An adventure in creating content

I posted the following on Medium. I am experimenting on this blog. Soon, I'll decide the best platform(s) and publishing strategies. Leave a message below if you have some thoughts.

An adventure in creating content

You probably don’t know me. I have been 99.9% a consumer of content in my digital life. Chances are, if you are reading this, you are like me. I want to change that and produce content.

Why? I think there is value in independent thought and media. On issues that I am passionate, I feel like I can create conversations and share information. This is definitely a passion project.

Why Now? I am feeling inspired. In my personal life, I feel like there is enough time now that I am not in school or studying for the CPA exam. Also, Medium is a great platform for the type of content I plan on producing and this may be good practice for my life goal of writing a book.

My inspiration: There are a ton of great blogs, podcasts, books produced by great authors that share interesting & important issues and personal stories. There are countless but to name a few:

Blogs: Seth’s blog Krebs on Security The Chess Mind Math Babe The Waiter’s Pad Kathleen Kelley Reardon: The Blog Economist’s View Derek Sivers James Clear

Podcasts: Going Deep with Aaron Watson Longform Podcast The Perpetual Chess Podcast

Books: The Story of My Life by Clarence Darrow Merchants of DoubtSuperforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction The End of Normal: The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short Spam Nation Amateur to IM: Proven Ideas and Training Methods

I am passionate about learning, thinking, chess, reading, the environment, independent media, finance, business, society, happiness, and life.

Follow me on Medium. More to come soon.
This post can be found on Medium at https://medium.com/@alexchua_39665/an-adventure-in-creating-content-2539c2186423#.my83hx53z

Learning How to Learn

Perhaps the first step to learning is learning about the process of learning itself. I came across an excellent video on YouTube from Barbara Oakley. She also has one of the most popular courses on Coursera called Learning How to Learn.

I think this is an excellent framework with lots of great tips and advice (chunking, illusion of fluency, and more.)

Please watch the video and let me know what you think.

Watch the video: Learning How To Learn TEDX

Blog Creation

Hello world,

I am creating this blog as a place to post various thoughts mainly chess. I think that I might have some insights for improvement, expertise, and be a good resource. I am going to play around with the format and frequency of posts in the coming days.

Alex Chua