The Benjamin Franklin Effect

#1

Post by shandsaker » Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 3:31 AM UTC

The Benjamin Franklin Effect
attendly.com

Re: The Benjamin Franklin Effect

#2

Post by saraid216 » Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 4:57 AM UTC

I'm not sure if this is linkbait or just HN bait.

Re: The Benjamin Franklin Effect

#3

Post by shandsaker » Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 5:03 AM UTC

saraid216 wrote: post #2

I'm not sure if this is linkbait or just HN bait.

It's neither. It's hopefully good content which people get to decide by voting up, or voting down.

You don't game HN by writing link bait, because articles without substance are rarely voted up. You just write what you hope is great content, and HN is one of the places you will seed it if you think it is appropriate for a tech audience.

Re: The Benjamin Franklin Effect

#4

Post by saraid216 » Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 5:34 AM UTC

shandsaker wrote: post #3

saraid216 wrote: post #2

I'm not sure if this is linkbait or just HN bait.

It's neither. It's hopefully good content which people get to decide by voting up, or voting down. You don't game HN by writing link bait, because articles without substance are rarely voted up. You just write what you hope is great content, and HN is one of the places you will seed it if you think it is appropriate for a tech audience.

Oh, well it's a good thing this has any content that couldn't be had by just reading the Wikipedia article it links.

I guess it's novel in that the headline says something completely different from the article. Do you have a separate editor for your headlines, or is that excuse only for newspapers?

Re: The Benjamin Franklin Effect

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Post by msutherl » Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 5:50 AM UTC

Along similar lines, Daniel Kahneman in Thinking Fast and Slow advises writing down your thoughts before entering a meeting as you are likely to be affected by the ensuing discussion. You can extend that logic to jobs, relationships, and any activity where you might want to observe your own bias.