17:[[31453273,{"by":"WallyFunk","descendants":11,"id":31453273,"kids":[31453423,31454102,31457599,31453490,31453898,31454885,31453351,31454061,31454403,31456048,31470284],"score":24,"text":"$18","time":1653085493,"title":"Ask HN: Mental Health for Hackers?","type":"story"}],[31330394,{"by":"And1","descendants":7,"id":31330394,"kids":[31335699,31333109,31338225,31332554,31338607,31332824,31331590],"score":20,"text":"I run a small business and I'm totally swamped. I've outsourcing the standard stuff (bookkeeping, financial ops, most writing) but I'm still drowning in a lot of one-off tasks.

I've tried one virtual assistant service, but I've been underwhelmed with the help I've been getting (been through 2 candidates so far). I'm really trying to not expect too much, but it would be nice to not field a million questions on what seems like a straightforward task.

I'm open to the idea that I'm doing a bad job of formulating tasks, and that this is a skill I need to get better at, but has anyone found success with hiring an assistant? Local/virtual? What worked? How long does it take to have someone get your style? Do you know if its not a fit right away?

Any wisdom appreciated.","time":1652206242,"title":"Ask HN: Advice on Hiring an Assistant?","type":"story"}],[28017289,{"by":"hypnotist","descendants":114,"id":28017289,"kids":[28018065,28018423,28019103,28022255,28018718,28017424,28017445,28018074,28021472,28017523,28017437,28017852,28025907,28018321,28018146,28020104,28019005,28017821,28017899,28022414,28018260,28021639,28021979,28019759,28020930,28018808,28023331,28023305,28019625,28022762,28023430,28095586,28021433,28018221,28018493,28026141,28019653,28024452,28022571,28018023,28017680,28018008,28017593,28019183,28017544,28022096,28023243,28018158,28019621,28022640,28022432,28018844,28017422,28017715,28018755,28017935,28019041,28021701,28024809,28017934,28017408,28022003,28049177,28019089,28037452,28022594,28022209,28017451,28019596,28019595,28023000,28021776,28017472,28037048,28019792,28017759,28017827,28018138],"score":247,"text":"Any suggestions/ frameworks on how to learn specific skill, retain the knowledge and be able to share it(in for ex. written form)

I usually jump in straight away and start learning "on the job" but I realised that I forget too much and i do not have any notes to refer to later on.

Examples of specific skill: \n- How to write a good cold email \n- how to learn some snowboarding trick \n- how to store your bitcoin safely \netc.","time":1627732324,"title":"Ask HN: Do you have a process or a framework to learn specific skills quickly?","type":"story"}],[27743303,{"by":"holycrapguys","descendants":95,"id":27743303,"kids":[27743667,27743646,27743635,27743773,27743446,27743497,27743615,27743766,27743519,27743549,27743449,27743554,27743624,27743486,27743553,27743969,27743510,27743593,27743719,27743493,27743426,27743770,27743657,27765826,27745384,27745850,27743472,27744981,27752505,27743566,27743643,27751229,27743647,27743821,27743568,27751603,27743516,27743668,27743600,27746277,27770060,27754980,27743892,27743717,27746220,27747040,27743891,27744682,27743855,27743683,27743676],"score":121,"text":"$19","time":1625533280,"title":"Ask HN: 30 years old with no career","type":"story"}],[26578845,{"by":"veddox","descendants":37,"id":26578845,"kids":[26593049,26592135,26594864,26598706,26591885,26591826,26591921,26593115,26598200,26593140,26595270,26594977,26595941,26591740,26594887,26593606,26594178,26595487,26592178,26597485,26594888,26593024,26595708,26593758,26603254],"score":72,"text":"So I've always been interested in how teams respond to crises. I love reading about teams that handle crises well, and try to figure out what I can learn from their actions for the teams I lead. (Apollo 13 continues to be an all-time favourite movie of mine...)

Recently, there've been two discussions on HN [1,2] that have gotten me thinking about this topic again. And now I'm wondering: are there any good books on the topic that you can recommend? I'm not restricting myself to any domain - business, politics, engineering, natural disasters, could all be interesting.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26506920

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26539495","time":1616671329,"title":"Ask HN: Literature on crisis response?","type":"story"}],[25356908,{"by":"petecooper","descendants":20,"id":25356908,"kids":[25362920,25361355,25358308,25358635,25380488,25360222,25381692,25358523,25360932,25359806,25363725,25383806,25373231,25359078,25364236,25368879,25356987,25357036,25372602],"score":35,"text":"I had a frustrating year with books, I read about 20% of the titles I wanted to, and only a few stood out:

* James Clear - 'Atomic Habits'

* Gabor Mate MD - 'When The Body Says No'

Both helped me kick some bad habits and start to undo years of self-inflicted mental/physical abuse.

How did you get on this year?","time":1607507174,"title":"Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2020?","type":"story"}],[24279476,{"by":"tingtok","descendants":19,"id":24279476,"kids":[24280077,24280770,24281722,24281918,24281151,24283357,24307537,24283564,24283443,24287816,24308585,24280225,24285071,24284582,24279917,24281545],"score":48,"text":"I have spent over a decade building software working as engineer and working with product/Business Analysts in enterprise (FAANG or FAANG alike companies). I can confidently say that I can build software with features that delight customers. However, I don't understand how to sell software.

1. How to find customers?

2. How to sell?

Let me know your experience and how you learned to sell software.

