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 38: speed
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log 38: speed

The time is finally here. Last week I finished editing all of my videos and inputting base functions into my app. All of the pieces to the puzzle are sorted and ready to be assembled, so here begins the process of optimization.

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log 37: checkpoint
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 37: checkpoint

Ever since I arrived in San Diego, a goal of mine was to film 250 exercise videos. These short videos with two angles are meant to serve as a movement reminder in my app.

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log 36: separation
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 36: separation

I have finally gotten around to reading Atomic Habits. There’s a lot of great information that’s interesting to compare my habits with.

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log 35: completion
Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

log 35: completion

Over the weekend I finally sat down and planned the rest of my exercise videos out. So far I have been filming the exercises I know from memory on the days I go and work out.

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log 34: iterative
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log 34: iterative

Have you ever wondered what is the best way for you to learn? To touch upon my previous log, I wrote about a huge learning win in my coding career. How did I get there?

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log 33: learning
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log 33: learning

Nothing makes me happier than learning to do a new skill, then applying it to solve a lingering problem. It’s a little hard to describe but I have had a hard time sharing data between different “screens” in my app.

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log 32: grind
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log 32: grind

Before I continued with the ultimate nerd grind of Diablo 4 I wrote down everything I wanted to complete this week. I did this for two reasons.

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log 31: fun
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log 31: fun

Sometimes I forget how to relax and have fun. This past week Diablo 4 came out. My friends and I have been waiting for just about a decade for the next release in the Diablo series.

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