←back to thread

Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

634 points david927 | 1 comments | 24 Aug 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
Show context
ljhsiung ◴[25 Aug 24 01:36 UTC] No.41343579[source]▶
I'd like to work on my writing skills. Some mix of nerdiness and personal Journaling. https://dynomight.net/ is a website that I'm quite inspired by, as it's a interesting mix of personal commentary (https://dynomight.net/advice/) and deep data dives into e.g. homelessness and seed oils.

My main barriers are 1) writing discipline and 2) some obsessive need to link/cite every claim I make. This results in me taking months to write an article, be it due to laziness or constant rabbitholes/google scholar searches about an idea.

Any clue on dedicated disciplined writing time or even considering "reducing" the rigor of writing?

replies(2): >>41343799 #>>41347649 #
1. kmoser ◴[25 Aug 24 02:21 UTC] No.41343799[source]▶
Over-researching is probably better than under-researching. To reduce time spent researching, try imposing a deadline. The difficulty will be sticking to it, since nobody but yourself will be breathing down your neck.