SmartcutsShane Snow
Smartcuts
by Shane Snow · first published 2014
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Find a cause or project that you really believe in, and put your effort into that. The book "Smartcuts" by Shane Snow address the issue of wealthy people feeling depressed. Its a great book!
on “Ask HN: I made a ridiculous amount of money and feel “depressed”” ↗I just read Smartcuts, Made to Stick, and Traction - a great trio of books to get your mind in the right spot as you pursue a market to create a product.
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” ↗…approaches on building a product. 3) REWORK. If you're a fan of 37 Signals and/or DHH, this is a succinct and enjoyable read about their principles on building and running a business. Currently I'm reading SmartCuts and The Everything Store - both of which are great so far.
on “Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?” ↗Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking Fabulous book about how certain individuals strive in what they do, and what separates these people from the rest of us. It has very interesting stories as…
on “Ask HN: What book(s) had the most impact for you in 2019?” ↗Read the book Smartcuts and see if you can use one of the 9 ideas the author talks about to move to a new situation (review here: https://www.jjude.com/smartcuts/) Since you have work experience in backend (doesn't matter java…
on “Ask HN: How to grow and become more employable when working with outdated tech?” ↗Building a startup (actually others are doing the building, I'm doing everything else :) I would bring one or two books (Traction, Lean Startup, Smartcuts, etc.) and my iPad. I would use some time reading and some time writing either ideas/notes or blog posts.
on “Ask HN: I've got 6-7 hours of uninterruptible time. What should I do?” ↗