But as it stands, I don’t have much to hang these concepts on, so they just slide right off.
It’s hard to judge the level of my audience. If I were teaching this one-on-one, I’d be asking for feedback before saying this much. That’s harder to do on a blog. I noticed that it is possible to share drafts before publishing, but I don’t know who to share it with. Would you be interested in reviewing future drafts of posts in this sequence? It could help me get them up to a level that you wouldn’t downvote before I publish them.
I don’t feel it’s very productive to re-explain basic financial concepts that already have good explanations elsewhere. It would make the sequence too long without adding much value. Unfortunately, there’s so much low-quality information in this space from people trying to sell you get-rich-quick schemes that the good information can be hard to find. I could certainly try to add links in this post if you can tell me more specifically which parts need the exposition in your eyes.
I don’t think I can commit to reviewing drafts; I have a 3mo old baby which takes up a lot of my free time. But I hope you’re not feeling too discouraged! Just continue writing and reading, and I’m sure you’ll get better. (And FWIW I don’t think I’m a particularly good at writing or explaining either. I do much better 1:1 as well.)
I think what I’ll try to do, now that we’ve had this chat is to leave better comments on your future posts.
It’s hard to judge the level of my audience. If I were teaching this one-on-one, I’d be asking for feedback before saying this much. That’s harder to do on a blog. I noticed that it is possible to share drafts before publishing, but I don’t know who to share it with. Would you be interested in reviewing future drafts of posts in this sequence? It could help me get them up to a level that you wouldn’t downvote before I publish them.
I don’t feel it’s very productive to re-explain basic financial concepts that already have good explanations elsewhere. It would make the sequence too long without adding much value. Unfortunately, there’s so much low-quality information in this space from people trying to sell you get-rich-quick schemes that the good information can be hard to find. I could certainly try to add links in this post if you can tell me more specifically which parts need the exposition in your eyes.
Fwiw your posts are exactly appropriate to my level and are motivating me to go and learn more about some of these strategies.
Yeah, that’s actually a very good point. I just created this question: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EuEybxcSPEcoN8i6v/what-posts-on-finance-would-your-find-helpful-or-interesting
Btw, here’s my post: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Wfed7zfm6ZyBXsrrp/the-holy-grail-of-portfolio-management I ended up writing two, since I had to explain the portfolio management before getting to individual strategies. :)
I don’t think I can commit to reviewing drafts; I have a 3mo old baby which takes up a lot of my free time. But I hope you’re not feeling too discouraged! Just continue writing and reading, and I’m sure you’ll get better. (And FWIW I don’t think I’m a particularly good at writing or explaining either. I do much better 1:1 as well.)
I think what I’ll try to do, now that we’ve had this chat is to leave better comments on your future posts.