Purpose

  • Situation: While there is a lot of materials on how to write code, there’s much less about how we build systems that affect us all.
  • Complication: This stuff is complicated and hard to get right. But it matters.
  • Goal: This exists to showcases X so we can all improve the way we think on the topic.

Function

  • Ths property functions as an evaluation and access device. With it, the reader should know better what is worth getting and where and how to do the getting. An item is listed in this property if it is deemed:
    • Useful as a tool
    • Relevant to independent education
    • High leverage
    • Not already common knowledge
    • No propriety information. Ideally open source
  • The contents are continually evolving according to the experience and suggestions of readers and writers.

Possible Names

  • Learning Systems Cookbook
  • Learning Systems Journal
  • Learning Systems Catalog

Benchmarks

Implementation Details

  • Minimal Misktakes Jekyll Theme
    • Good for tracking progress
    • Good for non-contigious workflows
    • “Gitable”
    • Easily extendable
    • No distribution built in
  • Incremental goals
    • Goal 0 = Consistency
      • 1,000 minutes of effort = (15-30 mins a day)* {30-35} days
      • Will help get others {writers, designers, etc…} an idea of what this is.
      • Scenario data:
        • Best way to organize workflow.
        • What metrics to track.
        • What things to improve on from the system but also writing perspective.
        • What to do when you don’t have anything to write about?
        • What to do when you don’t have the motivation.
        • What to do when you don’t have the time.
      • At the end: Will have a writing habbit and some artifacts to show for it.
    • Goal 1 = Distribution
      • {1-2} posts per day
      • At the end: Will have some insight on the levers for distribution

    • Goal 2 = Better visibility into metrics ——— ⏳ short term horizon ⏳ ———

    • Goal 3 = Quality
      • Some % of Goal {0, 1} on the Reddit tech blog.
    • Goal 4 = Better understanding reader

Inspiration