What’s the best YouTube video you’ve ever seen?

— Patrick OShaughnessy (@patrick_oshag) May 30, 2021

Reply with a YouTube video you think everyone should on Earth should watch.

— Dickie Bush ? (@dickiebush) April 28, 2021

What’s the last 10/10 book you read?

— Patrick OShaughnessy (@patrick_oshag) March 23, 2021

Short flight tonight. What is the best VERY SHORT book that you’ve ever read (<150 pages)?

— Patrick OShaughnessy (@patrick_oshag) December 1, 2021

What’s the last book that broke your heart in a good way?

— Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) October 28, 2021

I asked, "What's the best book on writing that you've read?"

Twitter came through with some amazing recommendations.

Here are 20 books that will help you go from amateur to professional writer:

(thread) ?

— Alex & Books ? (@AlexAndBooks_) October 25, 2021

Reddit is amazing.

There's a subreddit that shares lists of great books you can get for free (and it's 100% legal).

Here are 1,000+ ebooks and audiobooks you can download for FREE:

— Alex & Books ? (@AlexAndBooks_) September 20, 2021

There are over 30 million podcast episodes.

and you don't have time to listen to them.

So let me save you time with 7 that will make you smarter today?

— Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) May 5, 2021

What’s the last 10/10 movie you’ve seen?

— Patrick OShaughnessy (@patrick_oshag) March 19, 2021

What’s the last 10/10 video game you played? Bonus points for PC games

— Patrick OShaughnessy (@patrick_oshag) March 28, 2021

The idea The first draft pic.twitter.com/aWMJvlHn5D

— Meredith Ireland (@MeredithIreland) April 1, 2021

I could watch this on a loop all night.

(Yes, those of you, I perceive your appropriation troubles and am not bothered.) pic.twitter.com/vLWzLGfcqC

— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) April 1, 2021

Cartoonist Kyle Baker on school and creativity (p.16): pic.twitter.com/lf1EwuC4hW

— Lulie ? (@reasonisfun) August 14, 2021

This section from @jposhaughnessy podcast with @tomowenmorgan is exceptional...
"had this crazy life changing idea that if you followed your attention and you followed your interests, it would lead you to a path of personal growth that you couldn't anticipate...." pic.twitter.com/okzUG90qLG

— Sean DeLaney (@SeanDeLaney23) August 26, 2021

friendly reminder from @tylerthecreator to fucking love the shit you make pic.twitter.com/qkQ2fOVOks

— patrick tomasso. (@imPatrickT) June 29, 2021

4. Evaldo Albuquerque's "1 Core Belief" Technique

How do you generate $120+ million in product sales 2 years?

It all starts with changing 1 core belief in the reader.

Moving them FROM the way they think TO a new way.

And it takes 10 questions to move them there. pic.twitter.com/ffGrsSoRNM

— Nicolas Cole ? (@Nicolascole77) September 27, 2021

Data + Stories = Understanding pic.twitter.com/h46x8xKFw1

— Blake Emal (@heyblake) August 29, 2021

Storytelling is a superpower.

A key to unlocking growth in your writing, startups, marketing, business, or career.

THREAD: 10+ principles of effective storytelling (that you can start using today):

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) July 11, 2021

The most creative company of the last 30 years:

Pixar.

Back in 2011, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats shared their "22 Rules For Storytelling."

And the rules are a must-read for writers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to tell captivating stories.

Here's the breakdown: pic.twitter.com/eUqUpvvbDX

— Dickie Bush ? (@dickiebush) October 28, 2021

Being a trial lawyer taught me what I call "Competitive Storytelling".

Working with Founders and Startups taught me what I call "Conversational Storytelling Fluency".

What are some of my favorite resources to learn the art and science of storytelling?

-A thread-

— Robbie Crabtree (@RobbieCrab) December 28, 2021

Do you write?

5 years ago I paid $1650 to learn the same framework Hollywood uses to script movies—and I've made that back 200x over.

Here it is. ?

Thread. ⬇️

— Lamar (@ElevatedStory) January 19, 2022

The Godfather of Advertising: Eugene Schwartz.

In 1966, he published Breakthrough Advertising, a book so good the original hardcover sells for $247.

And inside, he shared the daily writing routine that helped him write effortless, high-converting copy.

Here's the breakdown: pic.twitter.com/JIE6d6elt3

— Dickie Bush ? (@dickiebush) September 14, 2021

106 lines of advice for writers.

Carefully selected from common knowledge, well-known authors (@paulocoelho, @chuckpalahniuk, @neilhimself ...) and Twitter favourites like @julian, @david_perell, @jmikolay, @jspector, @BenjaminPutano, @prabsimratG and @jamierusso.

