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Writing as a thinking tool

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#12Rank now 3
#12Peak rank
1Days on list
61Score · 7d
Nov 8, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

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Points
5
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0
Submitted by
jruohonen
Posted
Nov 8, 2026
Site
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com

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Trending history

Writing as a thinking tool was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 18 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #12 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 18:24 UTC. It is #12 right now, climbing from #15 to #12 over the last 6 checks.

This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 14:2415:2816:3117:3518:39 Nov 8, 14:24 UTC · #30Nov 8, 14:39 UTC · #30Nov 8, 14:54 UTC · #30Nov 8, 15:09 UTC · #28Nov 8, 15:24 UTC · #26Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · #25Nov 8, 15:54 UTC · #24Nov 8, 16:09 UTC · #18Nov 8, 16:24 UTC · #15Nov 8, 16:39 UTC · #15Nov 8, 16:54 UTC · #16Nov 8, 17:09 UTC · #16Nov 8, 17:24 UTC · #15Nov 8, 17:39 UTC · #15Nov 8, 17:54 UTC · #15Nov 8, 18:09 UTC · #13Nov 8, 18:24 UTC · #12Nov 8, 18:39 UTC · #12

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

points as reported by Hacker News.

04895144 14:2415:2816:3117:3518:39 Nov 8, 14:24 UTC · 5Nov 8, 14:39 UTC · 10Nov 8, 14:54 UTC · 19Nov 8, 15:09 UTC · 27Nov 8, 15:24 UTC · 31Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · 37Nov 8, 15:54 UTC · 45Nov 8, 16:09 UTC · 59Nov 8, 16:24 UTC · 69Nov 8, 16:39 UTC · 79Nov 8, 16:54 UTC · 84Nov 8, 17:09 UTC · 96Nov 8, 17:24 UTC · 105Nov 8, 17:39 UTC · 111Nov 8, 17:54 UTC · 118Nov 8, 18:09 UTC · 130Nov 8, 18:24 UTC · 138Nov 8, 18:39 UTC · 144

Questions

Is Writing as a thinking tool trending on Hacker News right now?

Yes. As of Nov 8, 18:39 UTC it is #12, climbing from #15 to #12 over the last 6 checks.

What is the highest rank Writing as a thinking tool reached?

#12 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 8, 18:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Writing as a thinking tool been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (18 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

5 points and 0 comments; submitted by jruohonen on Nov 8, 2026.