Background on Ivan Lanin
- Ivan Lanin has been a programmer, a risk management consultant, and is currently an Indonesian language teacher. 1m3s
- For 437 consecutive days, Ivan Lanin wrote and published something every day. 1m15s
- Ivan Lanin writes about the Indonesian language on his Medium page, ivananin.medium.com. 3m44s
- Ivan Lanin enjoys discussing Indonesian grammar. 5m18s
- Lanin teaches Indonesian language courses to professionals. 5m29s
Lanin's Approach to Learning and Writing
- Lanin attended a book club at the Obor Foundation to discuss the historical novel Prince from the East about Raden Saleh. 5m41s
- Ivan Lanin uses a method of data collection he calls "triangulation", gathering information from conversations and reading. 9m12s
- Lanin keeps a collection of personal notes on various topics, such as training for the OJK (Financial Services Authority) and a story about a taxi driver he heard from his teacher, Ibu Cis. 9m44s
- Ivan Lanin suggests writing down thoughts and ideas after attending a talk and using those notes to create a piece of writing. 13m42s
- Lanin recommends two writing techniques: free writing for 10-15 minutes without overthinking and writing by speaking and then using transcription tools like Prosa.ai to capture the content. 14m5s
Challenges and Benefits of Writing
- Lanin believes that writing can be challenging due to the many technical aspects to consider, such as capitalization, punctuation, and the use of spaces. 12m1s
- People from Indonesia have low literacy rates, illustrated by their tendency to ask questions easily answered by reading provided information. 13m13s
- There are two important things to consider when writing: using language appropriately for the context and using language correctly according to established rules. 17m33s
- Writing helps to organize thoughts and feelings. 19m0s
- Writing serves as a preservation of memory and a portfolio of work. 19m21s
