My First Project Just for Myself


Writing - English Practice
✍️ Type: Free writing / Reflection
Welcome back, guys. Today is Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Let’s keep writing.
I’ve been practicing my English skills for the past two years or more. This morning, as I sat down at my desk, an idea suddenly came to me:
Why not build an automated system using Python and ChatGPT to assist with my daily translation practice?
Here’s the plan: the system will randomly select five Chinese sentences every day. I’ll translate them into English, and then it will automatically polish and refine my translations using ChatGPT. It will follow a fixed workflow, provide feedback, and also keep a record of everything.
The goal is to reduce repetitive manual tasks, save time, and make it easier to build a sustainable daily habit. I’ve been working in the software industry for over ten years, and I’ve developed many industrial systems. But I’ve never created a project just for myself or for the public. This might be the first one.
I may be new to this specific area, but I’m excited—and determined—to make it happen.
Thanks for reading. If you have any thoughts or ideas, feel free to leave a comment!
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Welcome back, guys. Today is Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Let's write more.
I have been practicing English skills for the last two or more years, and an idea hit me when I sat down in my position in the morning, is that why don't make an automatic system using Python and ChatGPT, helps me take 5 sentences randomly in Chinese every day, and then I translate them in English, after that, the system do some polish and refine action and feedback to me automatically, get the prompt of ChatGPT in a regular workflow, and record something as well.
Build a system to help me reduce to doing something regularly, and save my action and time, So I could do other wonderful things and let easy to keep do it. I worked for company for over ten years, develop many industry systems already, but I don't build a project for neither of myself nor others, whatever this may be the first one. However I'm new in this field, but I'll do it.
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