hoodwink

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   by hoodwink 8y ago

   I am an avid note taker on my Kindle Paperwhites and Voyage. The response time is frustrating at first, but you get used to it and the advantages are worth it. I remember when the iPhone first came out and everyone in my company said they’d
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   by hoodwink 8y ago

   I don’t know. I was saying that tipping is a solution to not take my good fortune for granted.
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   by hoodwink 8y ago

   I used to feel the same, but then I started to appreciate just how fortunate I am to not have to work in retail. This isn’t because I’m better. It’s just because I was born into the right situation. I always tip now and use the experience a
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   by hoodwink 8y ago

   It took me several attempts to ascend the learning curve of Anki, but once I did, it changed my life. Anki Essentials by Alex Vermeer [0] was the introduction that got me over the hump. Now I use Anki almost daily for learning programming,
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   by hoodwink 8y ago

   Is there some way I can test if I have this short sleeper gene? I have a hard time sleeping more than 5 to 6 hours and these articles all make me think I’m going to die early, lose memories, and every other affliction possible.
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   by hoodwink 8y ago

   I never knew Moby-Dick was spelled with a hyphen. Fascinating.
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   Ask IH: Getting the most from a book?(indiehackers.com)

   1 points by hoodwink 9y ago|0 comments
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   by hoodwink 9y ago

   I’d also like to know the answer to this question. My interpretation is that adding some commentary alongside lines copied from the book would fall under Fair Use of Copyrighted Material. But it’s so gray.
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   by hoodwink 9y ago

   Favorite? Mine was King's Quest IV.
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    I love reading lists, but they leave me feeling like a procrastinator
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    This. I stopped reading at “lightening”. Funny aside: I looked up the word “lightening” to ensure it wasn’t an alternate spelling or something. It’s not. Instead, it means: > A drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pre
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    Any good book recommendations on engaging small talk and authentic first impressions? I’m headed to a weeklong NYE retreat that has a tendency to dredge up high school cafeteria level social anxieties.
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    Clever way to sell used books for $10 each
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    Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

    2 points by hoodwink 9y ago|0 comments
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    Peak Design: https://www.peakdesign.com/everyday-backpack
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    I've been nomadic for the past two years. I quickly learned that travel is a lot of work. Every time you move, you need to figure out where to go, where to stay, how to eat, what to do, etc. if you do this every week, it consumes much
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    I appreciate your thoughtful response, but I couldn't help reply to your comment about starting backwards: I completely disagree. Fooled by Randomness, in my opinion, is Taleb's seminal work. Reading it changed the course of car
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    Here is the most comprehensive review of the DnB experiments I have ever seen: https://www.gwern.net/DNB%20meta-analysis
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    _Make It Stick_ is my all-time favorite book on effective learning strategies covering these concepts and more in scientific detail.
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    The reason I can't give up Kindle and return to physical books is because I get too much value out of my digital highlights and annotations. As the author writes in his essay: > To return to a book is to return not just to the text
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    Definitely read. Use the commute to unplug from distractions.
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    by hoodwink 9y ago

    > I ran across a quotation from Vladimir Nabokov on the Internet: “Curiously enough,” the author of Lolita tells us, “one cannot read a book: one can only reread it." ... > Nabokov continues his essay, quoting Flaubert: _Comme l’
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    Have you seen Kindle MatchBook? https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/ep-landing-page Or Shelfie? http://www.shelfie.com/
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    You're silly. In all seriousness, however, I did lose all my books to a fire so I can truly appreciate yet another advantage of e-reading: the digital books themselves are implicitly indestructible.
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    The main selling points of e-reading for me are the ones I listed previously: 1. I can get a new book immediately instead of visiting the book store or waiting for Amazon. 2. I can effortlessly take highlights and notes and then access thos
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    Ever since I lost my physical library of books to a fire, I've been an e-reader zealot. There are so many advantages: instantly start reading virtually book you want, effortlessly take digital highlights and annotations, carry a whole
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    That happened to me. I have maybe 30 books loaded equating to approximately 4000 flashcards. I just set a timer and do 10 minutes worth of reviews each morning or review on my phone when waiting around. The benefits seem to be worth it.
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    Shoot me an email at daniel dot doyon at gmail
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    Sure, daniel dot doyon at gmail
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    by hoodwink 10y ago

    I love Anki. I use it for 10 minutes a day for retaining math, vocabulary, and programming languages. I've also hacked together a system, inspired by spaced repetition, for remembering better books I've read. It's turned int