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Re:Life Lessons from the Death Bed on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @05:48AM (#38096297)
great read.
Re:Mind Management, Not Time Management (Design for Hackers Author) on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @04:18PM (#24911363)
Thanks frereubu. Sorry, I posted it because the author kadavy wrote the book "design for hackers" and it was big on HN a while ago. I was going to add the "design for hackers author" to the title, but I didn't want to editorialize it.

I thought this community would like it and can relate to it, but I understand if it goes against guidelines.

is this good enough to post or unflag, or is linking directly to Amazon not a good idea. Thank you!

Re:Ask HN: Publishing on personal vs. "company" blog on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @08:05PM (#11340982)
Start with your personal blog first. That will go wherever you go, even if the company doesn't work out.

That's how I did it and it worked out perfect.

Re:The Job Search Process Is Broken from Start to Finish on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @04:52PM (#10082120)
My experience hasn't been that bad. I don't hit all of the tech buzzwords in my titles, but still the emails are the worst.
Re:Product Hunt Is in Current Y Combinator Batch on Thursday July 17, 2014 @01:00PM (#8048706)
... and just like that everyone all of a sudden hates product hunt on hacker news. I don't understand most of these comments.

Product Hunt is still very new and we're already talking about how the algorithm is no good and bad tweeting practices.

Of course other users are going to ask their friends to upvote their submissions. Of course the founders are going to make sure that quality products are shown near the top. Of course the founders are going to make sure that engagement is higher even if that means notifying users via twitter.

Why can't we just say congratulations!? Why do we have to hate so quickly? Everyone acts like they have been doing this for 10 years and they should have all this stuff fixed by now.

Re:Really need advice: Is is reasonable to quit? on Sunday June 22, 2014 @09:43PM (#7929802)
Agreed with parent comment. I'm a big fan of quitting, but make sure you address the issues in your life first. I was also a workaholic and was able to get out of it.

Even when I hated my job I could still sleep at night.

Re:What do I need to know before I start consulting? on Friday June 20, 2014 @01:07PM (#7921609)
A lot of great advice in this thread. My input is to get involved in organizations that are the most likely to help you find clients.

If you're a digital marketer, get involved in digital marketing meetups. If your clients are most likely lawyers, go to lawyer meetups. When I say get involved, I mean really get involved. Get a position on the board. Immerse yourself in the community where your clients are.

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