> The indecipherable to you message of the story is: don't go back to sleep if you happen to wake up shortly before the alarm clock. Just wake up.
Yes, I actually got that. Of course, it took reading the whole article to realize that it was telling me that, so I'm left wondering why it was posted to HN.
>> But it's not just this one thing. I see so many people intent on sharing their personal revelations that it's now impossible to find genuine insights that are more widely applicable than that one person's experience. This is the age of crowd-sourced "wisdom", where everyone thinks their own discoveries will apply universally. Anecdote over data, experience over research.
> I think that what you write above ONLY APPLIES TO YOU. Perhaps you should do some more research into the matter, instead of shoving your personal anecdotes on to us.
OK, so I'll start my research. Has this blog post taught you anything? Was this worth the time you spent reading it? I'll go ask a few more people, and if I get statistically significant results I might post about it.
Yes, I actually got that. Of course, it took reading the whole article to realize that it was telling me that, so I'm left wondering why it was posted to HN.
>> But it's not just this one thing. I see so many people intent on sharing their personal revelations that it's now impossible to find genuine insights that are more widely applicable than that one person's experience. This is the age of crowd-sourced "wisdom", where everyone thinks their own discoveries will apply universally. Anecdote over data, experience over research.
> I think that what you write above ONLY APPLIES TO YOU. Perhaps you should do some more research into the matter, instead of shoving your personal anecdotes on to us.
OK, so I'll start my research. Has this blog post taught you anything? Was this worth the time you spent reading it? I'll go ask a few more people, and if I get statistically significant results I might post about it.