Paul Graham personal blog
The Top Idea in Your Mind
July 2010 I realized recently that what one thinks about in the shower in the morning is more important than I'd thought. I knew it was a good time to have ideas. Now I'd go further: now I'd say it's hard to do a really good job on anything you don't think about in the shower. Everyone who's worked on difficult…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2010 | The Top Idea in Your Mind by tarunkotia | 650 | 191 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | The Top Idea in Your Mind (2010) by hyperpallium | 203 | 35 |
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Linked from 41 Hacker News comments by 40 different people, from Aug 2010 to Nov 2025.
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- Dilettante_ · Nov 17, 2025
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- ZephyrBlu · Sep 30, 2020
