Hacker News with Generative AI: Productivity

Retool Agents (retool.com)
The AI industry has invested $1 trillion to build the most sophisticated reasoning engines in human history. Yet today, we use them as glorified writing assistants — copy-pasting their output into the actual systems where work happens. This isn’t AI’s failure. It’s ours.
AI, Software, Productivity, Work, Automation
18 points by conroy 30 days ago | 0 comments
As a developer, my most important tools are a pen and a notebook (hamatti.org)
After I signed my contract to join my new job a month ago, I was so excited. Not only that I would join the company but also because I got to buy a new notebook. The weekend before my first day I headed to the local bookstore and spent a good amount of time browsing through the notebooks available and ended up with this happy orange one.
Development, Productivity, Writing
468 points by ingve 30 days ago | 290 comments
Mastering Vim Grammar (irian.to)
Using Vim text editor can be overwhelming for many. If you're like me, your first exposure with Vim is when you accidentally opened it and couldn't get out. There is even a saying:
Vim, Text Editing, Programming, Productivity
60 points by bo0tzz 31 days ago | 10 comments
Show HN: Vibe coded free life mapper that shows your life in weeks (mapyour.life)
Please generate a life map first.
Show HN, Visualization, Life Planning, Time Management, Productivity
8 points by eekay 31 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: A minimalist web timer for focus and time tracking (iamlockedin.com)
Web Development, Productivity, Time Management, Focus
107 points by StephenAlvin 32 days ago | 40 comments
GitHub issues is almost the best notebook in the world (simonwillison.net)
GitHub issues is almost the best notebook in the world.
GitHub, Software Development, Tools, Productivity
314 points by ingve 32 days ago | 195 comments
Ordinary life improvements 2018-2025 (smagin.fyi)
Gwern wrote a post about his ordinary life improvements in 2018. I feel like now is a good time to write a follow-up.
Lifehacks, Personal Development, Productivity
7 points by smagin 33 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: BetterFriend – a CRM just to be a better friend (vercel.app)
Software, Friendship, Productivity
34 points by lttree 33 days ago | 46 comments
The Ingredients of a Productive Monorepo (swgillespie.me)
So! Suppose you’re an intrepid engineer in a nascent Developer Productivity team. Your engineering organization has decided that it wants to move towards a monorepo. You’ve heard the stories told of Google, Meta, Uber - each a large technology company with developer productivity organizations consisting of hundreds of engineers - and you want to capture some of their magic in a bottle and give it to your users. You wonder - what work lies ahead of you?
Software Development, Engineering, Productivity, Monorepos
300 points by mifydev 33 days ago | 260 comments
Survival is my weekly sprint goal (miserablyemployed.com)
"Do we have a roadmap, or are we just vibing?"
Work Culture, Humor, Productivity
12 points by ramijames 33 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day (shortreps.com)
Sneak in exercises to keep you powered up during your busiest days
Health, Exercise, Productivity, Work
153 points by melvinzammit 34 days ago | 85 comments
Paper Is Good (dynomight.net)
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has this unique power is a mystery to me, but I think we should all stop trying to resist this reality and just accept it.
Writing, Productivity, Paper, Technology
10 points by homarp 34 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I built a more productive way to manage AI chats (contextch.at)
Easily set up multiple projects with web, file, and GitHub context. Start a new chat, and leverage your saved context to get instant answers and insights
Productivity, AI, Chatbots, Software, GitHub
162 points by tapeo 35 days ago | 61 comments
Show HN: hcker.news – an ergonomic, timeline-based Hacker News front page (hcker.news)
hcker.news | Hacker News Timeline
Hacker News, User Interface, Web Development, Productivity
180 points by postalcoder 35 days ago | 82 comments
In 3.5 years, Notepad has gone from "barely maintained" to "it writes for you" (arstechnica.com)
AI features in Windows are gradually becoming more widespread and inescapable.
