Join Me in the Quest to the Boost Life Density.
I'm Hwidong Bae, a person fueled by ambition, mastering various roles with grace. 'How do you balance parenting, work, mentoring, writing, and your personal development?'—such inquiries often reach me, echoing the underlying question of how one enriches their life to such an extent.
Reflecting on this, my life’s density notably started to increase two years ago when I began running a (Korean) newsletter named Boost Life Density. This role benefitted all my other roles compoundingly. From a certain point, like a rolling snowball, the pace at which the density of my life increased became much faster.
The impact of this newsletter ignited a new ambition within me: to share this profound journey with a broader audience. Hence, I moved to this new blogging platform, Ghost, aiming to shift focus towards topics that promise compounded benefits from early engagement.
Core Themes of stdy.blog
"stdy" in stdy.blog is inspired by my two beloved concepts: "steady" and "study". It signifies my commitment to continuous learning and sharing through blogging. The blog delves into topics that yield exponential benefits in life, covering:
- Effective strategies for learning, teaching, practicing, and communicaton
- Designing goals, habits, behaviors, and experiences
- Elevating physical, emotional, and cogntive strengths
- Empowering oneself and others with cutting-edge tools and skills for smarter living (hardware, software, coaching techniques, visualization techniques, interview skills, etc.)
These subjects have significantly enriched my life, offering improvements achievable through dedicated learning and practice. There are scientifically validated approaches that refine our learning, practicing, and transferring processes, making life richer. If these subjects resonate with you, my blog promises to be both enlightening and actionable.
Upcoming Posts
As of Feb 2024, I'm excited about a range of posts designed to captivate and educate my readers. Focusing on the essentials, expect to explore topics such as:
- Interview Series: Meeting the Debugging Experts
- STICC: Gary Klein's Framework to Effectively Define Complicated Tasks (+GPTs)
- The 3x3 Matrix Strategy for Gaining Feedback Effectively (+GPTs)
- How I Made a GPTs Helping the Creation of Incredibly Useful GPTs
- The Power of Premortem: How Envisioning Failure Leads to Successs (+ GPT Enhancements)
- Applying Test-Driven Development to Writing Processes (+ GPTs)
- Tools That Transformed My Productivity in 2024
- Toothbrushing and Deliberate Practice
- Self-Efficacy vs Dunning-Kruger Effect: Insightful Panel Talk by 3 Experts in ChatGPT
- Refactoring a 17,000-line Legacy JS File with ChatGPT
The reason for many GPT-related topics is my belief that GPTs will be a key to elevating life's density to the next level. Thus, I plan to include links to GPTs that act as a Second Brain to assist me, in many posts.
Some of these are almost finished, some are just sketched out, and some are intentionally set aside for further study. If you have a topic you're drawn to, please leave a comment on the post. I'll do a little prioritization.
About Me
I've previously mentioned my varied ambitions. Here's a glimpse into the roles that shape my identity:
- A father deeply involved in the growth and happiness of my two daughters, supported by my partner
- Frontend team lead at the AI media translation startup XL8
- A mentor in the AC2 community
- A lifetime member of the improv team Imfrog
- A novice investor looking to manage capital effectively
- A researcher of everyday life, unable to let curiosity pass by
- An operator of the "Boost Life Density" newsletter
More about my personal and professional journey can be found on my previous blog (in Korean), with plans to reintroduce myself on this platform still in the works.