Entry #3 - Day 3, Getting More Interesting...

I didn't plan for this to be a daily thing -- perhaps self-studying would become "routinous" soon that one entry would cover a week of reading and note-taking?

But I feel that I have had another significant experience with day 3.

Previously in Chapter 1 and 2, there were times when I could almost describe the feeling [during reading] as one of "dread". I used my hands to pick out the pages I "still" have to read while looking despairingly at the thickness of the pages (rather, the thinness -- 2 pages and 5 pages for chapter 1 and 2, respectively).

Chapter 4, the chapter which I just finished reading [it was more interesting! It was as if self-study is getting more and more interesting!]...I "unconsciously" (actually that term comes in chapter 5 ;)) read through without using the "dread" process....and when I flipped the 6th page, saw that I looked at the first of the practice questions!

It was great that I wasn't doing my "thinking too much" thing then, because I had unconsciously "enjoyed" the chapter! Not that I didn't enjoy the previous chapters -- I often use the "dread" process whenever reading, including the Harry Potter books (which I didn't like the last ... 3 books by the way).

Anyways -- it looks like self-studying is not a process to dread as long as one has an open-mind to it. Ok, you caught me. It usually isn't an "option" for those who decide to self-study it, ... but at the same time, I just marvel at the new knowledge I am learning every second. Just the knowledge! Now I view myself, my brain, my eyes, my senses, my mind all in a new light.

And knowledge is power ;).

A little news on the "bad" side however -- it seems like my thalamus, correct?,.... no my amygdala perhaps isn't at its best condition these days. The thought that I had forgotten much of what I had learned in the earlier chapters was on the top of my mind a few minutes ago.

The reason why I say "few minutes ago" is that while I was typing the early part of the previous sentence, I notice that I do in fact remember many things of the first chapter.

But of course, the information is not as fresh in my mind. Despite me learning it just a few days ago.

Would this grow to be a larger problem as I learn more and more? Perhaps there is something regarding this in the "Learning" chapter. Is this a problem that affects all self-studiers?

Well, glad that you won't be the one who has to find out the hard way =P. This is after all my first attempt in self-studying. :)