Writing for Taiwanese
wiritng manifesto
My loyal readers, I apologize for my absence. I was really sick and unable to write. Today, I want to share with you my consolidated direction after writing for so 34 days. I have decided on my niche audience, goals for writing, and what I want to achieve.
Who do I want to write for?
I figured that my greatest impact in writing is writing for Taiwanese people. I am already quite similar to Minervans and people in Silicon Valley. My life does not differ much from that of a random international person here, while my life and personality sharply contrast sharply with the average Taiwanese person. I am 10 times more free, creative, and innovative in learning and education than most people.
What are my goals for writing?
Social media is one of the most unsafe environments for learning. People mostly show off their success in careers and relationships or criticize others for not being morally or politically correct. If you want to be safe, it’s better just to post knowledge-heavy or technical content. Despite the hit I’ve had on Facebook so far, I’m very afraid of posting because of the potential hate that comes with fame. My friend on YouTube taught me that even if I have the best intentions in the world, I can’t prevent haters. But this is why I want to try posting. I want to know:
How can we create a safe playground to learn like a kid?
I emphasize “safe” because, as stated in I don’t know shit. People don’t either; I believe that not feeling safe is the core problem of why people don’t feel comfortable making mistakes and being curious when asking questions. This is the biggest problem I see in Taiwanese society. Hence, my goal is to experiment and see if creating a safe playground through my online presence is possible. In the future, I want to know if I can bring this to life.
How would I create a safe playground online?
Since you have been following along with me for so long, you already know my brand is shameless, funny, and fun. I shamelessly talk about joblessness and write about it in a super fun way when no one dared to post it in public. When I got stuck building projects, I decided to try creating funny chicken meme websites and do a wait but why style website (Try to do hard things? Make it funny).
I aim to sprinkle funny ingredients in all my serious ideas. One, to get me away from online haters if possible. Second, to make it easily engaging and friendly for people to ask questions and learn. I believe curiosity and more ideas will naturally pop up when people find it safe and fun! (Think about all the memes you generate when you see people generate funny memes)
As for the content, I still need to experiment more. I will start by posting about what I learned in Minerva and debunking all the “conventional wisdom” that is no longer true. Several ideas include “You don’t need to learn fast,” and “Intelligence is overrated.” The rest? I might repackage all the writings that I have. But to be honest, I have no idea because I’m kind of scared of writing in front of that many Taiwanese people.
What do I want to achieve?
I want to be the Mandarin version of Tim Urban, creating a space to think outside of conventional wisdom. I want people to feel comfortable asking the dumbest questions possible and engaging in the playground. I want people to make funny comments and build on top of each other. I want people to gain inspiration and try something odd that they haven’t dared to experiment with before. I want to create an online space where people no longer notice who has a good job, a happy marriage, or is smarter than them. I want us all to be happy, curious kids laughing in front of their screens.
Ending Notes
Potential change for my thesis of work
Recently, our house has been thinking about the thesis of work. My thesis for the past few years is “Use strategy as my brain and use computational tools as my hands to optimize human decision-making.” That’s why I’ve been working on data science and consulting. I still love it today, but I think it’s time to modify it says about the way I think and the skills I have, but didn’t talk about the purpose of my work. I am the representation of learning, and I do want to see if I can bring everyone closer to it. It’s not because I’m Mother Teresa who loves to sacrifice or share. It’s because I also want to build good learning environments for myself. Some thesis ideas include
Haha, I will brainstorm more ideas. If you have funny ideas, please add more!
For my readers
Readers, you might feel disappointed that my goal isn’t writing for you, but I cannot emphasize your importance. With you, this is a safe space for me to write and have fun without feeling evaluated. You are here, reminding me who I am and giving me the energy to change the scary world where adults judge and compare each other so much. Let’s change the world together.
This is the 34th post from my 60-day writing challenges. I was inspired by Tung Nguyen, a friend who is a famous blogger. He overcame the fear of creation through mass-producing blogs and eventually found his own niche audiences.