The morning passed by without accomplishing much. In the afternoon, I thought about brushing up on my English, so I downloaded Duolingo again. To my surprise, Duolingo now offers courses in music and math, which I found quite interesting.

In the evening, I went out and bought three pounds of eggs and a little over a pound of ground meat. After returning home, I stir-fried the ground meat with shiitake mushrooms to enjoy slowly later. Eggs are about the same price as some vegetables, making them the most cost-effective source of protein for people with lower incomes.

Last night, I spent some time tinkering with my phone again, but luckily, I went to bed relatively early.

Maintaining a slight sense of hunger and fatigue can help foster a more disciplined and proactive lifestyle.

11:49 Lemon + Cured Meat

Adding two slices of lemon when blanching cured meat can bring out a unique aroma while also reducing the oxidized taste of the meat.

The main reason eggs stick to the pan is that the pan and oil aren’t hot enough. On an induction stove, try to crack the egg closer to the center of the pan.

15:50 Considering Root Access from a Consumer’s Perspective

The purpose of rooting is to gain control over the system. I suddenly realized that the notification importance settings were missing. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it was because I had restored the native notification importance settings using Cemiuiler. My new phone isn’t rooted, so I couldn’t adjust the settings.

19:48 Tweaking the Equalizer on the Xiaomi 15

I noticed that the Xiaomi 15’s external speakers don’t sound as good as the Xiaomi 10’s—they’re particularly harsh and lack fullness. After checking online to see how others adjusted their equalizers, I learned a bit about the principles behind equalizer tuning. It improved slightly, but only by a tiny bit.

23:16 How to improve concentration

The inertia of laziness is still quite hard to overcome, which makes creating a conducive learning or working environment especially important. But how do you create one? Generally, there are four main influencing factors:

1. Establishing Rules. Setting rules helps maintain high focus. The most critical aspects are enforceability and unavoidable consequences—the former ensures practicality, while the latter serves as a negative feedback mechanism. For example, in libraries or classrooms, loud noise will draw disapproval from others, an unavoidable consequence that encourages focus in such spaces.
2. Group Effect. This leverages human psychology—people tend to mimic others to fit in. Additionally, people usually care about how others perceive them. To shape their image, individuals in groups consciously imitate productive behaviors. Combined with personal motivation, this makes people more focused in specific group settings.
3. Eliminating Distractions. By keeping potential distractions—whether objects or people—out of sight or reach, external interruptions are minimized, helping sustain focus.
4. Choosing the Right Task. The nature of the work or study material significantly impacts focus. For instance, we often concentrate intensely while gaming, competing, or watching TV shows. Tasks that provide immediate positive feedback are more likely to hold our attention, even to the point of addiction. Conversely, activities requiring long-term effort with unpredictable setbacks—like preparing for grad school or civil service exams—often trigger subconscious resistance, undermining focus.

In summary, maintaining focus while working alone on long-term, low-reward tasks is extremely challenging. Forcing yourself to concentrate might backfire. Instead, try creating enforceable personal rules with unavoidable consequences, joining online communities of like-minded individuals, and using tools like screen locks or Pomodoro timers. Overcoming subconscious resistance by adopting a broader perspective is key to improving focus—but this requires extensive exploration and practice.

Summer has arrived, and the temperature is no longer a major obstacle to getting out of bed. I’ve also been less inclined to laze around in the mornings compared to before.

Originally, I wanted to find a desktop timer app to help plan study and rest periods. On GitHub, I came across ClassIsland, a project that even includes a class schedule feature, making me feel like I’ve returned to my student days.

15:25 Thoughts

I strongly agree with what Teacher Zhengdao said:

We should not create barriers to knowledge, as doing so will only lead to societal inequity, turning exams into a selection process based on wealth rather than merit.

17:44 Taking a shower

For humans, taking a shower can, to some extent, be considered a reset action. After showering, people tend to feel much more refreshed and comfortable.

Mom called me again today. When I answered, I said, “What’s up?”
“Have you cooked and eaten?” she asked.
“I’m not coming,” I replied.
“I’m asking if you’ve cooked and eaten,” she repeated.
I said no.
“I bought some ribs today, but no one came for lunch,” she added.
“I’m not coming.”
……

After reaching an agreement, Mom told me to accept the money Dad had transferred to me yesterday. I said okay.

I know that accepting it will make them feel better and more at ease.

