Hacker News with Generative AI: Productivity

How I set up new MacBooks (catalins.tech)
I recently got a new MacBook and procrastinated setting it up for a few days. Installing apps individually and configuring your machine manually feels like a huge chore.
Mac OS, Productivity, Software, Personal Setup
50 points by cmpit 2 days ago | 47 comments
Avoiding skill atrophy in the age of AI (addyo.substack.com)
The rise of AI assistants in coding has sparked a paradox: we may be increasing productivity, but at risk of losing our edge to skill atrophy if we’re not careful. Skill atrophy refers to the decline or loss of skills over time due to lack of use or practice.
Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Skills, Productivity
347 points by NotInOurNames 2 days ago | 298 comments
Show HN: TabTab – A keyboard-first browser workspace for tab hoarders (tabtab.xyz)
TabTab is a browser tab management tool. It helps you manage multiple tabs and provides various features such as tab grouping, tab search, and tab management.
Browser Extensions, Productivity, Web Development, User Interface
11 points by jackiefeng 2 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Infat – Declaritive application assocation manager for macOS (github.com/philocalyst)
Infat is an ultra-powerful, macOS-native CLI tool for declaritively managing both file-type and URL-scheme associations.
macOS, CLI Tools, Productivity, File Management, Open Source
91 points by philocalyst 3 days ago | 40 comments
YAGRI: You are gonna read it (scottantipa.com)
YAGNI, or, You aren't gonna need it, is a standard piece of advice that warns against over engineering and building too many features too early. I think its great and saves you from wasting time, which can kill a project.
Software Development, Software Engineering, Programming, Productivity
322 points by escot 3 days ago | 152 comments
Show HN: Nowrite.fun – If you stop typing, your text disappears (nowrite.fun)
Brave enough? Tap to begin.
Productivity, Web Applications, Gaming, Focus
23 points by vseplet 3 days ago | 20 comments
Reduce your phone usage by automating grayscale (paavandesign.com)
I’ve tried lots of ways to reduce my phone usage: custom wallpapers, a rubber band around the case, time tracking apps, pause/breathing apps that make you wait a few seconds when opening specific apps.
Productivity, Technology, Personal Habits
5 points by p44v9n 4 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: What Tools Did You Build for Yourself? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What Tools Did You Build for Yourself?
Software Development, Tools, Programming, Community, Productivity
11 points by schappim 4 days ago | 5 comments
Show HN: PagePal – An eBook reader for ADHD and crap memory (pagepalapp.com)
No more forgetting character names, no more re-reading pages.
Software, ADHD, Reading, Productivity
14 points by ADHDan 5 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: I built an app so I could read the 3 Body-Problem in Chinese (readly.ink)
No more time lost looking words up and adding to Anki flashcards. Do it all with Readly, in a single tap.
Software, Language Learning, China, Science Fiction, Productivity
29 points by alexSimpson96 5 days ago | 13 comments
Show HN: Brainstorm.gg – Get ideas out of your head fast (brainstorm.gg)
Enter a topic and get some ideas
Productivity, Idea Generation, Web Apps
18 points by ajoshu 6 days ago | 15 comments
Show HN: Look Busy – Realistic-Looking Fake Calendar Events (lookbusy.app)
Look Busy fills your work calendar with realistic-looking (but secretly fake) work events. Your co-workers won’t schedule conference calls and meetings, so you can get actual work done and reclaim your productive time.
Productivity, Time Management, Work-Life Balance, Software
8 points by yieldalarm 6 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Hyprnote – VSCode for Meeting Notes (Open-Source and Local-First) (github.com/fastrepl)
AI notepad for meetings. Local-first & Extensible.
Open Source, Software, Productivity, Meeting Notes, VSCode
18 points by yujonglee 7 days ago | 2 comments
50 Things I've Learned Writing Construction Physics (construction-physics.com)
I’ve been writing Construction Physics since September of 2020. Over the past four and a half years I’ve written 186 essays, totalling around 600,000 words. The newsletter was originally focused on understanding the problems of construction productivity (though it’s never been entirely about that), but I have branched out to write more about a variety of topics, including energy, transportation, and scientific and technological progress.
Construction, Productivity, Writing, Newsletter, Technology
10 points by bookofjoe 7 days ago | 0 comments
Vibe Coding is not an excuse for low-quality work (addyo.substack.com)
“Move faster and break even more things.”
