Another Week of Thoughts and Work

This week has been a whirlwind of thoughts and, while I wish there had been a larger output of total work, I believe that I have some good plans for what needs to be done in the coming week. I began the week by working on the proposal for my final product. After ironing out some of the details with my mentor on our last visit, I was able to start making plans for my product proposal and begin working on the calendar now that I know more about what I am trying to achieve. I think the biggest thing I am concerned about going into this project is the longevity of it. With the deadline being all the way in April, there is plenty of time for me to severely procrastinate on this project and find myself in quite a bind come April. I think the best plan of action for me is to create a detailed calendar for each week and force myself to stick to that calendar.

Last week, I came up with a plan with my mentor on a program that I plan to write that will sort through the thousands of data points that I have and give me the ability to determine the distance between these points. This program is quite intimidating to me but I think I have been able to break down the different components of this program in order to make it more manageable. I plan to start work on this program early this week so I can report my progress back to my mentor at our next visit.

I am definitely looking forward to the research and data analysis I have planned and believe I will be able to make some progress getting started on my final product. My plan for this week is to make significant progress on my final proposal and solidify the program I plan to write.