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Day -1: The Third Reset (Because Apparently I Need Multiple Attempts)

Yeah, I know. This is my third time saying "Day 0."

But today is Day -1. Tomorrow is the actual mark. Today is just recap.

Where We Were Before Everything Fell Apart

Before the mental breakdowns. Before the relationship mess. Before the friendship drama. Before I lost three months to trying to be normal.

I was actually working on stuff:

Frontend development - Building interfaces, making things that work and look decent

UI/UX design - Learning how to make things not just functional but actually good to use

Market thinking - Very little polish here, barely scratched the surface, but it's something

Python - The language that actually makes sense

Linear regression - Basic ML stuff, understanding how models learn

Ridge regression - Going deeper into regularization and optimization

Project MUTINY - My main thing, still in progress, gonna keep building it

And more coming. December is here. Time to actually use it.

The Reset Plan

Today: Recap. Look back at what I was doing before I lost myself.

Tomorrow: Last exam. Data structures. Then I'm free.

December: Learn and workout. No distractions. No trying to be normal. Just work and lifting.

Next year: Make real progress. Not just learning, but building things that matter.

What This Year Was

This year was about making mistakes. Emotional ones.

Tried to have a relationship. Failed.
Tried to maintain friendships. Failed.
Tried to be balanced and normal. Failed spectacularly.

But I learned. Learned what doesn't work for me. Learned where I belong. Learned that some of us just aren't built for the normal path.

What Next Year Will Be

Locking in. That's it.

No more trying to fit into a life that doesn't work. No more pretending I care about social stuff. No more losing months to people who leave anyway.

Just code. Just gym. Just building.

The emotional mistakes are done. The learning phase is over. Time to actually execute.

Today

Worked out. Felt good.

Studied data structures for tomorrow's exam. Trees, graphs, algorithms—the usual nightmare but I'll get through it.

That's all. Nothing dramatic. Just showing up.

Tomorrow and Beyond

Last exam. Then freedom.

December to learn, build, and lift heavy.

January to start showing real results.

This is the third reset. But this time feels different. Not because I'm more motivated or inspired. Just because I finally know what doesn't work, so I can focus on what does.

Day -1. Recap done. Tomorrow we mark the actual start.

Let's lock in.

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