Software Development, Code Quality, Productivity, Agile
257 points by saikatsg 7 days ago | 200 comments
Perplexingly Book-Learned Emacs (ingebrigtsen.no)
As I was whining yesterday, it’s perplexingly difficult to find a (semi-)programmatic way of determining whether an author has written a new book. Or even manually in some cases. The best advice is, like, “Follow them on Goodreads” or something?
Software, Programming, Books, Productivity
71 points by tmseidman 8 days ago | 15 comments
Taking Notes with Joplin (lwn.net)
Joplin is an open-source note-taking application designed to handle taking many kinds of notes, whether it is managing code snippets, writing documentation, jotting down lecture notes, or drafting a novel.
Open Source, Note-taking, Software, Productivity
108 points by sohkamyung 8 days ago | 60 comments
Show HN: Make your bookmarks smarter with AI (apple.com)
Eyeball is a simple and powerful bookmarking tool. Save links effortlessly from anywhere and keep all your research, favorites, and must-read content in one place.- Seamless saving. Add links instantly from any app.- AI-powered insights. Organize, research, and understand your saved content.- Talk to your bookmarks. Get summaries, answers, and context on demand.
Bookmarks, AI, Productivity, Web Browsing, Tools
8 points by quinto_quarto 8 days ago | 10 comments
"Just Keep Applying" Isn't Persistence, It's Insanity (smustafa.blog)
It’s been occurring to me more and more often, lately, that as job seekers, we are told to keep doing the exact same things on a loop.
Job Searching, Career Advice, Productivity
13 points by vipermark7 8 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: How to get my development passion/productivity back? (ycombinator.com)
I am unsure if this is burnout, depression, totally normal or something else entirely.
Software Development, Productivity, Motivation, Burnout
49 points by ttmuncher 9 days ago | 25 comments
Show HN: Zuni (YC S24) – AI Copilot for the Browser (zuni.app)
Work with powerful AI models in your Chrome sidebar, and easily include context from your tabs and Gmail.
AI, Chrome Extensions, Productivity, Browser Extensions, YC
17 points by willgtaylor 10 days ago | 12 comments
The Zen of Task Management with Org (bzg.fr)
I don't use Org Mode to be more productive, but to achieve a kind of "ataraxia" (i.e. a "lucid state of robust equanimity" according to Wikipedia) about the things I have to do: pay my bills on time and enjoy concentrating on my work.
Productivity, Software, Mindfulness, Organization
14 points by bzg 10 days ago | 4 comments
Being a top programmer: Don't get stuck (medium.com)
Programmers have to solve dozens of problems every day. Most of these are trivial issues, but eventually something crops up that stumps you for 30 minutes or more. These add up to multiple hours of painful unproductive time.
Programming, Productivity, Advice, Career Development
11 points by mattsimmons01 10 days ago | 4 comments
Ask HN: What's the Most Effective Way You've Improved Focus? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What's the Most Effective Way You've Improved Focus?
Productivity, Focus, Self Improvement, Hacker News
24 points by schappim 10 days ago | 25 comments
Show HN: I made a tool to send a letter now people use it to just print (pieterpost.com)
Tired of stamps, envelopes, and post office trips? Pieter Post makes sending mail as easy as sending a text.
Software, Productivity, Mail, Web Services
28 points by bahrtw 12 days ago | 23 comments
Notion Mail is out (notion.com)
Meet Notion Mail, the inbox that organizes itself, drafts emails, and schedules meetings any way you'd like.
Email, Productivity, Software, Notion
101 points by jasperr1 12 days ago | 132 comments
Show HN: ClipCapsule – A Clipboard Manager for Linux (Built with Go and Wails) (github.com/Victor-Evogor)
ClipCapsule is a minimalist clipboard manager for Linux, built with Go and WailsJS. It supercharges your productivity by allowing you to manage and switch clipboard entries using only keyboard shortcuts—no mouse or GUI required.
Software, Linux, Productivity, Clipboard Management, Open Source
31 points by victorevogor 12 days ago | 8 comments
Zotero Fullscreen Mode by Script (github.com/windingwind)
This script, when triggered, will hide/unhide the toolbars and resize Zotero into Fullscreen mode.
Software, Productivity, Web Browsing, Zotero
21 points by HiPHInch 13 days ago | 5 comments
Ask HN: What do you use to write and take notes? Is there a cursor for writing? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What do you use to write and take notes? Is there a cursor for writing?
Writing Tools, Note Taking, Productivity
7 points by fir3dvst 14 days ago | 6 comments
Ask HN: As a programmer, How do you take notes while coding? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: As a programmer, How do you take notes while coding?
Programming, Note-taking, Software Development, Productivity, Ask HN
21 points by abacussh 14 days ago | 28 comments