, according to NetEase Cloud's analysis, it is "I love alone and I do feel lonely." Here are two screenshots of my NetEase Cloud summary. (PS: Big data really understands you the most).
Reading#
- "A Global History": I have been reading this book recently. It starts from the beginning of civilization - the evolution of primates, and talks about the impact of bronze and iron on the development and destruction of civilization. One prominent feature is that the author includes his own analysis in the description of each event, rather than just presenting the facts. It seems that most history books are like this. Current progress: 13%.
Blog Recommendation#
Movie and TV Show Recommendations#
- "Wanna Be the Strongest in the World! Season 2": It's a bit silly, but still very interesting. This is the final episode of the season.
- "Furien of the Funeral Lily": An 8/10 anime in my heart. I haven't watched it for a long time because I read the manga after watching about seven or eight episodes and got too curious. Today, I watched the latest episode of the anime, and it was still heartwarming, with a sense of innocence from the female lead.
Toolbox#
- WeChat Youth Mode: I have always found all kinds of advertisements and recommendations on WeChat to be "brain-dead", including but not limited to: advertisements in Moments, recommended WeChat official accounts, advertisements at the bottom of WeChat official accounts, video promotions... I have always hated these "eczema" things: on the one hand, I have OCD, on the other hand, I really dislike these things. But since I turned on "Youth Mode", my world has become quieter. Interested friends can give it a try, I think it's pretty good.
- RSS Subscription: Previously, my main source of information was WeChat official accounts, many of which were just reposting each other's content. It was repetitive and lacked originality. For a while, I found that the things I gained that could be considered "harvest" were very few. This week, I discovered that RSS subscription is still very nice: after subscribing, I can concentrate on reading, and most of the content has been thoughtfully written by the authors. It can be used on mobile phones, tablets, and computers, so it's really great.
Entertainment#
- "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild": I played "Breath of the Wild" for about two hours this week. For me, Zelda is like the "Natsume's Book of Friends" of the gaming world, relaxing and enjoyable, just two words - "pleasant".
- "Octopath Traveler 2": I ordered "Octopath Traveler 2" this week. After doing in-depth research on this game, I decided to "splurge" and buy it. It has already been shipped from Japan and I'm looking forward to it... (Excitedly rubbing my hands...)