21:32 Eye discomfort

I’ve been staring at screens for too long today—almost the entire day watching study videos.

22:16 Why do people feel uneasy in life?

When we find ourselves in an unfamiliar environment or interacting with unfamiliar people, why do we feel uneasy? I tried to answer this question to help my mom adapt more quickly to her new lifestyle. I asked a few AIs, and the response from ChatGPT-o4-mini best captured the complex logic behind this feeling. Here’s the answer:

• Evolution and Physiological Mechanisms
  • “Fear of the Unknown” Instinct: From an evolutionary perspective, unfamiliar environments or objects may conceal dangers (predators, natural disasters, etc.). The brain automatically labels the “unfamiliar” as a potential threat, activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, releasing cortisol and adrenaline, and triggering a stress response that makes people alert and uneasy.
• Cognitive Load and Uncertainty
  • Lack of Pre-existing “Scripts”: In daily life, we rely on past experiences to quickly invoke “social scripts” (how to greet, how to maintain a conversation, etc.). In unfamiliar settings, there are no ready-made scripts to follow, forcing the brain to expend extra cognitive resources to observe, judge, and decide, leading to fatigue and anxiety.
  • Increased Uncertainty: Not knowing the preferences of others or the rules of the situation, nor the consequences of one’s actions, amplifies tension.
• Social Psychology and Self-Evaluation
  • Fear of Negative Judgment: When interacting with unfamiliar people, individuals often worry that their words or actions will be met with disapproval, rejection, or ridicule. This “social anxiety” further magnifies feelings of unease.
  • Reduced Self-Efficacy: When one feels unable to control the situation, their sense of security wavers, making them more prone to tension and discomfort.
• Individual Differences
  • Personality Traits: For example, introverts are naturally more sensitive to external stimuli and may feel more pressure in unfamiliar settings, while those high in “novelty-seeking” may enjoy exploring the unknown.
  • Past Experiences: Negative experiences in unfamiliar environments can reinforce anxiety about such situations.

Avoiding unfamiliar environments and reducing interactions with unfamiliar people is not a solution—unless we can return to our comfort zones and never encounter unfamiliar people again.

On the contrary, the only way to eliminate this unease is to bravely confront this instinctive fear, turning the unfamiliar into the familiar and the strange into the known. At the same time, maintaining confidence, not fearing negative judgment or uncertainty, and rediscovering self-efficacy through personal interests can help us regain self-affirmation.

In this process, we will rewrite our “social scripts,” enabling us to achieve greater accomplishments and reshape our inherent perceptions.

00:09 Getting ready for bed

Spent most of today watching educational videos and discovered a highly capable teacher with solid values: The Right Path in Public Exams is Full of Vicissitudes. I also found his verbatim notes on interviews, which I’ve reposted on my blog: Verbatim Notes on Interview Insights | The Right Path in Public Exams is Full of Vicissitudes.

This completely changed my previous perspective—public exams aren’t purely about luck. I used to think that people with similar abilities would perform similarly in exams, and that the benefits of practice might be offset by luck.

The belief that success depends on luck isn’t necessarily correct, but we can only explore this after we’ve done everything within our power to eliminate non-luck factors. If we aspire to achieve great goals, then this is precisely what we must do.

Getting ready to go downstairs and pick it up.

16:43 Finished a Rough Set of Essay Questions

Some of the questions were still quite challenging. If I don’t practice beforehand, I’ll definitely be at a loss during the exam.

The printer is set up now, but it feels a bit cheap. Maybe it’s because of the price point. The photo prints aren’t very clear, and the color accuracy isn’t great either. Oh well, I can use it to print various types of paper, calendars, and such in the future, which is still quite nice.

I can even print homework for Manman and the others.

21:29 Finished Washing My Nose

No bleeding the first time, but there was a little the second time. It seems like there’s still some slow bleeding, but it’s much better than before. I didn’t blow my nose or spit any phlegm all day today. Applied some more medicine, and I’ll wash it again tomorrow to see how it goes.

22:55 Time Flies So Fast

It’s time to go to bed again, and I haven’t solved many problems.

I found the Hugo blog deployed in GitHub is very convenient. I can use the One diary app for writing essays and copying to the Hugo via the GitHub app.

I can completely finish the writing and the publishing function by cell phone.

Mar 29

I have been considering the impact of communication tools on our lifestyle and ability to concentrate. No, all the things present by cell phone are consume our concentration.

