Hacker News with Generative AI: Habits

Do It for 20 Minutes (0x30.dev)
Putting things off is a destructive habit which paralyses millions into doomscrolling, into pacing around, into a thought-loop spiral that will make them feel their life is already over because they haven’t finished that task yet.

Productivity, Time Management, Habits

7 points by ingve 22 days ago | 3 comments

How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015) (thelogicaloptimist.com)
In 1960, Dr. Maxwell Maltz published his bestseller book “Psycho-Cybernetics” in which he defines happiness as a habit and claims that “it usually requires a minimum of about 21 days” to form a new habit.

Habits, Psychology, Science, Self-Improvement

198 points by rzk 46 days ago | 134 comments

Ask HN: What's the Most Effective Habit You've Adopted? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What's the Most Effective Habit You've Adopted?

Productivity, Habits, Self-Improvement, Community, Personal Development

12 points by schappim 65 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: I kept forgetting the little things, so I made an app to help (free) (pushmi.app)
Pushmi is a mobile app that enables you to create and set up recurring reminders, to help you develop good habits and have a good day.

Productivity, Mobile Apps, Habits, Reminders

11 points by kuomsy 88 days ago | 13 comments

Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) (mooreds.com)
I think it is important to have a bias for action. Like anything else, this is something you can make a habit of. Moving forward allows you to make progress. I don’t know about you, but I’ve frozen up in the past not knowing what the right path was for me. Moving forward, even the smallest possible step, helped break that stasis.

Decision Making, Habits, Motivation

749 points by mooreds 105 days ago | 276 comments

Ask HN: What are your "great" programmer habits? (ycombinator.com)
"I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits." - Kent Beck<p>1. What are your great habits?<p>2. How did you inculcate them?<p>3. How do you follow them on a daily basis when things get hectic/busy?

Programming, Habits, Productivity

13 points by stemcanuck 139 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: What Vim habits did you need to unlearn? (ycombinator.com)
If you don't use Vim, know that it has probably the steepest learning curve of any text editor (or at least non-IDE editors) and many users pick up habits along the way they need to unlearn.

Text Editors, Vim, Learning, Habits

4 points by WonderAlmighty 171 days ago | 8 comments

Being Productive (furidamu.org)
Recently I was asked which habits and practices were the secret to my productivity. I figured my answers might be of wider interest. Let me know what works for you!

Productivity, Habits, Self-Improvement

67 points by jebarker 198 days ago | 17 comments

Good Software Development Habits (zarar.dev)
This post is not advice, it's what's working for me.

Software Development, Habits, Programming

364 points by mmphosis 202 days ago | 190 comments

Standup Escape (standupescape.com)
There are routines we all follow, often without question, things we've done for so long that they seem unquestionable.

Standup Comedy, Routine, Habits

16 points by omidh28 203 days ago | 0 comments

How to Train Yourself to Go to Sleep Earlier (sleepfoundation.org)
A number of factors may impact your ability to go to sleep early. Perhaps you are not a morning person, or you have work or family obligations that keep you up late. Some sleep or mental health disorders, such as insomnia or anxiety, can make falling asleep difficult. In other instances, nighttime may be your only time to relax, and so you engage in revenge bedtime procrastination and stay up late, which then negatively impacts your next day.

Sleep, Health, Habits, Time Management

267 points by alecco 218 days ago | 162 comments

Building a Habit: Have a Reason, Stay Consistent (diamantinoalmeida.com)
Creating a habit is a powerful way to achieve your goals.

Productivity, Habits, Goal Setting

14 points by MitiaHiers 222 days ago | 0 comments

The Simple Guide to Building and Breaking Habits (alexy.tech)
Creating or breaking habits doesn’t have to be an overwhelming process. Whether you aim to adopt a healthier lifestyle or let go of a not-so-good habit, understanding the basics and applying straightforward strategies can make all the difference. Here's how you can approach habit formation and cessation with ease and effectiveness.

Self-Improvement, Habits, Psychology

149 points by alexander2002 249 days ago | 75 comments

Weave: A Tool to Track How Your Habits Work Together (idiotlamborghini.com)

Habits, Productivity, Tools, Personal Development

7 points by nilirl 314 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: I built a calendar designed for tiny habits (ycombinator.com)

Show HN, Calendar, Habits, Personal Productivity

12 points by eltonlin 365 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: Have you developed any habits to be more productive? (ycombinator.com)

Productivity, Habits, Ask HN

35 points by sujayk_33 378 days ago | 36 comments

What's bad about this habit (2009) [pdf] (ehu.eus)

Habits, Psychology, Research, PDF

24 points by jimwang 398 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: How do you develop and maintain a good note-taking habit? (ycombinator.com)