Edit: Welp, seems to a mistake on my side only two of the three giveaways are still running.

So I have a lot of frustration with my PhD Thesis not working out as I wish (although I made good progression this year). And I have few possibilty to take it out somewhere. I just can't shout at people or be more of a dick then I am already. One should think I could let some steam off with playing games but I have the tendency to buy and play games which are sometimes annoyingly hard (to the extent that Steam suggest the tag "Hard" for me .....).

Sometimes once a year I'm loosing my temper so much that I "need" some kind of pain to calm down again and I bit myself (leaving a mark). I know this is not healthy and I'm not asking for advice. I'm more or less normal most of the time but sometimes those games are just messing with you. To the actual question. Do you have some kind of unhealthy behaviour (like sleeping not enough, don't we all) in your live or bad habits (like throwing something on the wall or even hurting yourself like me in this case)? Again the most time I am normal and calm but sometimes it all gets a little bit too much.

Also since there was a Summer Sale and I somehow pressed this as puzzle I will give you one. Let your rage out on math and start shouting numbers! (CV-Level 2+)

Feel free to give an answer to the actual topic or just bump it. Also don't share hints and solution and bla.
PS: I should go back to work on my guide -_- Somehow it is larger than i thought
PPS: Feel free to evaluate my guides and reviews.
PPPS: I REALLY should sleep more

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Damn! Although, working on fishery PhD, I realise how far I'm now from technical science. But, DAMN! It's school material. I'm ashamed. =:(

Unhealthy behaviour? Laziness. And fear of calling people on phone.

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Oh, I know that one. I don't have fear of calling people on phone but I can't stand it. I prefer contact in written form.

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My unhealthy behavior, when writing my PhD:

  • not working enough on my PhD
  • overeating
  • oversleeping
  • undersleeping
  • being on steamgifts for too long

It seems to me, that most of the unhealthy behavior can be channeled into something healthy (more or less).
Carving for pain? Try BDSM.
Also bump for solved

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Bad habit: spend too much time on SG at work.

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bump for solved and good luck with the thesis

9 years ago
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Nice puzzle, great giveaways, and bump for solved!

9 years ago
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i get the frustration. in the same place my self. last year of Phd... it the same for all, it will get better after
have you heard of http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?

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can't do Q6. i have no idea how it's called... maybe i mistyped something or not. oh well... :(

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Well normally here you should finish after around 3 maybe 3.5 years. And I already have finished the fourth and still atleast half a year in front of me. Atleast I managed to punch a hole into that wall in front of me and can see the light again.

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officially 3.5y. in practice all do 4. currently 3.2~ we'll see how it goes

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If it helps you I can sympathize with you. The sad thing is that I probably need this frustration to work efficiently It is just taking such a toll on mind and body. Haven't been in vacation for more than 4 days (excluding christmas) the last 15 months. But I am optimistic as long as I can keep this level.

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Stuck on 4 5 and 7 and I don't understand a thing about the shouting... ._.

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Its not the games so for me. The computer and wifi are both so slow I sometimes smash my face into the keyboard.

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buy a punching bag.
a corner of rage with loud music might exhaust you enough to make you sleepy

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I would love to have a punching bag but I fear the ceiling or the walls won't resist the weight.

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How strong are the floors? :P

View attached image.
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Hah, never thought about that. Then again I have 30 m^2 living space so every object getting in here has to be thought out well.

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Bump for math'd.

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got q1 to q4 and q6 as well

But why doesn't q5 work

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nevermind, but i do not know what you mean by operation

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You've got question4 but not 5? This is strange. Then you have a mistake in your operation. Try if you can to the same answer for question four with a slightly different way.

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Found 5, and managed to make it to the end.
But i made a stupid mistake. Quite frustrating that was.

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Bump

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by any chance you listen to tool ?
q7 left

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Is tool a band or some kind of music? Either way ... no

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so pls google answer to q6 and add 'tool' to it (no link to not spoil the fun for others)
hope you like it :)
or if you think the link wont do any damage to puzzle i can post it here

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The song is not that good but the idea behind is pretty interesting. I suppose this happens if mathematicians write music songs?

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For... some reason, I can't get Q4, Q5, and Q7? I mean, I know what the sequence is, but... no matter how I try to "call" that operation, it's always wrong.
As for bad habits, not sleeping enough, biting my nails, and self-harming =(

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The sequence and the operation are separated. It seems it is rather unusual in school these days.

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Wait, I got Q4, but can't get Q5 x) Why am I so stupid?

EDIT: OKAY I'M actually very stupid.
Solved! =O

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Or..maybe, .just maybe, some people aren't native English speakers? :D

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Yeah, that could be the thing in my case, too x) Sometimes my brain hiccups with English, because it's not my first language.

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I find exercise to be a good way to clear my mind. I find myself to be less aggressive and more satisfied with stuff I do since I started exercising. Fact that I'm on a diet helps too but those endorphins, man, gotta love 'em.

EDIT: Stuck on Q6 for ages.... nope...
Solved.

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I do exercise: Swimming, soccer and something for my back. Can't motivate me for me. And generally I'm pretty calm but sometimes there comes a spike. I just remember that I nearly erased my Car Driving Rage completely in the last three years.

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I got Q6 (the sequence) right but Q4 and Q5 wrong, even though I obviously know what the sequence is. I'm also confused about what you mean by 'operation' in this context.

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Easy enough, if your paying attention. Had fun with the quiz (even though I lvl 1). The only problem is that if it's (answer Q7) it's no longer (answer Q6).

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Bump for solved. Thanks! :)

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lol, omg, cant understand what u mean with "sequence" & "operation" =-=

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I hate when there's just one question left! How long does the giveaway last? I've been scratching my head over q6 for a day now and even your hints haven't helped me yet.

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Giveaways go till sunday. So there is still some time left. Look through the answers here. There is an additional hint somewhere. Maybe it will help you.

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I have finally figured it out. :-) yeah. Thnaks for the puzzle, the giveaway, and the time to let slow old folk like me solve it.

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solved it!, twas easy, but im lvl 1 :(

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still can't get Q6.i'd like to know the answer when the GA end.

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If you haven't solved until sunday just remind me and I'll post the solution.

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But the sequence from the answer is existing on the puzzle website. And the question although not stating clear which one I mean does cover it.

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Last chances to prove your mathematical knowledge.

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Closed 9 years ago by Adelion.