About recording my life on Blog, I don’t think I should focus the rendering results and the impliment methods.

Just focus the content itself. Time is the most precious thing in the word, so I must use my whole time to create, to think, to feel, and to love. rather than be attracted by others.

Mar 28

There are two assignments as following:

There are a number of tests available which can suggest if a person is telling the truth, but knowing
which ones are accurate is not easy. A newly created test is claimed to be the most accurate yet in
lie detection.However, questions have been raised about its accuracy and ethics.

Students who wish to take a break from their studies will need to put in an application for Leave of
Absence. If your application is successful, you will be notified via email. At the end of your Leave of
Absence, you must re -enroll at Student Services and in the subjects you intend to study.

Requirement:

1. Divide rhythm groups
2. Linking rhythm groups
3. Try read the full phrase.
4. Compare with recording.

Mar 27

Today, I have been learning read aloud on Bilibili.【飞凡PTE】Read Aloud全网最全, 满分技巧合集! 小白必看！_哔哩哔哩_bilibili

It was very effective and efficient.

Mar 26

• as much as
• I wondered if you might consider paying overtime since I’ve had to stay late so often.
• I can tell you don’t get out much
• It’s a realistic expectation.
• She’s the governor of Michigan
• He’s a friend of our neighbors

Mar 25

About how to improve writing ability, there are definitely many different perspectives and methods. In my opinion, the thing we need to do is just keep outputting, and then keep revising.
Only by doing this can we achieve fluency.
Additionally, there is one especially important thing: choose a better tool. Because, as a foreigner, a tool like a teacher is important. A bad teacher might not improve our ability.

Mar 24

Recently, I always played with my cell phone for a few hours after waking up. I think this is a bad habit, and also wastes a lot of time.
At noon, I rode my bike to get to Saokun’s to eat lunch with my friends. But there is an unpleasant thing we did, which is that we were too lazy to treat them.
So, they decided to leave after playing for a while. We didn’t think our behaviors were truly considered enough.

Mar 23

Today, my friends and I decided to climb the Yunwu mountain.

Though It’s so tiring, it is a precious and specific experience.

Mar 22

It is through science that we prove,
But through intuition that we discover.
– Henrry Pangalary

Pay attention to why you are using tools, rather than just focusing on the tools themselves.

Mar 21

Today, I will have a sweet dream, because I did an hour working out. Additionally, I didn’t get sleep all day.

When I got back to the dormitory after getting off work, I met Li Yujie on the first floor of the apartment.
I had taken a delivery first. And then I took my delivery going upstairs by elevator. I saw Li Yujie standing outside of my dormitory when I got to my floor.

There was a bag of wolfberry in her hand. I invited her to have dinner together after I accepted the wolfberry.

Next, I boiled two bowls of noodles and a fennel egg cake to share with her. Last but not least, she shared a game with me. We played by ourselves for an hour.

To end with, I went to our gym to play dynamic bike.

Mar 20

Last night, I cannot fallen asleep on time. Till a half past 3 A.M, I was awaking. There is a lot of thoughts in my mind. Especially some things like the passion or relationship.

I think what I supposed to do is that make some changes.

Mar 19

The more I worked for other people, the more I wanted to be my own boss.

Duolingo’s sentences

• Did you hear that the teacher had to suspend Kevin from school for stealing?
• They were holding hands.
• The worse the boss treats me, the more I want to retire.
• I guess I shouldn’t treat myself so badly.

Today, I finished the function that compatible with both Github and Gitee simultaneously.

Mar 18

Today, I feel extremely tired. and I seldom learn to speak or listen all day. The only today’s achievement is that I finished building my personal blog by Github. The most interesting thing is that I tried to use the workflow function of Github, and then I successfully dealt with a bug.

And one more thing, I really don’t want to listen these things Luo Huan talked about her ex-boyfriend. I felt uncomfortable and uncareful. Honestly, I just care about her situation, not other people about her. However, just these poo things resulted in her bad mood. And I want to use a comment to describe her.

I tried to walk out of the swamp that has trapped me for so long, but forgot why this swamp has held me for so long.

Mar 17

Today’s emoji is 🙃 , 🤢 and 😧

My little cousin

My little cousin is one of my best friends. Actually, we don’t have any blood relationships. We had known each other is when I was in junior high school.

Though we had just been in contact for one year, we have built a very strong relationship. She named me little cousin(brother) when I named her little cousin(sister). We are frequently outspoken to each other without reservation.