— Kjell Vandevyvere (@Kjellvdv) April 28, 2021

The 22 Immutable Laws of Online Writing shared by @Nicolascole77

Hyper visual thread? pic.twitter.com/KVSNPnTvvU

— Sachin Ramje ? (@SachinRamje) November 8, 2021

When 1m people read your newsletter, you learn what works and what doesn't.

I've been involved in several @thehustle newsletter redesigns.

Here's my framework for newsletter design ?

— Kolby Hatch (@HatchKolby) April 29, 2021

Since creating the @Navalmanack, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of Leverage — a mental model coined by @Naval.

Here is an overview:

L E V E R A G E — Thread #1: Introduction

— EricJorgenson.eth ?? (@EricJorgenson) November 12, 2020

How To Be Successful
(At Your Career, Twitter Edition)

— Sam Altman (@sama) January 6, 2020

I interviewed 100 legendary investors, founders and executives.

Collectively, they have created over $1 trillion of value for the world.

Here are 20 practical career lessons they shared with me ???

— Romeen Sheth (@RomeenSheth) September 24, 2021

Being an entrepreneur for the first time is painful.

You feel lost 98% of the time - the ups and downs are gut-wrenching.

I wish I had a cheat sheet for when I started my first company.

So I wrote one.

In honor of 2021, here are the 21 Lessons I wish I knew sooner ??????

— Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) December 15, 2021

If you're a founder raising venture capital, here's how I decide if I'll invest in your startup:

— Julian Shapiro (@Julian) October 23, 2021

I’ve consumed 1000's of hours of content over the past 5 years that have helped me:

>Acquire 100+ enterprise customers
>Raise ~$25M in venture capital
>Hire 100+ employees

? Here's 10 resources that changed my life and will change yours too?

— Luke Sophinos (@lukesophinos) December 6, 2021

I gathered tools your startup needs.

Here's what they are:

— Bereket (@heybereket) May 25, 2021

I've read all of Jeff Bezos's 23 years of Amazon shareholder letters twice now.

It's an MBA of its own.

Here's what I learned about startups, entrepreneurship, investing and more:

— Sumit Garg (@sumitupgarg) April 11, 2021

I’ve interviewed and managed over 2,000 people.

Here are my 55 contrarian observations about humans.

A thread...

(1/x)

— Michael Girdley (@girdley) November 26, 2021

A short masterclass in copywriting: the contrast principle.

Rosser Reeves walked by a blind man. His cup was nearly empty. His sign read "I am blind."

Reeves added 4 words. Within minutes, he'd doubled the man's daily earnings.

The new sign?

"It is springtime and I am blind."

— Steph Smith (@stephsmithio) April 22, 2021

Before David Ogilvy wrote any copy he would “write down every conceivable fact and selling idea.”

Then he’d write the headlines.

Drink some rum.

And unleash all the copy possible before refining it.

Here’s his entire process: pic.twitter.com/XnSAWUReku

— Alex Garcia ? (@alexgarcia_atx) November 12, 2021

10 mental models to master marketing:

— Zain Kahn (@heykahn) September 1, 2021

I get DM's from founders with the same specific problems.

Here's a public list of marketing tools I recommend:

↓

— George Mack (@george__mack) October 17, 2021

Content marketing is a lot harder these days.

Last year, 65% of Google searches ended without a click.

And social media platforms will ding you for linking out.

The harsh truth? Marketers need to get a lot savvier about their content.

Here's how:

— Amanda Natividad (@amandanat) December 22, 2021

I’ve spent 1500+ hours learning about cognitive biases and heuristics (AKA the stuff that drives *your customers* to buy)

Here are the top 19 concepts that marketers need to know:

— Katelyn Bourgoin ⚡️ (@KateBour) January 5, 2022

15 Examples And Tips To Master Business Writing ?

— Alex Garcia ? (@alexgarcia_atx) January 9, 2022

7 proven steps to build a valuable skill, quit your job, and join the creator economy ??

(this is exactly how I did it)

— Nicolas Cole ? (@Nicolascole77) January 12, 2022

No money for marketing?

Here are 11 hacks to get immediate leads ?

— Anurag Nala ? (@AnuragNala) August 21, 2021

This article on how to grow your newsletter subs from @harrydry on @IndieHackers is one of the best resources stumbled upon.

He went from 0-19k subs in under a year following these principles. Crazy underrated resource ?https://t.co/M8kGhA3oYF

— Alice Lemée (@alicellemee) May 19, 2021

Most important metrics to track when building a consumer business ? pic.twitter.com/HYrOHuZKZv

— Lenny Rachitsky | lennysan.eth (@lennysan) November 23, 2021

Your landing page can either bottleneck growth or drastically impact revenue.

And after working on 300+ landing pages I put together a blueprint for you to optimize yours.

Here are 10 tips to increase your conversion rate ?

