Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of December! 
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have any plans for next week?
Poster caption:
"Sewing and mending for another year
缝缝补补又一年
Fengfeng bubu you yinian"
roll call
@SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net
@TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net
@LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net
@Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net
@anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net
If anybody else wants to be added to the roll call, just let me know
Stickied good luck
I got a fair amount of reading done last week and just about finished with the 3rd year apprentice courses my online study offered so that’s nice. This week I’ll try finishing up and getting back to my reading for the year. Coming down with a bit of a cold so I’ll see how much I can do and if I can even do plasma this week or not for some extra change.
Take some rest, you deserved it for being productive all year
I’ll slow down but won’t stop, already finished the book I was on. Today little bit of study with a lot watching anime on my phone to relax proper
Even though I caught a pretty nasty cold i managed to get some progress on my PhD application. I have my English-language certificate speaking exam tomorrow, so wish me luck!
I’m sure you nailed the exam
Good luck with the PhD application!
Nope. It was canceled without any refund or rescheduling because the Proctor said my Bluetooth keyboard, which I use because my laptop keyboard is broken, was not allowed and therefore to remove it from the room. Told them I needed it to complete the written section of the exam, and that regulations stated I could use a external keyboard. They answered that the keyboard had to be wired, because Bluetooth devices are banned.
Ran to try and get another keyboard, and by the time I came back the exam window had expired. Tried to fight it, but you know how brits are with brown people. Now I’m 300 bucks in the hole, with no language certificate, and a few days before the application deadline. Even if I had the cash I don’t know if I could book an exam date close enough for me to get my results before the deadline. No PhD for me, I guess.
Sorry to be a bummer. Just venting, I guess. I’ll remove it if it bothers anyone.
That’s wild, I’m sorry to hear that. Post this in r/gradschool, maybe they will be able to help. If cash is an issue, ask in the mutual aid comm. Hopefully there’s still time
This week I practiced meditation on 5 days in a row.
I’m on my vacation as of yesterday so I’m officially done with improvement for this year. Just want to rest and relax for the rest of this month. It’s time for couch-maxxing
I’ve been working really hard lately. I’ve recovered from injury and illness to get 4 classes of BJJ in as well as inching ever closer to the publishing of my open source project. Really good week in that respect, but I tend to have this moment of panic as a wake up which I wouldn’t recommend. I can guarantee it’s because I keep doing work during the weekends instead of doing something pleasant like hiking, being social, or indulging in the other small pleasures of life. But I feel so close to the accomplishments in the realms I feel very blessed to be able to do.
Check out this short guided meditation for unwinding, it’s really good
You are very kind to me and quite the problem solver. Thank you so much for this, I’ll check it out!
