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Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers
TED · 2 HN recommenders · 4 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 4 months (2010–2023).
SignalTube analysis
Among 38 other talk videos tagged Productivity & self-improvement, the mean is 3.8 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 4 distinct months; the peer average is 3.7 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
50% of its 8 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2010–2023; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
- Channel / speaker
- TED
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- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2010–2023
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other talk videos in Productivity & self-improvement. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep your goals to yourself | Derek SiversCurrent video | 2 | 4 | 50% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005talk · JoshuaG | 13 | 11 | 68% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickeytalk · ClojureTV | 12 | 11 | 60% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Mike Monteiro: F*ck You, Pay Metalk · CreativeMornings HQ | 12 | 9 | 60% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Ask HN: What thought (or idea) has changed your life the most?”. Its short rationale: Life-changing advice to not share goals too soon.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Ask HN: Pros and cons of thinking in public vs. in private?”. Its short rationale: Talking about intentions early undermines drive to finish.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Ask HN: What is the best piece of advice someone has told you?”. Its short rationale: Telling goals gives an emotional reward and lowers drive.