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James Stuber
Personal blog · jamesstuber.com · on HN as uberstuberproductivityculture
James Stuber's personal blog at jamesstuber.com covers productivity and culture. Since 2016, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 10 times. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for a post on second-order effects, which argues Google should change its behaviour. It was linked in a thread about Google shutting down its blog management tool. Only one comment mentions it.
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.
Master boring fundamentals. Play infinite games.
What Hacker News says?
> What kind of basis/proof/data Here - https://jamesstuber.com/second-order-effects/ > is the idea that Google should change No, by all means Google shouldn't. It's too large to be taken down by external forces, but it can (and I hope it will) inflict itself by maintaining its arrogant attitude.
Comment linking /second-order-effects/
on “Google shuts down its blog management tool just 10 months after launch”Submitted Gaming Robinhood’s Free Stock Promotion – Or, How to Blow $350 as a story · 124 points
HN discussionI'd second the recommendation, it made me reschedule my day to ensure I consistently have 'deep work' time. I took some rough notes if you don't have time to read the whole book right now: http://jamesstuber.com/deepwork
Comment linking /deepwork
on “How to Build Deep Focus Into Your Organizational Culture”Submitted Why Behavior Change is so Difficult as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Too Scared to Release Your Personal Project? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Master Boring Fundamentals as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Master the Boring Fundamentals as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I used Christopher Alexander's patterns to improve my Animal Crossing island as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I paid $800 to lose 8 pounds – An Experiment with Continuous Glucose Monitors as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Use the Right Tool for the Job: The False Dichotomy of Evernote vs. Roam as a story · 1 points
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