Proof of futile resistance

I think our "stupid" mistakes are less stupid than we think. For instance, I took a math test today. On the test, I managed to see the same exact problem that I anticipated in preparation for the test. Never mind how I manage to "anticipate" that problem...

On that very problem, I made the same arithmetic error (in my head) that I did when solving it the first time around.

I guess the moral of the story is: just because something can be easily avoided, doesn't mean it will be easily avoided.

Procrastination

I think procrastination breeds more procrastination. For instance, I am procrastinating right now because I am lamenting how much time I have lost.

But this brings up an interesting consideration. If I were to increase the size of my workload by several manifold, would that lessen the amount I procrastinate? The answer is yes, but only due to necessity. After all, the alternative is to simply collapse epically under the workload.

But, if I were to then reduce my workload after toiling away for some amount of time, would I retain my new work habits? I think the answer could possibly be yes, but we will have to wait and see first.

Initial value conditions

Sometimes, I think on, say, a math test for example, I could have done better (a purely hypothetical situation). Perhaps I made some "stupid" mistakes or didn't study or didn't know about the test... It bothers me when that occurs. And I don't like being bothered, at least not by myself.

So my new way of thinking about such matters is this: given a set of surrounding conditions a.k.a the "initial value conditions," the probabilistic outcome of me performing the exact same way as I did is very high. When you think about it, it makes sense. If you were to revisit a past event, would you have acted differently? I think the chances of us behaving the same way are very high, influenced largely by the initial value conditions that were lost in translation.

That's why I also don't bother correcting my grammar in previous posts.