Making peace with your unlived dreams (2023)(nik.art)

298 points by herbertl 4 months ago | 185 comments

Why to Not Write a Book(gwern.net)

195 points by telotortium 2 years ago | 158 comments

My Friend Aaron(rorz.io)

562 points by sarreph 2 months ago | 152 comments

A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.

Mass market non-fiction has bad incentives(borretti.me)

24 points by bumbledraven 1 year ago | 27 comments

A teacher who made mistakes on purpose(nik.art)

59 points by herbertl 2 years ago | 38 comments

Writing summaries is more important than reading more books(andreasfragner.com)

350 points by 42point2 3 years ago | 152 comments

Andreas Fragner's blog post arguing that writing summaries of good books yields more comprehension than reading more books.