March 26

For a while I was clumsy at vibe coding because I did not know GitHub well enough. Several fun little projects never got made. That is a pity, though perhaps inevitable: I am still a beginner at making products.

I have been writing for four years, yet I have often paid too little attention to whether the work reaches anyone. Looking back, much of it feels made only for myself. That is why I want a different approach to coding: find a good idea, get a minimum viable product running, and keep improving it through use. Making things is the foundation on which I hope to grow. The learning around it should serve that work.

Reading gives me the knowledge to make better decisions. Reading aloud helps me exercise my memory and mind. Enough sleep makes all of it possible. These habits also mean I am rarely at a loss for what to do. As I keep learning, I feel better able to spot people whose expertise is more show than substance. It is encouraging to think I can make something with more depth, though the early stage takes patience and persistence.

My sleep schedule has slipped over the past two days and hurt my morning reading. Perhaps that is a temporary response to moving house. Being alone has also been harder than I expected. I treat that as a problem in myself I would like to work on. I have changed the way I type, from handwriting input to a 26-key keyboard and then to Shuangpin, and I estimate that my writing speed has grown more than fivefold. Maybe I can improve this habit too.

Tomorrow I want to simplify the process of publishing to my blog until I can post without a computer. That upgrade comes from a need I have felt directly. It may be a need only I have, but it is still a real one.