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I went from 900 to 125,000 followers in 12 months.

But 90% of that growth came from 9 threads - which on their own generated 20,000,000 views.

So here's a recap of those 9 threads (and what they can help you with):

 I studied math at Princeton - mostly because I hated writing.

But colleges do a horrendous job teaching you to write.

So I spent 200 hours learning to write on my own.

Then, I summarized the frameworks I learned:

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If you're new to Twitter, it can be overwhelming.

But even people who use it every day aren't using its best features.

So here are 10 of them you can start using today to 10x your experience:

https://t.co/0ecf6MHw5a
Whether you're a:

• Writer
• Creator
• Student
• Employee
• Entrepreneur

You are in the business of storytelling.

So here's a storytelling crash course from the world's most creative company:

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If you spend any time on Twitter, you've seen the words "Web 3."

But whether you're a complete beginner or fully crypto-pilled, these quotes will help you learn where the world is headed:

https://t.co/PBcZOgDS9W
If you use it right, you can learn anything on Twitter.

So I scoured the archives to find some of the hidden features of the internet's most popular tools:

https://t.co/TJ4QGqlFFv
I wanted to learn the art of capturing, keeping, and monetizing attention - using writing.

So I immersed myself in the writings of the world's best copywriter.

Here's what I found:

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For over 1,200 days in a row, I've journaled on a high-quality question.

So I compiled the 21 best questions to reflect on as we close 2021:

https://t.co/yWygYY6SGB
Atomic Habits was the best book I read in 2020.

But while reading is good, application is better.

So here's how to use the frameworks from that book to build a writing habit:

https://t.co/P3RMSIlswk
Now, we're heading into a new year.

And it's the time of year to fall into the "planning" trap.

So before you spend weeks and months trying to make the perfect plan, read this story of 2 men learning to fish:

https://t.co/2rvF6uO26Y
Now, these 9 threads were outliers.

But I wrote *every day* in 2021 (giving myself more shots on goal).

And I can attribute just about every good thing that's happened in my life to writing and publishing every day.
After seeing the benefits writing unlocked for me, I wanted to help others start too.

And over the last year, I've helped over 2,000 writers start writing online.

So if you're looking to kickstart 2022 by writing online, there are 7 days left to join:

https://t.co/JJNKZQKb75
Along the way, I've learned a lot about what makes for effective digital writing.

And I compiled every framework into this free 13,000-word ultimate guide.

Check it out:
https://t.co/34AcQYuW3r
And if you can't get to all of these today...

Jump back to the top tweet and bookmark it for later (or retweet to share with others):

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For 500 days I've written 500 words of Morning Pages.

While they're usually just brain dumps, I'll sometimes reflect on specific questions.

As @tferriss says, if you want better answers, ask better questions.

-My Top 10 Reflection Questions (and where I got them)-

[THREAD]

1. How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want?

This is one of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself. I do it routinely on the first Sunday of every month.

From this episode of the @tferriss show with

2. Where am I feeling the Resistance?

Whenever I'm lagging on a project, I ask this question to put the Resistance out into the open.

From The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield (a

3. What would I do to make today horrible?

Using the inversion technique, which I learned about from @JamesClear and wrote about here:

4. Where am I making things more complex than they need to be?

I sometimes overcomplicate things that could be much simpler. But societal forces heavily influence me to do so.

For a deep dive, check out this post from @nateliason
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My new workflow for savings threads to read later:

1. Tag @buzz_chronicles save
2. Save to @instapaper
3. Highlight relevant parts
4. Automatic @readwiseio to @NotionHQ sync

Request for @readwiseio - improve Tweet / tweet thread saving workflow
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To master the creative process, give yourself permission to create junk.

This is one of the many things I learned diving into everything @jamesclear has published on creativity and building a writing habit.

Here's a thread of his best articles, tweets, and podcast appearances:

1/ Reasons @JamesClear writes

• Write for yourself
• Write to learn more
• Write to build a business
• Write to clarify your thoughts

But most importantly, writing is leadership at scale.

