Morning briefing for 2024-03-19
Simple ways embrace, Actions flow like stream’s own grace, Nature sets the pace.
Good morning, William! Here’s your morning briefing for today.
Things to catch up on
Today, in Lincoln, UK, it looks like broken clouds with a current temperature of about 14.36°C. Overall for today though, it’ll be overcast clouds and cool down to an average of 12.9°C.
In global news, Hong Kong has recently passed a tough security law, and there are ongoing discussions on a cease-fire in the Middle East crisis with Secretary of State Blinken planning to travel back to the region. Additionally, the International Labour Organization reports profits from forced labor have reached nearly one-quarter of a trillion dollars. Shifting to Lincoln news, residents express their desire to ‘reclaim’ part of a Lincolnshire village, and the Lincolnshire Business Excellence Awards for 2024 are now open for submissions. Part of the A1 Colsterworth remains closed after a serious crash. Also, an adorable disabled kitten from Lincolnshire is making waves on ‘The Pet Psychic’ show. Finally, in mathematical news, there are fascinating insights into the intersection of particle physics, mathematics, wildlife conservation, and number theory.
Dailies
‘le’ Games
Starting with the infamous Wordle, moving onto its counterpart Worldle, and a similar Globle! Then, a Chessle could be fun before completing a slightly different animal naming game.
BUT, the other NYT games are pretty fun too, so complete them here.
Typing
Win a quick Typeracer match, type out a page of Metamorphosis, and test your overall typing speed on Monkeytype.
Maths
Let’s slowly complete some International Maths Olympiad questions! Do as many as you want, but at least one.
Next, combine maths with programming with a Project Euler problem!
Workout
Rest day! :D
Chess
Here’s a puzzle to think about today, it’s a bit harder than your usual puzzles at a rating of 1433. The puzzle ID is DogJZ in case you want a bit of a hint or you want to check your solution in a more visual way!
fen: 2r2k2/PR3p1p/4p1p1/4P3/r7/1p6/1P4PP/1K1R4 w - - 2 37Spoilers! Below is the solution, so try and put your solution below it first so you can check them - but only once you’re confident!
['d1d7', 'a4a1', 'b1a1', 'c8c1']My solution:
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Now practice your favourite four openings!
- King’s Indian (black opening),
- London (white opening),
- Caro-Kann (black opening),
- Ruy López (white opening).
Make sure to play your three games of chess today, using these openings, analysing them below:
Japanese learning
Well… you want to learn Japanese. So, make sure you keep on top of your kana and kanji studies!
Eventually, start going over the Genki books, too.
Sudoku
Here’s today’s Sudoku! Maybe you’ll have to learn some new techniques to solve this one, who knows!
Hobonichi
- Tick off the day.
- Write down the day summary sentence.
- Update monthly habit tracking/weather.
- Update weekly schedule.
- Update day page.
- Update my 100 (if required).
That’s it for today!
Good luck on your journey ahead! Remember, success comes to those who work hard and believe in themselves. You’ve got this! 🍀😊
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Completed tasks
- Complete Maple (skipped questions). 🔒 2024-03-19 🕸️ The Scholar’s Ledger