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Vlad Bondarenko
Personal blog · models.substack.comphilosophyproductivity
Vlad Bondarenko writes Mental Models, a personal blog at models.substack.com about philosophy and productivity. Since 2020, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 62 times, most often “Donald Trump and the Overton Window”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked as the Mental Models newsletter in an HN thread on quick learning resources. One commenter says newsletters like this deliver great content to the inbox.
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.
Get 2-3 FREE & useful mental models or thinking hacks with practical examples, every month. Plus, tons of bonus content like startup idea reports, Q&A's etc).
Most-linked posts?
- Donald Trump and the Overton Window2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-09-29
- A newsletter about mental models and rational thinking2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-06-28
- Understanding Pavlovian Response (Classical Conditioning)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-10-26
- Tragedy of Commons2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-12-08
- Narrative Fallacy2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-11-13
What Hacker News says?
One resource that comes to mind is Khan Academy. You have not specified what your interests are. There are some newsletters that deliver great content right to your inbox. Mental Models: https://models.substack.com/ Marketing Examples: https://marketingexamples.com Marketing Tips based on Experiments: https://tips.ariyh.com Productivity Game: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02x9yG9ZFF_VZp1VnMoptg While we are at i…
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on “Ask HN: Websites/apps to quickly learn something before sleep?”Submitted Circle of Competence: Avoid Ambiguity Traps as a story · 170 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mental Model: Second Order Thinking as a story · 71 points
HN discussionSubmitted A newsletter about mental models and rational thinking as a story · 69 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cornell Notes: Take Effective Notes as a story · 47 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why are we anchored often? as a story · 21 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to grow a $6.6k MRR user feedback tool as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Nothing Is What It Seems as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Inversion Principle (Mental Model) as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mental Model: Information Asymmetry as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Facing the Blank Page Syndrome as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Narrative Fallacy as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Donald Trump and the Overton Window as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Pyramid Principle (Used by McKinsey and Company) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Understanding Pavlovian Response (Classical Conditioning) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Doblin's Ten Types of Innovation as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ideation Hack: Straw Man Proposal as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted [Article] Your boss is not always right as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Big Events ≠ Big Cause [Not Always] as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mental Models: Hanlon's Razor – Everyone is NOT out to get you as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Pavlovian Response (Classical Conditioning) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Via Negativa – Growing Through Subtraction as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Circle of Competence: Avoid Ambiguity Traps as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Lindy Effect and Bitcoin as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The IKEA Effect – Explained as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cargo Cults: Copying Without Direct Evidence as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Overton Window as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Exploring Opportunities in the Business of Release Notes as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Business of Release Notes as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Von Restorff Effect as a story · 2 points
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