And it will carry your ideas further than

2/ Five steps to mastering the creative process

1) Give yourself permission to create junk
2) Create on a schedule
3) Finishing something
4) Stop judging your own work
5) Hold yourself accountable

I can't overstate the value of this resource 👇🏼



3/ How to overcome others (and yourself) judging your writing

• The first obstacle: overcoming your own judgment
• But once you start publishing, you will meet external judgment.

His advice comes from Mario Andretti:

Focus on the road, not the

4/ Three tips for getting started as a writer:

1) Publish on a schedule
2) Share your writing publicly
3) Write about what fascinates
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How to write a good tweet:

• Start with a subject line
• Then, it's all about cadence
• Provide concise value in bullet-points
• And be mindful of aesthetics to keep it easy to read

Then, finish with a punchy sentence or call to action.

Now go write some tweets.
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Atomic Habits from @jamesclear changed my life.

In Atomic Habits, James lays out the Four Laws of Behavior Change.

1. Make it obvious
2. Make it attractive
3. Make it easy
4. Make it satisfying

Here's how to leverage them to build a daily writing habit (🧵✍🏼):

Habits are made up of a four-part feedback loop:

1. Cue
2. Craving
3. Response
4. Reward

Building a habit means intentionally designing each part of this feedback loop.

1. Make it obvious
2. Make it attractive
3. Make it easy
4. Make it


Before you start to build a writing habit, it's important to understand the real goal.

Your goal isn't to start writing.

Your goal is to become a writer.

Why the subtle difference?

Because behavior change is identity change.

We don't stick to habits that aren't aligned with our identity.

Luckily, habits that align with your identity are easy to stick to.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.

So to become a writer, we have to consistently cast "writer votes."

Step 1: Make it obvious

Time and location are the most important habit cues.

You MUST leverage them to build your writing habit.

Every great writer has their sacred hours.

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I went from "shyest man alive" to speaking on stage.

If you're a man struggling with confidence, read this:


I was arguably the shyest man alive.

I feared rejection
I rarely spoke up
I barely made new friends or approached women

People told me to my face "why do you never talk?"

Today I've realized the root of why I was so shy (you may have a huge epiphany moment reading this)...

As humans, we have a strong instinct to be liked by the people around us.

You see, 2000 years ago roaming the earth in tribes, you NEEDED to be liked or else you'd get kicked from your tribe, and face the mountain lions, disease, & conditions by yourself (basically meant death).

My route to achieve this human instinct - to be liked, was speak as little as possible.

Other people take a different route - speak as much as possible.

But at the end of the day, we are all aiming to be liked.

Now, I knew the root cause... how did I overcome this lack of confidence?

1st - you must accept shyness does not serve you.

Once you fully accept this and are open to change, there are 7 keys I identified that helped me become confident.

Here are the 7 keys to confidence:
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MATT GRAY
MATT GRAY
@matt_gray_
If you want to give yourself a personal MBA, read these 10 books:

Zero to One
by Peter Thiel

Subject: Strategy and Positioning

Lessons:

• Last can be first
• Rivalry causes us to copy the past
• Progress comes from monopoly, not competition


Expert Secrets
by Russel Brunson

Subject: Marketing

Lessons:

• Maintain absolute certainty
• The riches are in the niches
• Convince with emotion first, then logic


$100M Offers
by Alex Hormozi

Subject: Sales

Lessons:

• Create grand slam offers
• Find the starving crowd
• The fundamental equation of value


Deep Work
by Cal Newport

Subject: Productivity

Lessons:

• Embrace boredom
• Create daily rituals
• Find your work-style
• Treat work like a craft
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Top 10 Personal Finance Books

⚡️Book Thread⚡️

+ Best quotes

These ten books have ten different and powerful approaches to accumulating personal wealth.

1. Think and Grow Rich

”The object is to want money, and to be so determined to have it that you convince yourself that you will have it.”

2. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

"The vast majority of people simply do not have the internal capacity to create and hold on to large amounts of money and the increased challenges that go with more money and success."

3. The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

"You picked up this book because you are broke. Keep reading and you will discover what you need to know--and do--so you will not be broke forever."
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Sahil Bloom
Sahil Bloom
@SahilBloom
The most powerful paradoxes of life:

The Persuasion Paradox

Have you noticed that the most argumentative people rarely persuade anyone?

