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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 8,944 posts.
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The Choice of Work
During the back and forth of exchange with a technical recruiter, he finally asked me what I was looking for. And so the floodgates opened. This may sound weird, but I pretty much choose employment…
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The not to do list: 9 habits to stop now
"Not-to-do" lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance.
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Taming Doubt
An article that explores the feelings of doubt and how to tame them.
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How high school students start thinking about code
My colleague Amy Bruckman and her student Betsy diSalvo have a really great project going on this summer, called Glitch. Betsy is interested in how African-American males engage with technology an…
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Things I Learned the Hard Way: Ignore the Content
In this series, I’m exploring the stories I find myself coming back to in work and life. I call them Things I Learned the Hard Way .
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The question is wrong
On "Coding Horror", Jeff Atwood asked this question : Let's say, hypothetically speaking, you met someone who told you they had two childre...
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I don't use my iPhone as a computer
I bought my iPhone on June 29 last year, the first day they were available. A couple of months later, I realized I wasn't using my Blackberry and a couple of months after that, I turned it off. I don't miss it, even though I loved it when I was using it because it meant I didn't have to lug around my laptop to be in…
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The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs
Fast, FREE shipping on just-landed sneakers, boots, heels & more from your favorite brands. Now that's a win.
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Making money takes practice like playing the piano takes practice
Most of the people I know who are money-making-machines got started really early. Lemonade stands, car washes, lawn mowing, baseball card trading. I think the reason they are money-making-machines today is because they started early. They learned the skills of negotiation, pricing, selling, and mar…
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The Einstein Principle: Accomplish More By Doing Less
Einstein’s Push Between the years 1912 to 1915, Albert Einstein was a focused man. His previous work on the special theory of relativity and the ... Read more
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Jessica Livingston, Founders at Work author and YC partner, launches her new blog powered by Weebly
This is my talk from 2012 Startup School, pretty much exactly as delivered. It's been more than 7 years since we started YC. In that time, we've funded 467 startups so I've seen a lot of patterns....
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TED 2009: How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air
With only three varieties of plants, we can “grow our own fresh air” indoors, to keep us healthy. Learn more about these plants.
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Debunking Daniel Tammet
Lately I've been encouraged to make more of my posts unlocked. I only do that under certain circumstances, but I feel this is an important occasion because I believe I have spotted a hoax and that I am unusually qualified to unmask it. I just watched The Boy With the Incredible Brain , a video that…
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