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For me, reading HN is like reading the paper or reading books about subjects that matter to me: it's not time strictly spent on the job I have to do, but it's p
by gabalese 11y ago
For me, reading HN is like reading the paper or reading books about subjects that matter to me: it's not time strictly spent on the job I have to do, but it's part of a healthy information diet. Crunching code without taking a look at what's currently happening and being discussed in your professional community is hardly a recipe for self improvement.
(It's a thin red line between healthy consumption and abuse, I know, but our job often _requires_ that we keep an eye on what's going on outside our compiler.)
- 300bps 11y agoI agree. Reading HN is like taking a break to eat a chocolate chip granola bar. On the other hand, reading reddit is like hooking a syrup IV to your veins.
- tajen 11y agoTo me, HN has been the MBA which led me to (successfully) start my product. But it has also become way too addictive (probably an effect of loneliness). It's kind of ironic, given HN had no employee for growth hacking and no "we miss you" notifications.
- mariusandra 11y agoHacker News is the place where I come to learn about new technologies and to see where the industry itself is moving. There is something here for everyone, from CEOs to C++ programmers. Over the years, it has been a very valuable source of news. If you ignore the first 9 links about any new JS framework, it shouldn't take more than than 10min/day just to keep up with what is happening. Or is this just not true in your experience? How long do you spend on HN on average per day?
- sharemywin 11y agoI spend way too much time on it.
- tedmiston 11y agoI can spend a whole Sunday afternoon here if I really dig into 10+ articles on the front page, read the top comments, and contribute to the discussion. On an average workday though, I look at 3-5 posts and skim the articles. I often find more value in HN's discussion than the article itself.
- antoaravinth 11y agoRightly said. I use HN to keep me update-to-date. I do spend and read HN articles comments more than article itself, to get a view on how other people thinks. Its proven to be very valuable to me.
- batguano 11y agoHacker News is, among its other qualities, one of the few places where the comments on an article are reliably interesting and valuable. Still, I empathize with the OP... It's often too tempting.