— Alex Garcia ? (@alexgarcia_atx) December 5, 2021

Went down a rabbit hole looking for cross-industry innovations (AKA one industry borrowing from another). Found some gems.

Here are 10 of them ?

— Trung Phan ?? (@TrungTPhan) December 12, 2021

I gathered the best design resources for startups.

Save 100+ hours researching.

A thread:

— Easlo (@heyeaslo) January 2, 2022

I’ve open-sourced my reading list on all things web3 for those of you who would like to follow along and share thoughts: https://t.co/4inT5qGala

— gaby.eth (@gaby_goldberg) September 5, 2021

I get lots of dms about where to start reading up on web3/crypto/nfts

the links I send and the accounts I recommend following below: (will keep updating this thread)

rts = wagmi

— jckbtchr (@jackbutcher) September 7, 2021

Why web3 gaming will finally unlock the true potential of user-generated content - a thread ?

— Elena (@VirtualElena) October 6, 2021

What’s the best crypto-related book you’ve read?

(could be about BTC, ETH, blockchain, or anything else crypto-related)

— Alex & Books ? (@AlexAndBooks_) October 6, 2021

A thread? @michael_saylor reckons you need to fully spend 40 hours to understand #Bitcoin properly. If any newcomers chance upon this, here's my suggested 40 hours, right here ⬇️

— BitcoinActuary (@BitcoinActuary) May 15, 2021

If you could invest $10M into any web3 startup, NFT project, or cryptocurrency, what would you choose?

— cantino.eth (@chriscantino) January 19, 2022

13 PRINCIPLES OF WEB3 ?

— david phelps (?,?)(?,?) (@divine_economy) October 29, 2021

Hot take: Everyone is wrong about the Metaverse.

here's my 3 part theory..

— Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) October 29, 2021

NFT Glossary—

If you’re seeing NFT chatter (or just bunch of ???? in profile pics) on your timeline and are confused by the lingo, here’s a running analogy-based NFT glossary thread ?

P.S. Comment with any words I should add ?

— mags.eth ⬇️⬇️ (???) (@magdalenakala) August 25, 2021

People angry about a jpeg ? selling for $1 mn fail to see the big picture.

If you understand the nature of assets & long-term macro backdrop, it’s easy to see why NFTs will grow exponentially.

Here’s a simple framework to help wrap your head around this new asset class.

— Tascha (@TaschaLabs) September 7, 2021

1/ Anyone can create a free NFT that shows up immediately in their wallet. It only takes ten minutes—here’s how. ?

— cantino.eth (@chriscantino) September 18, 2021

WTF is Ethereum?

Ethereum is behind many buzzwords like:

• DeFi
• NFTs
• DAOs
• Web 3.0, and much more.

Let's break it down.

Ethereum 101: decentralized code ??

— Bernie (@hey_bernie) November 25, 2021

Doing a random twitter experiment just on this day. Only the 268 people I follow can reply to this tweet. Feel free to ask things and I'll talk about anything crypto or non-crypto related.

— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) September 1, 2021

The 16 biggest lies you’ve been told about money.

— Chris Munn (@chrisxmunn) January 22, 2022

A fundamental tax concept that many people never quite catch that can cost millions in your life (and death).

The principle of having a LIFETIME EFFECTIVE TAX RATE

LETR - total tax you pay in your life / total income you make in your life

Time to think big - 1/n

— Mitchell Baldridge (?,?) (@baldridgecpa) September 27, 2021

A thread on how real estate investors, developers and operators can make millions a year and pay almost nothing in TAXES by using depreciation, bonus depreciation, and 1031 exchanges.

How it works:

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) September 22, 2021

How to Get Lucky (without being rich):

— George Mack (@george__mack) January 6, 2022

21 questions to reflect on as you end 2021:

— Dickie Bush ? (@dickiebush) December 23, 2021

The most powerful ideas in life:

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) January 15, 2022

What’s something you’ve changed your mind about?

— Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy) December 8, 2021

How to get rich, learn anything, and get more done.

11 Tweets to change your life. ?

— Blake Burge ? (@blakeaburge) September 5, 2021

Let's start a thread of just random advice. No specific topic. Just great advice.

— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) November 17, 2021

Seven questions to ask yourself when your confidence is running low. pic.twitter.com/arZAtZMzau

— Justin Su'a (@Justinsua) January 1, 2022

Putting time in perspective, from today to the Big Bang. A thread: pic.twitter.com/Ck6Abr0vgu

— Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy) September 23, 2021

14 Of the Most Useful Razors and Rules.

Rules of thumb that simplify decisions.

Curated by @george__mack, visually remixed with pizza.

A visual thread ??

