Improve mind, write every day | Ivan Lanin | TEDxUPJ

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)