That's why I'm in the diet of not skimming through instead if I start one article I finish no matter how boring it is. But it's very hard I'm old surfer and suffering for deep concentration..
Ask HN: Hacker News users reading habits
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Re: Ask HN: Hacker News users reading habits
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
I tend to be listening to at least one audiobook, reading at least one book on Kindle and dipping into a few old favourite physical books.
Forgot the audiobook I listen while driving.
I know it should actually be easier - but it never seems to work that way.
Re: Ask HN: Hacker News users reading habits
#23I read 3-5 articles per day, but oftentimes, I read the comments of 20-30 articles without clicking on the actual article. Recent example: Article about Angular 4.0 being released. I don't care about the article, but I do care about the comments of the JS folks.
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#25I read about 15 articles on average and all comments to about 10 of them and scan some comments for the rest. My reading is batched around morning, lunch, and evening. I download few articles to Pocket for offline readin. During subway commute.
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#27I read 3-5 articles per day, but oftentimes, I read the comments of 20-30 articles without clicking on the actual article. Recent example: Article about Angular 4.0 being released. I don't care about the article, but I do care about the comments of the JS folks.
Same and I've thought about this a lot. I so often only read the comments without reading the actual article. Surely the fact that so many people do this must mean there's an untapped opportunity somewhere?
Re: Ask HN: Hacker News users reading habits
#28I read 3-5 articles per day, but oftentimes, I read the comments of 20-30 articles without clicking on the actual article. Recent example: Article about Angular 4.0 being released. I don't care about the article, but I do care about the comments of the JS folks.
Same and I've thought about this a lot. I so often only read the comments without reading the actual article. Surely the fact that so many people do this must mean there's an untapped opportunity somewhere?
Re: Ask HN: Hacker News users reading habits
#29Most of my reading is off HN/Reddit, whatever catches my eye and looks interesting which can be up to 10 articles in a day, but often enough 0-1. I use https://bazqux.com as a RSS reader to keep up with the stuff I actually want to follow. Some gaming sites, LWN, EFF's deeplinks and the blogs of various products my company or I use. (BTW, I highly recommend bazqux. UI very close to Google Reader, very cheap and with…
Re: Ask HN: Hacker News users reading habits
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Forgot the audiobook I listen while driving.
The main problem I have with audiobooks (and to a lesser extent books on the Kindle) is the ease of dipping in and finding a good bit to read again. I know it should actually be easier - but it never seems to work that way.
You might see something about my progress on HN in a few years :)