focus
lately, my main thing has been working on developing my focus. i find that it is what makes or breaks anything productive. i first discovered it when I was getting into reading. reading has always been difficult, as at the time of being 19 I've read a total of 4 books which most were not even full on novels.
after reading over 15-20 books now I found that the difference wasn't my poor language skills, but it was the lack of focus I had. i always thought that I couldn't read because I would drift all the time. reading a sentence to skipping the next. but, that is just a symptom of poor focus.
even in academics, the value of focus is immense. it's the difference of understanding lectures, reducing time spent on homework, and finish work to spend times with others. it's such an important skill.
which is why I'm rereading deep work again. deep work was one of the first books I read during my journey in reading. i learned a lot of the power of reading but rereading it sure drills the value of focus in my head.
everyday I've been experimenting with my focus relative to study, lectures, and project. interestingly I usually can do a deep focus for roughly an hour before it get way too tiring. not sure if pomodoro would be good here since it would disrupt my session. i'd imagine it would be a trade of quality for quantity which maybe be better depending on the subjects. i think for computer science it's better to have long session that really revolve around deeper understandings of mechanism. even for me too, I can last pretty long.
well, I wanna come back to this topic later on when I get more data. curious to see what I've learned in a month from now or even weeks.