a written memoir

creation and action

It all began in 2018 on a flight to America. Over 13 hours from Singapore to Boston, I created the first model of an artificial personal training coach. Little did I know that four years later, it would become the reason why I wake up in the morning.

This is my ongoing professional journey as an entrepreneur.

log 14: brussels
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 14: brussels

Brussels is such a wonderful little city. This is my first time in Belgium and I had no idea it had such a large French influence.

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log 13: london
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 13: london

Working while traveling is tough. I really thought that I would be able to keep up with coding while traveling Europe, but so far it has been a massive challenge.

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log 12: paris
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 12: paris

The moment I stepped foot into the city, I could feel the huge shift in energy compared to America. Something about the layout and the design of Paris caught my attention instantly.

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log 11: updates
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 11: updates

This week, I focused on the front-end user interface side of things. Up until now, I have been working on the back end brain of the operation to make sure things work.

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log 10: content
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 10: content

One of the bigger skills I wanted to learn during this process was content creation. My goals were to stay consistent and try to get better at things like video editing.

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log 9: mind wanderer
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 9: mind wanderer

This week was definitely an all-time low in terms of tangible progress. Partially because I was in the middle of a forest with no service but also because I made a decision to spend a couple of days bored.

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log 8: a trip to the woods
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log 8: a trip to the woods

What a wonderful trip. There really is no way to describe the peace I felt while sitting in front of a fire that I made with my own hands. This past week I got away from the city with Getaway House.

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log 7: updates
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 7: updates

My miniature Swift learning breakthrough earlier this week left me feeling very satisfied with the progress I was able to put into my app. I spent the latter portion of the weekdays implementing table cells, similar to message bubbles.

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