Month: August 2024

Today was another unproductive day. I watched several math videos on YouTube, but had difficulty fully absorbing them. I feel as if I’ve lost something necessary to my project. Mental acuity? Concentration? Confidence? I hoped that taking a break last week would help. I did come back more rested and less emotional, but my ability to make progress seems no better. I am very discouraged.

Today I read more of Infinite Powers. I am feeling more hopeful than yesterday, though, because I managed to accomplish a number of non-math things that had piled up during recent bad times.

My mental health is much improved since last week, and I hoped that my first day back from break would be productive. I found myself unable to think clearly enough to do any active math, though, and ended up falling back on reading Infinite Powers again. I am rather discouraged about that. Maybe things will improve as the week goes on.

Speaking of which, I will not be blogging on Friday or Saturday of this week or on Monday of next week, because I am going to church camp.

I took yesterday off from study and blogging to attend two family gatherings, but while doing housekeeping on the blog today, I decided to take the rest of this week off as well. I just need a break. Trying to keep up with my math review project while dealing with a long depressive episode is causing a lot problems. My medication has been adjusted, so hopefully things will improve over the coming days. See you next Monday, readers.

Today was not as good as I hoped. I read more of Infinite Powers.

I am feeling better today. I read more of Infinite Powers, but I was able to read longer and focus better than earlier in the week.

Time got away from me today, and I did not start on my math until quite late. By that point I was too tired to absorb much, so I ended up only watching half of a YouTube video. Tomorrow will almost certainly be better.

I am still not functioning well, though it isn’t as bad as sometimes. Today I read more of Infinite Powers. I am enjoying it less than I was. Strogatz has moved on from the historical development of calculus to an overview of calculus concepts (currently the derivative), which are not new to me. I don’t know whether it will become more interesting again or whether I should find another book.

Today I was not feeling well, but I worked for a short time on geometry proofs. Hopefully I will be able to post them later in the week.

Today I puttered around, doing a bit of reading from several different sources and working to prove two propositions about trapezoids that I found in Elementary College Geometry. I made good progress, but I am not ready to post the results yet.

Speaking of posting results, I am thinking of changing the way I use this blog. Rather than posting daily, I am considering posting only when I have something I consider interesting to share. I would lose the motivation provided by sharing my progress every day, but I would also be spared the feeling that I’m letting down or boring my readers. Let me know what you think.

I will leave you with half a joke. I thought of the set-up today, but I have yet to think of the punchline:

The Axiom of Choice and the Parallel Postulate walk into a bar…