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Rob Liu
Personal blog · lifeclub.orgproductivitycareer
Rob Liu's personal blog at lifeclub.org covers productivity and career. Since 2021, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Rob Liu's reviews and summaries, including a review of Running Lean for MVP planning and a summary of How to Read a Book. The comments cite or link these posts without judging them.
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.
What Hacker News says?
I recommend the book "How to read a book" on the very subject (summary in [1]). In a nutshell the author argues that the goal of reading is to increase one's understanding . For this the writer needs to have a better understanding than the reader. The reader must be able to overcome that inequality in understanding to some degree. A critical first step is deciding whether the book deserves a detailed reading in the…
Comment linking /books/how-to-read-a-book-mortimer-j-adler-and-charles-van-doren-review-summary
on “Ask HN: How can I read faster?”Submitted Developing Work Ethic as a story · 1 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 /books/fluent-forever-gabriel-wyner-review-summary
on “Ask HN: What are some good examples of Anki card decks?”https://lifeclub.org/books/running-lean-ash-maurya-review-su...
Comment linking /books/running-lean-ash-maurya-review-summary
on “Ask HN: How should one plan a MVP for startup?”