My 2017

Another year, so fast! Looking back, work was still dull and life monotonous. Perhaps everyone needs something to pursue. I learned about independent media and blockchain technology, wrote a few technical articles here and there, and read many books outside work. Most importantly, I discovered blockchain and digital currencies and began learning about them.

GitHub:

  • GITHUB:
    1. Updated the blog with a few posts. Most of my time went to writing about blockchain technology. An exhausting year.
    2. last year

github

Work:

  • WORK:
    1. I have been at Gaea for two and a half years. I seem tired of the repetitive business. The road seems to have ended; it is time to set sail again.
    2. I read fewer and fewer books, but found a direction that interests me. Blockchain will surely have greater prospects in the future.

Reading:

  • READ:
    1. Blockchain: A Quantum View of Wealth (Han Feng)
    2. The One-Page Business Plan (Marc van Eck)
    3. The Road to Financial Freedom (Li Xiaolai)
    4. Blockchain: Principles, Design, and Applications (Yang Baohua, Chen Chang)
    5. Analysis of Core Blockchain Algorithms
    6. Blockchain Development Guide
    7. Illustrated Cryptography (Hiroshi Yuki)
    8. IBM Business Value Report: Blockchain
    9. Blockchain Technology Guide
    10. Blockchain Technology Principles and Underlying Architecture

Life:

  • LIFE:
    1. Upgraded my equipment to a MacBook Pro and iPhone X.
    2. Renewed my VPS and bought some digital-currency-related domains.
    3. My stocks finally broke even after three years.

Social Life:

  • CHAT:
    1. Met online friends from all over. We take crypto trading seriously.
    2. I have not played games for a long time. I write articles and chat with followers late at night.

The Future:

  • FATURE:
    1. Applied for a Hong Kong and Macao travel permit in January. This year I want to visit Japan and Sanya, attend events with experienced people, and learn different ideas and marketing.
    2. In a life where changes outrun plans, it seems I cannot leave 2018 to chance. I need to move faster.
    3. There really is so much involved in starting a company. I need finance, marketing, management, and market-research knowledge. Suddenly I feel I have read far too little.
    4. Life from scratch can be more exciting. To go farther, walk a road others have not walked.
    5. Learning English well matters, 233333333333333.

By: Mengyao Qiyuan 2018-01-12

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