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Mistakes Were Made by Carol Tarvis and Elliot Aronson. It's a long discussion on the mechanics of cognitive dissonance and self-justification. -- "A man travels many miles to consu…

I don't regret staying at my last role for 5 years but I do regret not spending more time looking and getting a better understanding of my value on the market while I was employed …

I gotta be honest: I aspire to create something as valuable and as cool as lichess one day.

I've been asked this (on a scale from 1 - 5) and have had some success referencing previous performance reviews (i.e. meeting expectations or exceeding expectations). YMMV obviousl…

Some thoughts (from a very biased fan of the original article and book): > If you own a copy, consider reading it an act of meta-anthropology, exploring why a professional anthropo…

Anecdote: I attempted to volunteer with the Microsoft TEALs Program at a local school. I'm not sure what we did wrong but the instructor never really utilized myself or the other v…

> but I consider relying on people's own answers to be a methodological error in the research. Line employees often do not have a big picture understanding of the work they are doi…

From personal experience: no it is not. This mentality leads to nothing but frustration and burnout as upper management sends you to tackle your "staff"-project. Titles are all bas…

it doesn't have the same $1500 aesthetic though..

Don't landlords more or less already have access to this via credit scores, background checks etc? I don't think there's a reasonable equivalent to this for tenants.

Various things: - Non-technical explanations. Useful for the pointy-haired boss. And his boss as well. - Stack Overflow (but on steroids). - Summarizing long-form articles my frien…

Enlarged font sizes and periodic breaks where I get up and walk around do wonders for me.

For work-related stuff: I disagree. We're not even at Uber's scale at my company and I hate having to manage the ever-changing set of dependencies that I have no control over.

> I just can't imagine not wanting to explore a new area and have distance from your parents. I love my parents, we talk a couple times a week, but I don't need them physically clo…

> Computer programming work only counts at half the normal rate because debugging isn’t quite the same as deep thought. This mentality is the reason why most software originating f…

I get the sentiment here. But I can understand why someone would want to optimize towards writing more code than dealing with organizational politics. I guess the tradeoff would be…

I’ve learned something new today. I guess I’ll have to try one of these out.

Based on the comments in this thread, I’m guessing the majority of HN doesn’t cook. The switch from an induction stove to a proper gas stove changes the way you cook. No more waiti…

I can relate to this. Often times, my notes don't serve as a reference but rather as an append-only stream-of-consciousness intended to reinforce my understanding of something.

I’ve been looking for a decent alternative to Quora. Maybe this fits the bill?

"Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing... After all possibilities have been exhausted" - Somebody that's not Winston Churchill

My old company used a mix of Slack and RocketChat. Functionally, it's fine but I was never a big fan of the UI and how attachments were handled. Also, cross-channel search was kind…

I don't think it's a waste. A good chunk of my reading involves content unrelated to my job (software engineer). Not every hour of the day has to be spent chasing "productivity". U…