You know, there's certain things that when you look at them they look so simple yet, we just don't want to accept the simple things. For example, when I see someone doing something very basic in a field I've worked on before, in my head, I'm like, omg, that's so cool and I see me in him and it's almost like a very endearing feeling and if they come up to me, it makes me so happy. But at the same time whenever I'm doing something new and I have to start small with something more basic, I feel embarrassed to tell anyone cause, in my mind, I'm like oh, but no one's going to think it's cool, this is not good at all. But I know that's not true, they probably feel the same thing as I do whenever I meet someone like that. Another example is doing things, right. A few months ago, I saw like these people like @Chinnu B , @Crown Mare , they were posting like book reviews and I was like, hey, they're so cool, they're so great, I don't even read books, they're totally on a different level. But that's just simply not true, at some point in the past, they were probably the same as me, they also had a day where they picked up their first book, maybe it was before me, maybe they read fast but at some point, they were in the same stage as me and you, and infact I still don't read 1 book a week, I take 1 book, I don't even try to read like 1 chapter a day, if I'm feeling good, I real multiple chapters if I'm not feeling good, I just read 1 paragraph and that's it, some days, when I'm busier, I don't even read. So, does that make me a really good reader like them? Probably not, so what, if I read even 1 book in like say not even a month, like 3 months, that's 4 books an year, in 3 years, I'll know about a whole dozen of books and then I can call myself a reader and like the first example, if I were to tell a good reader that, oh, I read like half book, they probably couldn't care less about comparing my not even 1 book level to them, they'll be like, oh, yeah, that's great and again, we know these stuff yet we just don't accept them.

For the past few days, I've been working hard as finals are near and I have to study a lot. As well as practice my piece for the concert which is also not that far away. And work on my newsletter, draft article, finish all those writings, assignments, and a ton more. So, after designating every hour of my day to some work and really creating a schedule that forces me to focus at all times, I noticed a pattern. Whatever I do, if I do it first thing after school or early in the morning or basically at any beginnings, I tend to fall in love with that, I keep working and lose track of time and I just keep going and it feels so amazing. On the other hand if I stop even for some time say after 10 mins, I look at my phone for just 5 mins, it changes everything, I'm not longer 100% doing what my intentions were, instead I find my mind wondering off into many directions. What I found interesting though is that although I did competitively get more done in the first scenario, if I enter the second scenario, the opposite happens, I don't get as much done but along the way of doing my tasks, my mind wonders off to such amazing places and I find all these amazing ideas and patterns and feelings and answers that are just impossible to find with a pen and a paper and I love the feeling it leaves me with, there's no base, nothing to guide me, no connection between each thought, our mind is just so amazing and beautiful. These new discoveries you make, they're not some big new ground breaking discoveries, they've always been there yet we just forget about them, never see them, they're just simply amazing. So moral of the story, when you try and try to be intentional about trying and acknowledge your imperfections, you're almost promised to always be left with great outcomes.

Yesterday was one of the best days I've had, and I wanted to share some experiences that I think will help you better understand this world and navigate through it. Since 7th grade, I was that kid who watched countless videos on YouTube, constantly wondering, "How does YouTube even know what I'm watching? Why does Google Search show me results similar to what I wanted to search for?" Being curious but clueless, I decided to search for "How does YouTube work?" I still remember a video by Tom Scott where he explained how they use deep learning and machine learning to suggest videos. This was about 4-5 years ago. While the core principles remain the same, the algorithms have become more robust over time. That’s when I became truly fascinated by machine learning (ML). From that point on, I delved deeper into the field—reading research papers, watching explanatory videos, and learning about deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and neural networks. It was awesome! My curiosity was insatiable, and I often felt a bit sad that I hadn't discovered these interests earlier. But hey, I know them now, and that's what matters. Simply watching videos and reading papers wasn’t enough to truly understand and apply these concepts, so I started my coding journey. My first programming language was... haha, you’re probably thinking Python, right? Nope, it was HTML. I know, I know—it’s not a programming language. But I was just a kid who didn't quite understand what that meant, so I started with the basics of web development: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. These aren’t AI-related, but that’s what my brother suggested, so I listened to him. However, my real journey began with Python—the first true programming language I learned. I’ve spent countless hours mastering it. For all those people out there, Python is just normal English! Don’t say you don’t know how to code in Python unless you don’t know English—that’s a different story. Maybe try Bhailang for all you Hindi-speaking folks out there (you know what I mean! 😂).

Hey everyone 👋 I am Clement Sarah. I just joined the Rishab Academy. I’d be happy to know more about the academy. Btw, I am a graphic designer 😊

Hello everybody again! What are some project ideas for MIT bachelor AI and decision making you think are great for getting there? Like I see that many people here use ML and AI for cross disciplinary studies aka biology and physics, but what are some project ideas that are solely in this field? I would say that I have great knowledge of AI and ML (proficient in pytorch and scipy), build a couple neural networks and LSTM's for predicting crypto and have other projects in the field, so it won't be a problem if the task is problematic, I am always eager to learn :)