Thread by @weconpol

Are you a young researcher new to Twitter, in particular #EconTwitter ? Here's a short thread of all the tips, guides, help, advice we could find on how to use Twitter to make your life better not worse

First up @JoshuaSGoodman has tips for young researchers! Share your own research, others research and golden advice "Self promotion only works when you have research to promote so spend 1% of your work time on Twitter and 99% on research" dropbox.com/s/3h6npr0gwsus…

Next @mattsclancy has advice for those new to #EconTwitter, great advice on how to write a clear bio, who to follow and what to tweet (answer- whatever you want!)and some best practices!

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On who to follow supplement all the above lists with the much needed list from
@MacroPru which has a list of female economists on Twitter you should follow! ✨

twitter.com/i/lists/786945…

Next @anne_m_burton on how she uses #EconTwitter, great advice here on setting up Twitter, navigating the settings to use optimally and example tweets!

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Some stellar advice worth highlighting from @anne_m_burton "Twitter makes it very easy to fire off your hot takes, but just because you can fire off a 🔥 take doesn’t mean it’s in your (or anybody else’s) best interest to do so"

Next @SarahJacobsonEc has honest advice on using Twitter to network, the reality of trolls, making #EconTwitter a joyful experience and the importance of following joyful accounts like @dog_rates

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And @JustinWolfers has advice in fittingly the form of tweets! Using #EconTwitter for influence on teaching, policy, engaging with non-economists, media and advice on tweeting and cupcakes!

users.nber.org/~jwolfers/pape…

Finally this @AEACSWEP @AEACSMGEP video featuring our Twitter favourites @ShellyJLundberg @jenniferdoleac @Marietmora @dynarski @SarahJacobsonEc @mhugolopez with some stellar advice! 💯

And if all else fails, we always have this foolproof Twitter strategy from @jodiecongirl

https://twitter.com/jodiecongirl/status/757679337332154368