Hacker News: quickpost

New comment by quickpost in "Think more about what to focus on"

quickpost — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:57:22 +0000

I've been listening to the audiobook and have enjoyed it a great deal thus far (about 1/4 in). Helped me think about work in a new / fun way that has helped me start of the year right.

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: What useful physical hobbies there are?"

quickpost — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:15:17 +0000

Strongly agree. Picked up a consistent walking habit amidst the pandemic while also undergoing a divorce. Been hitting 10k+ steps per day for a couple years now and have been amazed at all the positive second order effects - time to think and reflect, calmer, better digestion, more endurance, lower bodyweight.

Not to mention just the pure joy of being out in nature in all sorts of conditions - rain or shine. Walking is what humans are meant to do (as far as I'm concerned).

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: What are you going to learn in 2023?"

quickpost — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:27:55 +0000

Love this one. Have a similar goal. Any interest in an accountability buddy? Email is in profile if so!

New comment by quickpost in "Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era"

quickpost — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:56:07 +0000

Could you talk more about how you made this pivot? Was the transition to product owner a step down initially?

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: How do you organize your knowledge?"

quickpost — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 05:39:48 +0000

Laughed at this list.... But you missed org mode devotees!

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: Resources to grok Emacs and use it well?"

quickpost — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:43:17 +0000

I've been trying to read the article you wrote about spacemacs for several days, but it appears your site is down! Any chance you can fix it? :)

New comment by quickpost in "My Emacs Productivity Tricks/Hacks"

quickpost — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:06:06 +0000

Perfect - I'll try this out. Thanks for helping me out despite my newby-ness!

New comment by quickpost in "My Emacs Productivity Tricks/Hacks"

quickpost — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:59:53 +0000

How did learning lisp help you understand the power of Emacs? Just starting down the Spacemacs road myself (from Sublime Text), and curious to hear more about your experience!

New comment by quickpost in "My Emacs Productivity Tricks/Hacks"

quickpost — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:53:16 +0000

Doesn't sound crazy at all to me! I do this all the time using multiline editing in Sublime Text. It's the one part of a more modern IDE I have a hard time giving up (transitioning to Spacemacs currently). Will have to try out this script and see if it helps bridge the gap!

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: What is the dumbest thing you do but do anyways?"

quickpost — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 17:33:19 +0000

Overeating

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: Has anyone been experimenting with NIR for productivity?"

quickpost — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:36:46 +0000

I haven't tried it but I too was intrigued by that thread and added it to my list of things to try. It seems like the risks are relatively minimal.

What NIR light are you considering purchasing?

New comment by quickpost in "People Simply Empty Out (1986)"

quickpost — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:01:10 +0000

Beautifully put, thanks for taking the time to write it.

It's also a perfect summary of why I'm struggling mightily with working a predictable job (that anyone should love) vs working on my next business or other volatile pursuit.

I need to get Go All The Way tattooed on my forehead. I hope it's a mindset I have the courage to maintain for the rest of my life.

New comment by quickpost in "Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?"

quickpost — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:36:35 +0000

In what ways did reading Difficult Conversations make your life easier? Very curious to learn more (it's been on my list for a while, but need to motivate myself to get around to it)!

On that note, have you ever read Non-violent Communication? Seems like another book in the same vein.

New comment by quickpost in "Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client"

quickpost — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:12:18 +0000

What will you do when your 2015 MBP gets too old? Are you hopeful that they'll get back to a more developer friendly laptop with functioning keyboard, etc?

I ask because I'm encountering the same conundrum and wondering if I should just force myself to make the switch to a different OS and way of working now.

New comment by quickpost in "How to get rich without getting lucky (2018)"

quickpost — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:54:53 +0000

Naval's original tweet storm is really worth reading (as is some of the discussion around it on twitter): https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103360646823936

New comment by quickpost in "Undervalued Engineering Skills: Writing Well"

quickpost — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:00:52 +0000

Those tweets from David Perell are amazing. Thanks for sharing!

New comment by quickpost in "How would you invest $500k at 30?"

quickpost — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 14:33:26 +0000

Any suggestions on how to properly learn how to do this?

New comment by quickpost in "From Vimperator to Tridactyl (2018)"

quickpost — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 16:11:36 +0000

I use vimium on Chrome. Love it - can barely use a browser without it these days. It's worth using alone just for the ability to easily click links without ever touching the mouse.

New comment by quickpost in "From Vimperator to Tridactyl (2018)"

quickpost — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 16:10:43 +0000

Awesome - thank you! That link didn't work for me, but this works: https://github.com/GhostText/GhostText

New comment by quickpost in "From Vimperator to Tridactyl (2018)"

quickpost — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 14:00:15 +0000

> Edit any text input using a real text editor

Does anyone know if you can do something similar in vimium on Chrome? That sounds absolutely awesome.