Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderSurprised to find this here. For what it's worth, for anyone interested, a few things: #1 : That list is sorted with my top recommendations up top. You can also click to re-sort it by newest or by name, but by default, I highly recommend the ones at the top of the list. #2 : These aren't summaries of the book! These are just the little points that I personally found surprising or inspiring. If a book wasn't surprising to…
I've read quite a few of the books on the list, the ones that have stayed with me and actually changed my life are, in order of impact: 1. The Art of Learning - I'll never think about practice the same way. 2. Getting Things Done - Enough has been said about this elsewhere, but the whole concept of "what's the next action" has really worked for me. 3. E-Myth Revisited - This was my MBA in one book. It…
Interesting format - Using the lead graf as a summary isn't new, but pairing that with the main body being unstructured notes (as opposed to more formal prose) is new. Would be useful to have those notes link (medium style) to the right place in an ebook.
Rough estimate: you could get 80% of the value in 1% of the time.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 369
- Total comments
- 143
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-18 | Reading list for those who love to learnFirst breakout | sivers | 118 | 88 |
| 2013-12-20 | Book Summaries | adamzerner | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-12-25 | Detailed notes of over 200 books by Derek Sivers | bemmu | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-04-21 | Derek Sivers' Book Summaries & Recommendations | flyingyeti | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-11-26 | Derek Sivers: Books I’ve read (and notes on them) | udkl | 22 | 1 |
| 2018-03-14 | Derek Sivers: Books I've ReadBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | rweba | 223 | 53 |