Robert’s blog

Before setting my new goals for this year, it might be wise to reflect on last year’s achievements.

Starting with the most noteworthy, I became a University of London student and I already passed both of the courses I took last semester - that is, Computational Math and Introduction to Programming I. I also was granted recognition of prior learning for How Computer’s Work. So that’s already 45 credits out of 360 I need to be awarded my bachelor’s degree.

I also managed to do some exercise two to three times a week and get around 8 hours of sleep a day. Not bad.

However, on a negative note, I failed to prepare and sit for Cambridge’s C2 Proficiency Exam.

Consequently, basing my judgement on what happened last year, and the expectation I can set for 2025, this is my new year’s resolution:

• Visit England.
• Wake up at 06:00 and be at the office by 07:00. This will imply being in bed by 22:00 to maintain the 8 hours of sleep requirement I have set for myself.
• Pass both of my Discrete Mathematics and Introduction to Programming II courses and the courses I’ll be taking next semester, which will probably be Fundamentals of Computer Science and Algorithms and Data Structures I.
• Keep exercising three times a week.
• Be wise about my spending. Delve into corporate bonds. Do not let a single month go by without purchasing securities.
• Prepare and sit for Cambridge’s C2 Proficiency Exam in AACI. It could be helpful to complete the books on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation that I have lying around.

This week will be quite varied. I’ll be watching the week 12 lectures as well as solving the remaining exercises I have yet to do from the weeks 11 and 12 problem set.

I will also be going over some units of English Pronunciation in Use - Intermediate, and if I happen to still have some time to spare, I will be solving some exercises from the book Language Practice for First or writing my new year’s resolution that I still haven’t managed to write.

As for today, I need to collect a parcel at a post office nearby. I bought one of the books I need for my English course online, and the parcel has been waiting for me since Tuesday. This year we will be using the Objective Proficiency set of books [1 and 2], and the Cambridge English Proficiency 1 for Updated Exam companion book.

Today’s list:

• Watch week 12 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 11 and 12 problem set.
• Collect parcel.
• Solve unit two of English Pronunciation in Use - Intermediate.
• Go to the gym.

This week’s list:

• Add to the calendar the reminder for the next live lectures.
• Print weeks 13 and 14 problem set.
• Fix scissors tool.
• Solve weeks 7 and 8 problem set.
• Watch week 10 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 9 and 10 problem set.
• Watch week 11 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Watch week 12 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 11 and 12 problem set.
• Watch week 13 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Start solving weeks 13 and 14 problem set.
• Solve some exercises from Language Practice for First.
• Hand in the peer-graded assignment on induction and recursion.

As for today, I’ll be watching the week 11 lectures and solving all the exercises from the problem set related to the topics introduced in the webinars.

• Add to the calendar the reminder for the next live lectures.
• Print weeks 13 and 14 problem set.
• Fix scissors tool.
• Solve weeks 7 and 8 problem set.
• Watch week 10 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 9 and 10 problem set.
• Watch week 11 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Watch week 12 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 11 and 12 problem set.
• Watch week 13 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Hand in the peer-graded assignment on induction and recursion.

I’m feeling burned out. I took a day off today so that I can have the whole day to study at a slower pace. I will also go to the gym as it is a great way of winding down.

• Add to the calendar the reminder for the next live lectures.
• Print weeks 13 and 14 problem set.
• Fix scissors tool.
• Solve weeks 7 and 8 problem set.
• Watch week 10 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 9 and 10 problem set.
• Watch week 11 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Watch week 12 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 11 and 12 problem set.
• Watch week 13 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Hand in the peer-graded assignment on induction and recursion.

Because of my day job I won’t be able to tackle as many items on this list as I would wan’t to, therefore I’ll be solving weeks 7 and 8 problem set, and if I can, I will also watch the week 10 lecture.

• Add to the calendar the reminder for the next live lectures.
• Print weeks 13 and 14 problem set.
• Fix scissors tool.
• Solve weeks 7 and 8 problem set.
• Watch week 10 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 9 and 10 problem set.
• Watch week 11 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Watch week 12 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Solve weeks 11 and 12 problem set.
• Watch week 13 lectures and Aziza’s webinar.
• Hand in the peer-graded assignment on induction and recursion.