Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and technology (2022)

Re:Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and te... by julianeon on Saturday December 02, 2023 @06:29PM (#38503284)

I’d say that if you’re constantly refreshing Hacker News, you’re a good candidate for ebooks on HN-like subjects. I made a conscious decision to switch to that from HN and Reddit, and I’d say I’ve cut my usage of both by about 75%. Which was a good outcome for me, because it switched me from learning many topics shallowly, to learning a few from ebooks deeply (example, Soni’s The Founders book on PayPal’s history).

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Re:Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and te... by creakingstairs on Sunday December 03, 2023 @01:05AM (#38505201)

How do you find good ebooks? I’ve found some good ones via HN, but it would be nice if there is more dedicated place for ebooks.

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Re:Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and te... by orzig on Sunday December 03, 2023 @07:02AM (#38506466)

I strongly recommend building a little instinct in yourself for "what if HN search could help with this question" - for books especially: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21900498

And someone took it upon themselves to build a book specific version across all discussions: https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-books-on-hacker-news

I check that fairly frequently!

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Re:Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and te... by creakingstairs on Sunday December 03, 2023 @07:40AM (#38506652)

Those are great resources to start with. Thank you!

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Re:Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and te... by __rito__ on Sunday December 03, 2023 @08:41AM (#38506977)

I have read tens of books that came my way through HN. Please see this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37761636

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Re:Mundane emotions: Losing yourself in boredom, time and te... by julianeon on Sunday December 03, 2023 @06:40PM (#38511965)

Personally I read every history of a startup or important tech figure that I can find in my library’s ebook borrowing program, which can easily occupy several years.

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