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Erik Van Craddock
Personal blog · erikvancraddock.comwritingproductivity
Erik Van Craddock's personal blog at erikvancraddock.com covers writing and productivity. Since 2016, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times, most often “Dont Explain Yourself”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-24, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Posts on saying no, with advice on refusing requests at work. The one HN comment objects that the bluntness could damage careers and social standing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
I am a writer, coder, and musician not always in that order
Most-linked posts?
- Dont Explain Yourself2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-01-18
What Hacker News says?
Oh god not this again. I'm not sure if this is just ripped off or if this is another person encouraging others to commit career and / or social suicide. To be blunt if you do this to me in the workplace and you are my direct report you will get a verbal warning. If you do it repeatedly you will get fired. If you are a colleague and you do this I will report you, and will never help you. If you do this to me and I kn…
Comment linking /2022/01/dont-explain/
on “No is a complete sentence”Submitted Dont Explain Yourself as a story · 51 points
HN discussionSubmitted Learn to Listen as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted How I consume the Internet as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Use Goals as a story · 1 points
HN discussion