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Graham Mann
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Graham Mann's personal blog at grahammann.net covers productivity and health. Since 2020, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times, most often “We Sleep by Matthew Walker: Summary and Notes”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in HN threads on circadian rhythms and time perception, Substack Notes, and Anki flashcards. The comments quote or cite the posts and do not judge the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Building a better life, one experiment at a time. Essays on systems, health, and intentional living, plus notes from 100+ books.
Most-linked posts?
- We Sleep by Matthew Walker: Summary and Notes2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-09-14
What Hacker News says?
Should be noted that our _perception of time_ is subtly different to _sensing of time_; consider our circadian rhythm, relating to the latter [1]: > The daily light-dark cycle governs rhythmic changes in the behavior and/or physiology of most species. Studies have found that these changes are governed by a biological clock, which in mammals is located in two brain areas called the suprachiasmatic nuclei. The circadi…
Comment linking /book-notes/why-we-sleep-matthew-walker
on “Hungry men exposed to blue light are sensitive to Earth's magnetic field (2019)”Submitted 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene: Summary and Notes as a story · 3 points
HN discussion> I'm very disappointed in Musk for essentially ruining one of the world's great information platforms. I’m happy with the destruction of Twitter. I think it’s a net negative for the world and we’ll be better off without it. This might be the only tech I’ve ever felt like this about (including atomic bombs). I think it amplifies and even creates hate and division. It will be funny if ten years from now we find out i…
Comment linking /book-notes/conspiracy-ryan-holiday
on “Substack Notes Launched”Submitted We Sleep by Matthew Walker: Summary and Notes as a story · 2 points
HN discussionFluent Forever teaches how to make effective SRS flashcards, based on science and personal experience. I think many of the methods taught by Fluent Forever would work for other domains outside learning foreign languages. Here are some of the more important points: - Make your own flashcards (don't just use unmodified decks made by other people). Just the act of making the flashcards exercises your brain so you will…
Comment linking /book-notes/fluent-forever-gabriel-wyner
on “Ask HN: What are some good examples of Anki card decks?”
