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by bevan 9y ago
Hi HN, I'm the founder of BurnTheBoats.org. Burn The Boats is a free service that lets you create irrevocable social pre-commitments. After committing to a goal on the site and providing your friends' email addresses, Burn The Boa
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Show HN: Burn the Boats – A free goal-setting platform based on research(burntheboats.org)
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by bevan 9y ago
Read the first few chapters of On Writing Well. Omit needless words. There's a page in Stephen King's autobiography "On Writing" where he shows an editor's comments on an article he wrote as a teenager. Half of the
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by bevan 9y ago
Work on what pays the highest and then donate that money to the most effective charity. According to GiveWell.org, that charity is currently the Against Malaria Foundation, which will statistically save a life for every $3500 it receives go
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by bevan 10y ago
I've added a data export feature for journals, habits, and pomodoro sessions.
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by bevan 10y ago
Not yet, but an export feature is on my list. I launched it recently- any feedback much appreciated.
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by bevan 10y ago
Hi everyone, I made this site to keep me focused and productive towards my top goal. Maybe you'll benefit from it too. What it does: Focal Point helps you pick your top 1-year goal and shows it to you in every new browser tab (showing
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Show HN: Stay focused on your top 1-year goal (web app and browser extension)(focal.pt)
2 points by bevan 10y ago|1 comments
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by bevan 10y ago
I made a web app exactly for this- for staying focused on your most important 1-year goal. It reminds you of your goal in every new browser tab (with the accompanying browser extension), so that your goal always stays top-of-mind. It also r
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by bevan 10y ago
The weakest link in most goal systems is ourselves. Changing behavior is incredibly difficult because we get sidetracked, forget, and rationalize our failures. A good system should not rely on our memory or willpower to keep our goal top-of
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Ask HN: Best Hacker Hideaways
2 points by bevan 10y ago|0 comments
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by bevan 11y ago
I think there's a sizeable market for tailored code solutions that "volunteers" wouldn't help out with. The bounty model can be more efficient / less cumbersome than Elance for a set of problems. A lot of people had
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Growth Hacking Resources(tigertiger.co)
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Omega-3 Eggs? The Evidence Is in (study excerpts)(paleoclaims.com)
1 points by bevan 12y ago|0 comments
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by bevan 12y ago
The evidence appears to be in about "omega-3 eggs". There are quite a few studies showing the benefits of eating them over conventional eggs: http://paleoclaims.com/claims/omega-3-eggs-are-healthier-tha... A
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by bevan 12y ago
Or feeding cows what they "naturally" graze on, namely, grass. Grass-fed beef has substantially more omega-3s than the grain-fed beef we eat today. Even we humans have a ton more omega-6 in our tissues than we did before, largely
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The Straight Dope on Cholesterol (2012)(eatingacademy.com)
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by bevan 12y ago
I built the site. I'd really appreciate your feedback!
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by bevan 12y ago
Hi! I'm the founder. Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback.
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Bountify now accepts (and pays out) Bitcoins(bountify.co)
1 points by bevan 12y ago|2 comments
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The health benefits of intermittent fasting (study excerpts)(paleoclaims.com)
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Invite HN: Bay Area Hacker/Founder? Get Your Wine On! (private Limo Wine Tour)
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by bevan 12y ago
There is indeed some evidence that very short naps improve memory consolidation, cognitive performance, and mood: http://paleoclaims.com/claims/short-naps-improve-cognitive-p...
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by bevan 12y ago
If you want to see some of the papers about sage's effect on cognition, I've added them here: http://paleoclaims.com/claims/sage-enhances-cognitive-perfor...
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by bevan 12y ago
I'm one of the organizers. Please let us know if you have any questions!
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8-day Hacker Retreat in San Francisco(greatergoodretreat.com)
9 points by bevan 12y ago|1 comments
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by bevan 12y ago
I'm one of the organizers of this retreat. Let us know if you have any questions! greatergoodretreat@gmail
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by bevan 12y ago
Hi! I'm the founder and I'd really appreciate your feedback. How could the site be improved? PaleoClaims is a new way for people to investigate health issues. There currently isn't a single place where evidence for health cla
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by bevan 12y ago
I'd disagree that it can be summed up as "increased heart rate". As you rightly point out, increased heart rate can be achieved by other things that don't necessarily seem to be beneficial. Increased heart rate is just o
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by bevan 12y ago
Awesome! Just sent in my application. Curious how you found a house, is it an Airbnb rental? Thinking about organizing a getaway myself this winter.

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