Cheers.","time":1598420310,"title":"Ask HN: How to Sell Software?","type":"story"}],[23042618,{"by":"whoishiring","descendants":685,"id":23042618,"kids":[23044629,23043526,23044623,23044813,23043689,23046649,23043190,23046580,23043887,23042861,23042698,23045606,23044352,23047495,23043555,23042638,23042626,23046292,23042859,23042992,23046247,23044451,23044740,23045508,23043848,23042691,23043761,23044181,23043108,23043490,23043495,23043754,23043066,23044150,23048771,23047353,23044571,23044252,23050217,23054019,23046802,23043622,23043325,23191415,23046118,23047641,23042631,23045916,23045334,23045620,23044115,23042827,23048637,23048620,23046308,23043041,23045011,23043520,23048226,23044922,23042749,23048092,23047521,23046372,23048446,23044214,23048833,23043494,23047445,23050042,23044042,23048145,23043904,23044594,23046941,23046607,23043445,23044381,23043852,23045212,23042933,23042667,23049404,23043642,23042656,23047423,23050965,23042727,23042985,23045788,23045437,23043825,23043014,23049914,23043171,23043238,23042914,23046227,23071156,23043940,23046788,23046413,23048533,23046120,23045918,23136543,23046902,23044410,23042679,23047539,23047400,23047906,23043518,23043458,23092304,23043587,23043084,23044193,23044426,23046850,23043688,23149844,23046935,23042893,23043712,23044667,23045813,23043554,23049411,23043795,23044267,23043468,23073584,23043600,23045596,23144862,23051915,23045635,23044747,23044265,23044656,23072921,23074962,23044469,23042943,23044151,23046769,23088194,23043060,23048300,23077421,23044073,23044787,23042887,23068309,23042642,23047545,23043890,23065199,23043865,23068795,23074930,23043716,23043446,23065632,23044003,23143563,23046121,23051514,23065826,23044502,23044414,23044637,23042778,23047025,23095839,23065798,23053398,23065441,23049781,23047623,23146644,23045604,23047050,23047782,23047014,23046729,23087135,23043643,23068023,23042763,23045389,23045513,23046481,23070936,23051789,23042714,23045418,23044780,23078302,23049074,23042808,23043199,23043809,23045578,23045744,23048038,23043413,23071217,23043647,23044700,23120686,23044459,23043432,23045358,23044592,23046898,23046822,23047045,23043143,23047658,23043527,23070199,23078789,23044556,23069438,23044560,23043789,23061431,23042637,23082632,23044550,23044567,23046028,23043637,23043583,23043831,23042758,23046156,23044189,23048444,23045849,23045501,23064361,23043576,23044998,23043191,23043975,23044246,23045657,23043125,23051355,23090037,23063580,23045558,23043588,23046755,23044053,23088418,23043799,23050551,23189482,23073317,23044434,23067139,23100889,23054177,23082943,23044768,23082014,23080141,23118289,23043515,23046110,23046552,23099450,23044161,23043287,23045528,23044506,23048435,23067915,23046134,23178739,23110279,23045003,23044059,23098463,23052317,23110197,23043376,23044232,23066725,23132915,23051897,23088151,23068581,23043180,23050174,23043192,23161362,23046085,23073433,23046866,23073458,23044789,23043976,23053457,23043038,23043095,23046780,23046863,23067628,23179941,23046003,23046315,23065702,23044806,23091702,23045323,23044563,23044123,23045557,23065512,23047166,23045999,23043873,23170346,23043846,23051934,23043539,23042896,23098932,23042909,23066555,23083534,23046407,23047821,23046403,23045156,23045224,23043707,23169576,23045587,23083710,23045550,23043573,23168070,23049198,23045432,23047651,23072138,23045828,23044141,23046382,23046200,23063984,23055388,23045311,23051110,23047463,23043611,23050215,23042863,23093180,23077649,23043658,23065309,23046804,23115831,23068385,23072457,23101122,23046405,23045860,23042762,23042991,23045841,23045070,23077282,23078126,23068731,23043938,23046465,23047073,23046022,23047585,23044351,23074345,23045549,23044099,23046636,23081407,23083516,23043339,23074850,23062652,23091454,23045613,23064981,23045892,23157686,23044007,23048085,23045448,23044847,23047477,23047277,23043259,23066245,23188790,23046036,23045128,23047652,23104554,23043823,23043268,23045680,23043249,23101979,23078164,23088744,23054646,23045887,23059197,23044061,23069197,23050137,23047518,23046416,23046671,23046943,23045922,23071483,23046040,23046903,23084078,23049215,23043973,23056868,23045865,23045423,23045047,23042773,23047802,23043408,23043090,23072413,23044536,23139801,23043088,23044666,23045573,23151354,23045276,23047740,23044819,23044111,23044673,23045779,23047387,23085942,23046058,23046600,23045819,23047606,23077883,23046260,23066553,23046470,23045531,23052191,23046125,23045106,23042983,23149453,23043441,23046693,23045963,23165652,23045793,23044453,23044164,23044047,23054749,23043995,23067610,23065052,23044948,23072645,23120185,23044970,23069380,23046233,23046336,23046414,23144890,23071866,23065299,23047810,23047657,23045452,23045195,23045098,23044657,23044110,23044035,23043967,23043273,23042978,23045866,23103146,23045344,23066756,23043617,23043659,23047169,23047435,23043906,23049303,23049780,23043416,23045720,23043475],"score":549,"text":"$1a","time":1588345290,"title":"Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020)","type":"story"}]]

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