Hacker News, Health, and Hustle
5 of my favorite insights this week
Thinking of bringing this newsletter back! People mention it from time to time and I recall enjoying writing this and sharing my comments of my favorite finds from the internet.
So here we go again…
(Do let me know if you enjoyed this by replying to this email. I’ll definitely read it.)
1. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, read Hacker News
Paras Chopra@paraschopra
An unsolicited tip: if you want to stay ahead of the curve, read Hacker News daily.
Replace your X/reels with HN and you'd tap into the most insightful + nuanced discussions on topics that matter across the whole world wide web.
5:40 AM · Jan 28, 2026 · 129K Views
70 Replies · 121 Reposts · 2.79K Likes
2. Improve your quality of life
Dan Go@CoachDanGo
What improved your quality of life so much you wish you did it sooner?
3:53 PM · Jan 25, 2026 · 1.98M Views
1.86K Replies · 147 Reposts · 3.13K Likes
This one has a few hidden gems in here!
My favorite ones: walking, being social without drinking alcohol.
Both of which I do a lot of hahah (walking and not drinking alcohol).
3. Chill guy making $7m/year bootstrapped
@levelsio@levelsio
This guy @iangcarroll makes $7M per year with his own bootstrapped business
What I find interesting about people that make so much money on their own is that their physiognomy is almost always happy and likeable and friendly
It's same with billionaires, most of them are
Ben Lang @benln
Bullish on 1 person teams
• @joshmohrer - $7M ARR
• @iangcarroll - $7M ARR
• @levelsio - $2.7M ARR
• @BrettFromDJ - $1.3M ARR
• @yongfook - $950K ARR
• @marclou - $1M ARR
Who else?
5:19 PM · Jan 8, 2026 · 498K Views
198 Replies · 121 Reposts · 3.61K Likes
I love coming across businesses like these ran by chill people.
4. Vinod Khosla drops his 2050 predictions. Worth a read.
Vinod Khosla@vkhosla
Here are my predictions for 2050 (the world we can create) two years ago at TED and at our CEO conference:
5:15 PM · Jan 5, 2026 · 263K Views
64 Replies · 157 Reposts · 1.13K Likes
5. How to get jacked in 2026
Bryan Johnson@bryan_johnson
Get jacked in 2026. The right combination of training can lower your risk of death by 42%.
10:05 PM · Jan 6, 2026 · 311K Views
239 Replies · 259 Reposts · 4.8K Likes
Tl;dr: lift 3x per week, cardio 3x per week. Eat clean and healthy. Sleep early and sleep a lot.
That’s it for the week. If you found this useful, just email me back! Might continue next week. Might not.
Have a great week!