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Joel Runyon

Personal blog · joelrunyon.com/two3 · on HN as joelrunyoncareerwritingproductivity

Joel Runyon's personal blog at joelrunyon.com covers career, writing and productivity. Since 2010, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 30 times, most often “An Unexpected Ass Kicking”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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30mentions?
13HN people?
2010–2021first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 18 in 2012

Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link Joel Runyon's personal blog for posts on being aggressive versus nice in business and social life, and a 2011 post on an unexpected ass-kicking. One commenter also shared a Google cache tip using his page.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

The author on HN?

joelrunyon · 8,020 karma · member since 2010

My name is Joel Runyon. I do the impossible. Personal Site - https://JoelRunyon.com Impossible HQ - https://Impossiblehq.com Ecommmerce Site - https://impossible.co Giving - https://Impossible.org

From their public HN profile, which links to this site.

Most-linked posts?

  1. An Unexpected Ass Kicking
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2012-08-05
  2. An Unexpected Ass Kicking
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-08-09
  3. Nice People Don’t Change The World
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-12-01

What Hacker News says?

  1. I wrote a follow-up on lessons I've learned from Russell and this whole experience. You might enjoy it - http://joelrunyon.com/two3/russell-kirsch-encounter-lessons

    Comment linking /two3/russell-kirsch-encounter-lessons

    on “An Unexpected Ass Kicking”
  2. Submitted An Unexpected Ass Kicking as a story · 746 points

    HN discussion
  3. For those who don't know (every time I mention this, I get like 10 upvotes. Apparently a lot of people even on HN don't know about it!) , if you want to get a (Google) cached version of a page, just type 'cache:[URL]' in Google search bar and press return. 'cache: http://joelrunyon.com/two3/an-unexpected-ass-kicking -> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en&outpu...

    Comment linking /two3/an-unexpected-ass-kicking

    on “An Unexpected Ass Kicking”
  4. Submitted Get Disciplined, Not Motivated as a story · 107 points

    HN discussion
  5. Ah, got it. That's actually hilarious. Joel, btw, dead/typo'd link top of this list: https://joelrunyon.com/impossible/ Have a good day, everyone!

    Comment linking /impossible/

    on “US Soldiers Expose Nuclear Weapons Secrets via Flashcard Apps”
  6. Submitted What I Learned From Russell Kirsch as a story · 20 points

    HN discussion
  7. It's a shame that people still think it's impossible to be aggressive without being a jerk, both in business and social life. Sure, a lot of jerks are aggressive, but that's only a correlation, not a causation. "Nice" is not a positive thing. If someone calls you "nice" it's a sign you should change your personality. "Nice" is what you say about people you have nothing to say about: http://www.joelrunyon.com/two3/ni…

    Comment linking /two3/nice-people-dont-change-the-world

    on “Nice guys finish first. Eventually.”
  8. Submitted Doing Attracts Doers as a story · 14 points

    HN discussion
  9. Completely offtopic, but I can't resist: What's it like being in a position to choose how $500k per month is spent? Wow. That's equivalent to about forty engineers' salaries per year. EDIT: I visited your website and am not sure what to think. http://joelrunyon.com/ Is it true that those sorts of marketing tactics will convince people to entrust you with how to spend $500k/mo? (Personal branding is rather important.…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask Google to choose your next domain”
  10. Submitted 12 Steps To Sucking Less as a story · 13 points

    HN discussion
  11. Reminds me of: http://joelrunyon.com/two3/an-unexpected-ass-kicking

    Comment linking /two3/an-unexpected-ass-kicking

    on “Linus Torvalds goes off on Linux and Git”
  12. Submitted Be Your Own Bitch - Do What You Want as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  13. Submitted When Was The Last Time You Felt Like Puking? as a story · 5 points

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  14. Submitted How To Rock Your First Public Speaking Engagement as a story · 4 points

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  15. Submitted An Unexpected Ass Kicking as a story · 3 points

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  16. Submitted Bullsh*t Qualifications as a story · 3 points

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  17. Submitted Do More Online By Doing More Offline as a story · 3 points

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  18. Submitted A Brief Guide To Bravery as a story · 2 points

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  19. Submitted An Unexpected Ass Kicking as a story · 2 points

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  20. Submitted Cold Shower Therapy as a story · 2 points

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  21. Submitted Nice People Don’t Change The World as a story · 2 points

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  22. Submitted A Brand New Impossible Thing (Or Two) And How You Can Help as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  23. Submitted What Can You Do In 2 Years Anyway? as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  24. Submitted Average People as a story · 1 points

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  25. Submitted The Complete List of Convincing, Unique, and Legitimate Excuses as a story · 1 points

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  26. Submitted Leading People? Dream Bigger: Create An Adventure Big Enough For Them To Follow as a story · 1 points

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  27. Submitted A Little Bit Crazy as a story · 1 points

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  28. Submitted Never Be Comfortable as a story · 1 points

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  29. Submitted Do More Online By Doing More Offline as a story · 1 points

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  30. Submitted In Case of Emergency as a story · 1 points

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