AI, Software, Microsoft, Windows, Productivity
4 points by rbanffy 35 days ago | 2 comments
Sketchy Calendar (inkandswitch.com)
When it comes to calendars, you can choose between using a digital calendar app or getting a paper calendar. They both allow you to keep track of things like doctor appointments, work meetings or birthdays, so you can keep a clear head and be sure that you won’t forget anything. But while the two approaches may seem similar on the surface, they’re radically different in the kinds of trade-offs they make.
Digital Calendars, Paper Calendars, Productivity
156 points by surprisetalk 36 days ago | 46 comments
In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe goes from "barely maintained" to "it writes for you" (arstechnica.com)
In November, Microsoft began testing an update that allowed users to rewrite or summarize text in Notepad using generative AI.
Software, Generative AI, Microsoft, AI, Productivity
16 points by CharlesW 36 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: send2kindle – CLI utility to send documents to your Kindle (github.com/carlos-menezes)
send2kindle is a command-line utility to send documents to your Kindle.
Kindle, Software, Productivity
13 points by carlos-menezes 36 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Whenish – Plan Group Events in iMessages (apple.com)
Plan events right inside Messages! Create date polls, share availability, and find the best time to meet—without ever leaving the chat.
Group Events, Messaging Apps, Apple, Time Management, Productivity
40 points by devgoth 36 days ago | 56 comments
You can choose tools that make you happy (borretti.me)
On Hacker News and Lobsters I often see blog posts with titles like:
Tools, Happiness, Productivity, Work-Life Balance, Personal Development
258 points by zdw 36 days ago | 85 comments
Ask HN: Has anyone been able to overcome crippling executive dysfunction? (ycombinator.com)
Suffering from overwhelming executive dysfunction along with a lot of other shit has drastically slowed my learning and operational capability.
Mental Health, Productivity, Ask HN
40 points by justanything 37 days ago | 45 comments
Show HN: Dora (dorafiles.com)
Dora is the smart file explorer designed to save you time and frustration.
Software, Productivity, File Management
10 points by ata_aman 37 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: I made Blueprint for brain health to hit daily peak productivity (brainpower.now)
Productivity, Health, Neuroscience, Software, Show HN
5 points by Lilian_ 37 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Super (YC W18) - Turn company data into answers & agents for your team (super.work)
Super is how AI curious companies get to action. Connect all your tools, get the best enterprise search experience, prebuilt assistants, and bring it in your own workflows.
AI, Enterprise Software, Productivity, YC, Startups
16 points by christophepas 37 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Output – An AI Agent That Controls Your Computer (Mac and Windows) (theoutput.co)
Artificial Intelligence, Software, Operating Systems, Productivity
15 points by sudhar172 38 days ago | 14 comments
No matter what you do, always leave a breadcrumb (garrit.xyz)
This applies to work tasks just as much as it applies to hobbies. No matter what you do, always create some sort of breadcrumb that you or someone else can pick up down the line.
Productivity, Life Advice, Work, Personal Development
10 points by garritfra 38 days ago | 0 comments
GitHub Copilot Coding Agent (github.blog)
Backlog getting you down? Drowning in technical debt? Delegate issues to Copilot so you can focus on the creative, complex, and high-impact work that matters most. Copilot coding agent makes this possible.
Software, AI, Programming, Productivity, GitHub
564 points by net01 39 days ago | 357 comments
When a team is too big (alexewerlof.com)
Team Dynamics, Management, Productivity, Software Development
123 points by gpi 39 days ago | 145 comments
Everything’s a bug (or an issue) (bozemanpass.com)
What if I were to tell you that I had discovered a way to run software projects that’s efficient, effective, reliable, even pleasant?
Software Development, Project Management, Productivity
65 points by dboreham 40 days ago | 28 comments
Show HN: Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions (github.com/m4xshen)
Break bad habits, master Vim motions
Programming, Vim, Productivity, Software
214 points by m4xshen 40 days ago | 86 comments