 Hey crew surfing scratcher here, and I'm here to wish you a happy 2021 We're here in the new year and the good news is I've got some more content coming your way Now this video is gonna be a little bit different I'm just here unscripted kind of riffing with you on this and I just want to give you a heads up of what is in store for surfing scratching in 2021 and sort of beyond as well So as I've alluded to in previous videos that this channel is gonna transition away from scratch Only content into some other domains and the reason I'm doing that is because I'm not doing a lot of scratch in my life at the moment It's sort of like extra work, and it's what really makes this process slow to output content to you guys So what I'm wanting to do is embed and integrate the processes a little bit more. What do I mean by that? So the moment I've set a goal to read 52 books this year as well as listening to an audiobook each month And as part of that process I'm creating these things called sketch notes to really capture and build the understanding of studying these high-profile people along the way I've been using some learning hacks that I've been discovering over the past 12 months And I really want to share those with you guys because these are some things that I wish I'd have known back when I was a teenager Or even in primary school because ultimately I think that's one main pillar of what education should be Education should support you to figure out how you go about your learning Creating this channel has really amplified that for me where I really had to be specific and clear about what it is That I want to communicate to you guys that doesn't mean that I'm not gonna make scratch content anymore It just means that I'm gonna reduce it It's not gonna be the be all and end all of this channel because my goal is to output content to you guys consistently I can tend to reach for the stars and try to be perfect now I know my videos aren't perfect anyway, but having that sort of idea in mind really inhibits the rate at which I output videos So I'm gonna take a step back and a little risk and be a little bit more vulnerable with you What that means is just sort of riffing on the camera like I'm doing with you now a little bit more unscripted a little So just bear with me as I experiment with the format of this channel over the coming weeks and months Okay, so what is the type of content that's gonna be coming across your way on this channel? So first and foremost, we're still gonna have some scratch related content I've got a new series coming your way and how to create a digital scale model of the solar system And we're gonna be using scratch to build that because it's super difficult to build a real world scale model of the solar system To show these things in the one place because in the real world It's really difficult to get both size and distance of the planets in one model Heck, it's not even perfect in scratch But we have the ability to simulate that and switch between views which is gonna make it a lot easier It's gonna be seven videos in that series and for some of you more advanced scratches out there or maybe in high school We're gonna be tacking some gravity and some orbital period days using some trigonometry The cool thing about simulating the planetary gravity is that you can take what we do in this series and apply it to a platformer game There are already existing tutorials out there on the platformers and I've had a few requests to make one But this is sort of the stepping stone to that Okay, so as I mentioned, I've got a pretty lofty goal of reading 52 books this year. I'm already one week behind and that's okay I'm not gonna hate on myself for that because even if I execute half of that 50% of the 52 really getting through 26 books I think is pretty gnarly my plan with that is to share with you guys the key takeaways and insights that I've gained from these books Through the sketch notes that I create. It's a whole heap of work that goes into that process And I want to be publishing it more broadly So we'll just sort of see how that goes always open to your feedback and dropping your comments I try and respond to everyone everyone that I see and I'm always up for suggestions on how to improve the channel and what content that you guys Would love to see I may not always get to it all but rest assured. I am thinking about it. That's it That's all I really want to share with you today next week's video We're gonna kick off that series and how to make a digital scale model of the solar system using scratch pretty pumped about it It's something I've had in the back of my mind for a little while And I'm super excited to share it with you and to see how it goes And I know it's just like a platformer foundation It may not even be perfect and I know it can be improved upon and I'm really hoping that the community out there gets behind it and and Alivates it to another level as well. Okay, that's it from me I hope you've had a productive start to 2021 and until next week. I'm off to go find a wave. I'll catch you then