— Jelle van der Kooij (@Jelle_vdKooij) April 8, 2021

The 7 wisest threads of 2021:

— Brian Bourque ? (@bbourque) December 15, 2021

Things you probably don’t need in your life:

— GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg) October 23, 2021

If you're 47 or younger, you're a time billionaire.

Are you using that time wisely?

THREAD: How to get more value out of your time.

— Joe Portsmouth (@joe_portsmouth) November 21, 2021

You're overcomplicating it. pic.twitter.com/W7bW6e8XmS

— jckbtchr (@jackbutcher) April 3, 2021

One of the most important images I've seen.

The difference between happiness, meaning, and true psychological richness.

From research by @ErinWestgate pic.twitter.com/tsvU1PuYOp

— Julian Shapiro (@Julian) January 16, 2022

What person on Twitter did you discover this year that you learned the most from?

— Shane Parrish (@ShaneAParrish) December 21, 2021

The right chrome extensions give you superpowers.

But most people don't max out their potential.

Here are 9 free extensions that you probably don't know ?

— Aadit Sheth (@aaditsh) September 2, 2021

I analyzed hundreds of viral tweets.

Here are 80 takeaways to help you go viral:

— Blake Emal (@heyblake) May 11, 2021

Chrome is used by 2.65 BILLION people.

That's ~56% of all internet users. You're probably one of them.

95% of my job is done inside Chrome. So a few years back, I learned 6 hotkeys to use Chrome FASTER.

Here they are ?

— Kolby Hatch (@HatchKolby) September 29, 2021

Twitter gives us access to the smartest minds in the world:

Elon Musk, Paul Graham, Naval Ravikant.

But 98.8% don't use it to its fullest potential.

Six threads on how to use Twitter effectively:

— Aadit Sheth (@aaditsh) September 9, 2021

Gmail can be a really powerful tool, if used effectively.

Here are 13 Gmail hacks to help you manage emails like a boss ?

A thread?

— JustAnotherPM (@JustAnotherPM) September 10, 2021

17 Killer Websites for Web Developer ?

99.8% don't know all of them.

THREAD ? ↓

— Harsh Makadia (@MakadiaHarsh) September 10, 2021

Apple has sold over 200 Million Macs

Yet most users don't know half of what they're capable of.

Here are 7 Things you didn't know your Mac could do. ?

— Blake Burge ? (@blakeaburge) September 25, 2021

Gmail has 1.8 billion users.

But most of them don't know how to use it effectively.

Here are 8 ways to double your Gmail productivity today: ?

— Blake Burge ? (@blakeaburge) September 17, 2021

OPEN SOURCE BEAUTIFUL FONTS
A thread

This are fonts that are free for commercial use (or really really cheap) that I've found out this month.

— Gontijo (@gontijodesign) May 18, 2021

Reddit is a goldmine for writers.

If you know how to use it right, you can find thousands of:

• Content ideas
• Potential niches
• Engaging readers

But you need a process.

Here's @gregisenberg's framework for leveraging Reddit as a digital writer ?

— Daniel Bustamante (@dbustac) September 27, 2021

DMs are the secret key to Twitter success.

Here are 18 ways to use DMs to grow:

— Blake Emal (@heyblake) May 6, 2021

Who has the most coherent and comprehensive model for the bizarre state of our current world in your opinion? ?

— Eric Weinstein (@EricRWeinstein) October 3, 2021

Even before Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & Snapchat started having issues:

Twitter was the best place to share your thoughts and build an audience.

? My Top 10 Twitter tips to become a pro user:

— Aadit Sheth (@aaditsh) October 4, 2021

A Netflix user will browse the app for 90 seconds and leave if they find nothing.

Thumbnail artwork is actually NFLX's most effective lever to influence a viewer's choice. A user will look at one for only 1.8 seconds, so NFLX spends huge to optimize them.

Here's a breakdown? pic.twitter.com/xVcESYjHGj

— Trung Phan ?? (@TrungTPhan) October 6, 2021

new resume, who dis ? pic.twitter.com/zNAV1ymwER

— ?? (@milkjuus) August 17, 2021

My son (just turned 8) has expressed some interest in programming and engineering. What are the best ways for young kids to mess around with core concepts, or even more formal kid-focused classes or products in this area?

— Patrick OShaughnessy (@patrick_oshag) January 15, 2022

What's the most incredible, statistical-outlier accomplishment in U.S. major sports history?

— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) January 7, 2022

Simone Biles, in extreme slow motion. pic.twitter.com/d43PPTg87O

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 5, 2021

The ultimate test of your knowledge is your ability to convey it to another. pic.twitter.com/Q95QJCXr9Q

— Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) April 11, 2021

You are under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously. pic.twitter.com/1e77IQRUJt

— Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) November 26, 2021

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

~Alan Watts

— Thoughts Are Seeds (@thoughtsRseeds) September 1, 2021