Unexpected traffic, expected conversion rates, and randomness — About a year ago, I decided to challenge myself to compress ten years of my professional experience into a 2-hour course. While I leave it to you to judge how well I’ve succeeded, I’ve learned a lot about the online course business and I can at the very least share…

Generative art, like any programming topic, can be intimidating if you’ve never tried it before. I’ve always been interested in it because I love finding new ways that programming can be utilized creatively. Furthermore, I think anyone can appreciate the concept of artwork that literally creates itself. What is generative art? Generative art is…

A legitimate means of leveraging your python to profit — Introduction: After learning Python to a reasonable level of fluency, I have tried to leverage my knowledge and skills for financial benefit. After trying my hand at methods like automated stock trading, I have found that many methods are too inconsistent, and could result in massive losses. After some research, I…

Powerful lessons from top creators that can get you there faster. — What you do in your bedroom after hours is underrated. A side hustle is a bedroom activity you can work on from home. It lets you off the hook. It doesn’t require you to be fancy. …

People who own assets don’t worry about inflation — When I started investing in 2007, I bought my first stocks without doing much research. In fact, I did more research on buying my first flat-screen TV than which stock to buy. Over the years, I met a lot of folks like myself. You somehow hear that the richest people…

According to Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson — More than a year ago, I grew tired of my ignorance of economics. My excuse of being just a humanities girl was no longer cute or beneficial — it only held me back. Without understanding economics, I understood little of the world. This ignorance prevented me from taking opportunities in…

Here’s some powerful financial thinking to upgrade your future. — Your financial thinking can easily be poisoned by social media. Content designed to get clicks and make the creator rich can work against your understanding of money. Success isn’t about being rich, although money does play a part. To be successful in anything you need time. Time to practice Time…

Forget Tim Ferriss’ 4-hour workweek; I opt for the 4-hour work month. (No, you won’t have to take on a single 1-on-1 client.) — Many people have bought into the fallacy that making thousands or tens of thousands of dollars has to come at the expense of tens or hundreds of hours of grueling, tedious, or at the least mind-numbing work. The consensus seems to acknowledge two viable options to attain those “riches”:

Disclaimer: First of all, this is not a piece of financial advice. Whatever you do with your money is your call and your free willpower. I will not hold you accountable for your mistakes. All numbers and recommendations are just for illestrating the concepts and non are financial recommendations. Note…

There is this fascinating business notion in the venture world referred to by some VCs as the “idea maze”. I first came across it in a 2013 blog post by Chris Dixon of a16z, in which he presents the uncommon argument that ideas do in fact matter. What are good…