The most persuasive people don’t argue—they observe, listen, and ask questions.

Argue less, persuade more.

Persuasion is an art that requires a paintbrush, not a sledgehammer.

The Effort Paradox

You have to put in more effort to make something appear effortless.

Effortless, elegant performances are often the result of a large volume of effortful, gritty practice.

Small things become big things. Simple is not simple.

The Wisdom Paradox

“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.” — Albert Einstein

The more you learn, the more you are exposed to the immense unknown.

This should be empowering, not frightening.

Embrace your own ignorance. Embrace lifelong learning.

The Growth Paradox

Growth takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you ever would have thought.

Growth happens gradually, then suddenly.

When you realize this, you start to do things differently.
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This thread will help you to understand the index funds really well. If you want more of such threads in future,do comment the topic you want me to cover and don't forget to RETWEET! Let's start :

Who started it?
John Bogle, commonly referred to as Jack, is known as The Father of Index Investing and The Father of Index Funds. Bogle was born in Montclair, New Jersey on May 8, 1929.


What was the first index fund?
After graduation, Bogle went to work for Wellington Management from 1951 to 1974, but was fired because of a merger decision he made. In 1974, he found the Vanguard Group Inc., and in 1976 he introduced the first retail index fund the Vanguard 500

Why should we trust Bogle and not telegram rockets?
Although Bogle was initially mocked for his introduction of the index fund, he proved to be a true visionary and was even named as one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful and Influential People” by Time Magazine in 2004


What is Vanguard's position right now?
Vanguard has grown to become one of the world’s largest investment management companies, with more than five trillion in global assets under management. Although Mr. Bogle died in January of 2019, his philosophy of index investing is ALIVE.
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Kani means wetland and Pakam means flow of water into wetland.
Kanipakam Vinayaka is swayambhu (self-manifested). The murti is in a well which is always full of water.


Once, there were three brothers. Each one had a handicap- Dumb, Deaf and Blind. They had a small piece of land for livelihood. For their field, they drew water from a well. One day, they found that the well had dried up so one of them started digging in the well.


His tool hit something and blood oozed out. They found a swayambhu murti of Ganesha here.
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The 3 big things that made the 1980's/early 1990's surreal for me.

1) Satanic Panic - satanism in the day cares ahhhh!

2) "Repressed memory" syndrome

3) Facilitated Communication [FC]

All 3 led to massive abuse.

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Other 'therapists' would badger kids until they invented stories about watching alligators eat babies dropped into a lake from a hot air balloon. Kids would deny anything happened for hours until the therapist 'broke through' and 'found' the 'truth'.

FC was a movement that started with the claim severely handicapped individuals were able to 'type' legible sentences & communicate if a 'helper' guided their hands over a keyboard.
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THE BATTLE OF SARAIGHAT (1671)

Lachit Borphukan's humiliation of Aurangzeb.

The battle of Saraighat was a naval engagement fought on the Brahmaputra river near Saraighat between the M0ghul empire and Ahom kingdom in 1671.

Guts, resolve and glory!

(Elaborate thread)


Koch was a state situated between the dominions of M0ghuls and Ahoms. For Ahoms, it was a buffer state for keeping M0ghul territorial expansions at bay.(1)

Times changed when the ruler of the Koch kingdom, Nara Narayana passed away in 1587 resulting in Koch being divided into 2. Western Koch was ruled by his son Lakshmi Narayan and the eastern Koch by his nephew, Raghudev.(2)

Lakshmi Narayan formed an alliance with M0ghuls after which he attacked Parikshit, son of Raghudev, in 1602. Parikshit Narayan was defeated while his brother Bali Narayan took refuge in the Ahom Kingdom.(3)

The M0ghuls used it as a pretext to invade Ahom kingdom. The first battle between them took place in 1615 leading to a series of engagements in which both sides had their shares of ups and downs resulting in a stalemate.(4)
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Recently, the @CNIL issued a decision regarding the GDPR compliance of an unknown French adtech company named "Vectaury". It may seem like small fry, but the decision has potential wide-ranging impacts for Google, the IAB framework, and today's adtech. It's thread time! 👇

It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details): https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.
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