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Jack Cheng
Personal blog · jackcheng.comwritingcultureproductivity
Jack Cheng's personal blog at jackcheng.com covers writing, culture and productivity. Since 2008, 21 different Hacker News readers have linked it 23 times, most often “The Slow Web”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-18, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Jack Cheng's posts on the slow web and his Obsidian link-saving workflow, and his Muji Chronotebook review, which commenters cite when discussing notebooks and pricing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
About Jack Cheng — author, Detroit.
Most-linked posts?
- The Slow Web4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2013-11-19
- Muji Chronotebook -- Innovative new day planner3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2008-10-15
- An iOS App for Capturing Notes as Text Files3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-05-14
- 30 Minutes a Day2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2009-09-06
What Hacker News says?
Similarly resonates with to another great article "The Slow Web" - http://jackcheng.com/the-slow-web .
Comment linking /the-slow-web
on “How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds”Submitted The Slow Web as a story · 147 points
HN discussionI'm working on quick capture! Just a prototype so far for saving text snippets: https://wonger.dev/posts/in-the-works#gimme-that Ideally, note capture is as easy as screenshots. It means removing nonessential menus, decisionmaking, buttons, etc. For example, having the app start with an editor and keyboard open, versus having the app start with a list of existing notes. It may mean gesture shortcuts. For a published…
Comment linking /bebop-design-dev-process/
on “Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers”Submitted Maxing out your love-growth-cash triangle as a story · 46 points
HN discussionRelated: Slow web movement http://jackcheng.com/the-slow-web http://theslowweb.com/
Comment linking /the-slow-web
on “Formal – Interruption free communication”Submitted Muji Chronotebook -- Innovative new day planner as a story · 43 points
HN discussionThis is a great idea for a niche site/business. I'm curious about your price. Jack Cheng's review ( http://www.jackcheng.com/stuff-i-love-muji-chronotebook ) mentions that the notebook retails for $4.95. Have you gotten any pushback on your $19.95 price?
Comment linking /stuff-i-love-muji-chronotebook
on “How do you generate passive income?”Submitted Buckminster Fuller's Universe as a story · 32 points
HN discussionThis reminds me of my muji chronotebook, which I bought after being referenced by Jack Cheng. http://jackcheng.com/stuff-i-love-muji-chronotebook Its really awesome. I find it the perfect balance of flexibility and structure within a notebook. The way times are laid out are cool, but yet remain unobtrusive.
Comment linking /stuff-i-love-muji-chronotebook
on “After many revisions, I present my "pocket planner". I hope HN finds it useful”Submitted 30 Minutes a Day as a story · 4 points
HN discussionThis is cool! I also use my "Daily Notes" in Obsidian as a way to bookmark things I want to revisit. I never thought about the fact that it could be the source of a "link list"-style blog. How complex is your link-saving Shortcut? I store my Obsidian vault in iCloud, and because of that I've been able to use the excellent Bebop⁽¹⁾ app as a very quick and easy way to append to my Daily Note to save a URL, add a note,…
Comment linking /bebop/
on “Obsidian/Astro/Claude Code Workflow”Submitted Cardboard Software as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted An iOS App for Capturing Notes as Text Files as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted 30 Minutes a Day as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted In Praise of Lo-Fi as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Choo Choo Has an Ouchie as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted An iOS App for Capturing Notes as Text Files as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Slow Web (2012) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Slow Web as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted 30 Minutes a Day as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Muji Chronotebook as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Doing the Dishes as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Denial as a story · 2 points
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