Adithya Shreshti

Read Something Great - Discover timeless articles from the belly of the internet.

Read Something Great dishes out links to timeless articles on the internet. It serves them 5 at a time.
Smash the "Change My Reads" button, and it'll serve you 5 more.
The next time you're bored, instead of scrolling on social media, Read Something Great.

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Louis
Hello Product Hunt! Today, most information is like fast food - appealing on the outside, easy to consume, and usually bad for your health. I built Read Something Great to help make your information diet a little healthier. It's a fun tool that'll help you get smarter by serving you 5 timeless articles sourced from the depths of the internet. If you're hungry for more, smash a button, and it'll serve you 5 more. I've curated these articles myself, with help from smart, trustworthy friends. I hope you find it useful enough to save to your home screen. Hopefully, right besides your social media apps. If you have questions or feedback, let's chat! Cheers! PS: Thanks to @adithya for hunting product and helping it reach more people!
Sam Bailez
@adithya @louispereira23 Thanks for creating this! Super useful tool. Totally worth a spot in my home screen.
Louis
@adithya @samuelgonr Cheers Sam!
Louis
@adithya @dominic_zijlstra Cheers Dominic!
Louis
@adithya @sanjuktsaha Thanks Sanjukt! Glad you like it!
Louis
@sandro_g Cheers Sandro!
Shiku
Absolutely love this! It's a great tool to find inspiring reads. Kudos on building a great product Louis :)
Louis
@shikuwangombe Thank you Shiku! So glad you like it. I'm always inspired by your design sense.
Ken Moo
Can I sort by categories? How do you determine if an article is good or not, are they manually curated?
Louis
@ken_moo Hey Ken! Unfortunately you cannot sort by categories at the moment, although I'm considering adding that functionality in the future. I've tried to keep the tool as simple as possible, to make it useful without requiring a user to make too many decisions. And yes, all these articles have been curated by me. Some I've found and stored in the past few years, and some I've discovered recently while creating the product - since there were a lot of curated lists on the internet, made by people I respect and trust. I hope you enjoy it!
Janel
I'm obsessed with this and love how it feeds us useful, timeless articles that help us to learn and grow. Appreciate you making this to help us all focus on the signal within the noise.
Louis
@janelsgm Hey Janel! Thank you so much! Your work as an Indie hacker is an inspiration!
Tuana Çelik
This is cool, are you thinking of adding a way for users to suggest articles/reads to be added to the database?
Louis
@tuanacelik Hi Tuana! Glad you like it. Yes, Aditya just suggested that in one of the comments above as well. I will add that functionality before the day ends!
Louis
@tuanacelik Hey Tuana! This feature just went live!
Luke Cannon
This is awesome Louis, loving it already and discovered it last night!
Louis
@lcannon98 Hey Luke! Thank you. Any feedback you have is always welcome!
Aditya
@louispereira23 I love interesting, and sometimes, random reads! Is there any section to have a look at all the articles and the categories? Wondering if there is any way others can also suggest an article to be included in the list? I love to read geo-political articles 😻
Louis
@adityavsc hey Aditya! Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't included this feature yet, but I'll get it done by the end of today and ping you!
Louis
@adityavsc Just made this live Aditya! Looking forward to what you share!
Aditya
@louispereira23 woahh!! That’s super fast! Love the energy 🤟
Kavir Kaycee
@louispereira23 is a master at constraints. Love how this site surfaces only 5 articles at a time. No more paradox of choice. Go read something great!
Louis
@kavirkaycee Thanks Kavir! Glad you like the simplicity!
Edgaras
Really cool! RSS feed would be highly appreciated! 🙏
Louis
@edgarascom Hey Edgaras! Glad you like it! Haven't yet figure out the RSS feed part, but I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Dru Riley
Louis is one of the best writers I know. Great writers are great readers. So I trust his recommendations. Congrats on the launch!
Louis
@dru_riley Dru, you're a legend. Thank you!
Mohit Mamoria
Finally! A good way to kill those 15-20mins when meetings are delayed.
Louis
@mohitmamoria haha amazing use case! Glad you like it!
edwardrooster
This is wonderful, Louis, a beautiful way to kill time but not our brain cells! Excited to subscribe
Louis
@edwardrooster Thank you Edward!
Kunal Dharamsi
Love the simplicity, less is more!
Louis
@kunal_dharamsi thanks Kunal! Happy that you like it!
Tom Butler-Bowdon
Great source of curated insights, have saved to my toolbar
Louis
@tom_butler_bowdon woah! Thanks for this Tom!
Nick deWilde
This is great stuff Louis. Excited to be a subscriber.
Louis
@ndewilde Nick! Thank you so much. Happy to have you on board!
Dan Parry
As someone who is always looking to be hyper stimulated by Twitter, I often find myself disappointed by the hunt. @louispereira23, you've created something so simple and useful here. It's absolutely fantastic and genuinely really something great.
Louis
@yodanparry thanks Dan! You're too kind!
Juan Carlos Haro
Sound like a great idea, I look forward to reading the first one
Louis
@jc_haro cheers Juan Carlos!
Josh Hardman
Louis is a fantastic writer, and this latest offering is an absolute treat.
Louis
@joshhardman thank you Josh! Glad you like it!
Rhythm Bhatnagar
I think content curation is kinda like the next level to feeding the right info to the mind. This is incredible :) Another interesting venture would be if today I can attribute value to the original article in some way. Essentially making you the middle men for it. Random thought nonetheless super cool and congratulations again!
Louis
@rhythm_bhatnagar glad you like it! Currently the website links directly to the original site of the article, so I hope to generate more traffic for pieces that deserve it!
Yash
You are one of the best people I know. And this happens to be the best product I've seen In a while. This is such a useful tool !! Great Work !! Cheers Mate 🍻
Louis
@yashjaing thank you Yash! So happy you like it!