Today, We have known each other already for ten years. In my mind, I think she is a very clever and lovely girl. Of course, I don’t know my imagination of mine in her mind.

Just now, she sent a few messages talking about her current situation. She has lots of stress on her thesis. After she told to me and I gave her some needed interaction, She felt better.

Huan with her ex-boyfriend

Just a few minutes ago, Huan called me about how he broke up with her ex-boyfriend.

However, I cannot give her any specific suggestions. She felt extremely upset, and she wanted to give her ex-boyfriend a callback.

In my opinion, it is unnecessary to call him back There is no actual love between you and him.

So, from other perspectives, choosing to break up might not be a bad result.

Mar 16

Custom the website to fit the syntax of typora.

double equals ,use the <mark> label

Woops, I cannot solve the mark compatibility between Typora and Hugo.

About My Present situation

My heart is under a lot of pressure, causing me to feel short of breath.

I hope to discover a way to accomplish some purpose or find life’s truth and significance.

A few days ago, I took a psychological test for the individual pressure of my mind. It demonstrated I had too much stress so I scored 113. The result means my pressure has been inducing my bodily disease.

Therefore, I think what I am supposed to do is adjust my lifestyle and alter my attitude.

Mar 15

Tonight, I spent twe precious hours for managing my blog website of Hugo.
The reason why the process is so much difficult is that I didn’t understand the meaning of the below code.

So, the most important experience is that we must carefully treat any tips, warnnings, and precurors.

1

Error: command error: failed to load config: "D:\blog\hugo.yaml:226:1": failed to unmarshal YAML: yaml: line 226: mapping values are not allowed in this context

• and /ænd/ -/ən/
• or /ɔ:r/-/ər/
• as /æz/-/əz/

Reducing Prepositions

• to /tu:/-/tə/
• for /fɔ:(r)/-/fə(r)/
• of /ʌv//ɒv/-/əv//ə/

Reducing Auxiliary Verbs

• have /hæv/-/əv//ə/
• has /hæz/-/əz//ə/
• can /kæn/-/kən/

Reducing Pronous

• he /hi/-/i/
• you /jʊ/-/yə/
• her /hə(r)/-/ə(r)/
• his /hɪz/-/ɪz/
• him /hɪm/-/ɪm//əm/

Reducing Verb + to

• want to——wanna
• going to——gonna
• have to——hafta
• has to——hasta
• had to——hada
• ought to——oudda

Here are some note:

五种类型的弱读

1.Reducing Conjunction 弱读连词

and /ænd/→/ən/

eg.apples and oranges

you and me

or /ɔ:r/→/ər/

eg.soup or salad

he or she

as /æz/→/əz/

eg.might as well

as soon as

2.Reducing Prepositions 弱读介词

to /tu:/→/tə/

eg.Talk to me.

He asked me to go.

for /fɔ:(r)/→/fə(r)/

eg.Are you looking for trouble?

What’s for dinner?

of /ʌv//ɒv/→/əv//ə/

eg.worse of all part of

a glass of water kind of

a lot of people sort of

one of those

3.Reducing Auxiliary Verbs 弱读助动词

have /hæv/→/əv//ə/

eg.You could have gone with me.(/əv/)

I should have done that.(/ə/)

has /hæz/→/əz//ə/

eg.It has a view./əz/

Where has she been?/ə/

can /kæn/→/kən/

eg.I can do this.

Can you make it?

4.Reducing Pronouns 弱读代词

he /hi/→/i/

eg.Could he cheat?

Would he come?

you /ju/→/yə/

eg.I gave it to you.

Talk to you later.

See you.

her /hə(r)/→/ə(r)/

eg.Use her notes.

I like her.

his /hɪz/→/ɪz/

eg.Use his notes.

I got his name.

him /hɪm/→/ɪm//əm/

eg.Give him time./ɪm/

Let him know./əm/

5.Reducing Verb+to 弱读动词+to

want to → wanna

eg.I want to get it done.

I want to go out tonight.

going to → gonna

eg.I am going to do my homework tomorrow.

I am going to visit my parents.

have to → hafta

eg.You have to talk to your mom.

You have to work hard.

has to → hasta

eg.She has to wear a mask.

She has to go to school.

had to → hada

eg.She had to get a ride last night.

ought to → oudda

eg.I ought to try harder.