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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Mar 30, 2021 • 18 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

If you use it right, Twitter is the most powerful platform in the world.

But Twitter does a horrible job of showing you its advanced features.

Here are 10 of them you probably know nothing about:

The most underutilized Twitter feature: advanced search.

It blows my mind how few people know this.

Want to find someone's best tweets?

In the search bar, type:

from:dickiebush min_faves:500

Replace the handle and the number of likes as you see fit.

Another good advanced search tip:

Want to see everyone's tweets on a particular topic?

In the search bar, type:

from:dickiebush "consistency"

Again, replace the handle and keyword as you see fit.

You can filter by popularity too:

from:dickiebush "consistency" min_faves:100

We all have those people we don't want following us, but don't want to block.

Here's a good hack:

Block them, then unblock them.

This will unfollow you, but they'll never know.

Get mentioned in a tweet that is receiving way too many replies, turning your notifications into a disaster?

I've been there.

Click to expand the details of the tweet, then click the three dots on the top right-hand corner.

Then, click "mute this conversation."

help.twitter.com/en/using-twitt…

Everything changes when you start to mute words on Twitter.

There are too many options to explain in a single tweet, so here you go:

help.twitter.com/en/using-twitt…

Have multiple interests?

Start to create different Lists for each of them.

Then, pin them to the top of your timeline and swipe easily between them.

It's like having multiple Twitter accounts in the same place.

And it also stops you from doomscrolling.

Now for a few practical tips on writing effective tweets and threads:

@someone

I see this mistake so often.

Someone puts together a great thread, but starts it by tagging someone with an @someone

Starting a tweet with an @someone will make Twitter think it's a reply and hide it from your followers.

Find a way to start your thread or tweet differently.

Go easy on the links.

Twitter penalizes links to external content.

If you want to share your newsletter, website, blog post, or podcast, try this:

Write some copy to pique the reader's interest, then link to it in a reply underneath that tweet.

Formatting matters.

The difference between an average tweet and a great tweet comes down to style.

The easiest upgrade?

• Lists
• Using
• Bullets

Look way better than:

- Lists
- Using
- Dashes

How to find them:

• Mac: Option + 8
• Windows: Alt + 7

This is one of the biggest engagement hacks out there.

If you want to resurface a tweet back to the top of everyone's timeline, don't retweet it.

Simply reply to it with a follow-up question or additional tweet.

Twitter resurfaces the top tweet + two most recent replies.

https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1376914220411985926

And that's it!

If you found this thread useful, jump back up to the top to bookmark it and share it so others can learn from it too.

https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1376914220411985926

@dickiebush

If you enjoyed this and you're into writing, building, and growing:

1. Follow me @dickiebush for threads like this 4x per week

2. Check out some of my other threads:

https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1368600658601938946?s=20

@Nicolascole77

These are just a few of the little-known things @Nicolascole77 and I teach to each Ship 30 for 30 cohort.

If you’re looking to start writing online (and level-up on Twitter) check out the link below.

Sign-ups are open for the next cohort. Ship30for30.com

Interested in more actional Twitter tips like this?

Going to start sharing them in a free 10-day email course.

Sign up here to be the first to get it (limit 100)

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Note to self: there is a market for advanced tips and writing effectively on Twitter.

Behold the scale of the internet:

@dickiebush

And that's it!

Used often, these 10 tips will 10x your Twitter experience.

If you enjoyed this:

1. Follow me @dickiebush for more threads on writing, building, and growing.

2. Check out my best threads here:

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Jul 17

Jeff Bezos built Amazon into a $200B+ empire.

And his most famous decision-making model was inspired by a book he has reread every year for 25+ years.

7 lessons from "The Remains of the Day":🧵

The book follows Stevens, an English butler who sacrificed everything for "professional dignity."

But in his final years, he realizes a devastating truth:

• His dignity was a prison
• He never lived for himself
• His whole life was spent in fear

This revelation shook Bezos to his core.

At 30, he was the youngest Senior VP at D.E. Shaw:

• Making $1M/year
• On track to be partner
• Living the Wall Street dream

But something felt off:

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Jul 8

Everyone should have a digital business that makes $10k/month.

But most overthink, never start, and waste years.

This is the simple playbook that took me from $0 to $40k/month while working full-time at BlackRock:🧵

1. Start a Side Hustle While Working Full-Time

Don't quit your job right away. Instead, trade time for money until you can trade what you've learned for money.

Here's how to choose a high-leverage job (so you don’t waste time in your 9 to 5):

In January 2020, I started to write online.

For 9 months, I worked on my newsletter which hardly anyone read.

So, I picked one platform (𝕏) and went all-in.

I wrote a thread every day for 30 days. On day 28, one of them went viral.

Here's the story:

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Jul 1

For years, I struggled to build a daily writing habit.

But now I write for 90 minutes every single day.

I used these 5 dead-simple steps to create a habit I could actually stick to:🧵

By the end of this thread you will have:

1. Found time to write
2. Generated 12 months of ideas
2. Set a daily publishing cadence
4. Overcome your procrastination
5. Built a bulletproof accountability system

So you can start writing today.

Let's go:

Step 1. Design your writing routine in a single sentence.

This is immediately where most people go wrong.

They set a vague goal to "start writing."

Instead, you want to define:

• When you're writing
• Where you're writing
• For how long you're writing

Here's an example:

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Jun 23

The single most powerful habit for personal growth:

Journaling.

Over the past 5 years, I have tested 1,000+ prompts and journaled every single day.

And I always return to these 5 simple prompts:🧵

For my prompts, I use:

• The 80/20 Audit
• The Morning Kickstart
• The Evening Shutdown
• The Bottleneck Analysis
• The Compounding Projection

For notebook & pen, I use:

• Muji 0.5 pens
• Leuchtturm1917 soft-covers

Here's why I picked these tools:

Prompt 1: The Morning Kickstart

My current morning routine:

• Make a fresh double espresso
• Crack open my notebook
• Brain dump answers to 5 questions

But here's the catch: I set strict limits.

No one has time to write a novel every morning—so here's what I do instead:

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@dickiebush

Jun 19

I used to hate AI.

I thought it was all hype.

But now I write with it every single day.

Here's how (with prompts):🧵

Everyone says AI is amazing.

But if it feels useless when you use it, don't worry:

You’ve never been shown how to actually write with it.

Here are 7 ways I use it to write better, faster, and with less effort:

1. Make AI your writing upgrader

When I first started using AI, I thought it was overhyped.

Turns out, I was just a terrible prompt writer.

Now I use these 7 simple prompts to upgrade my writing in seconds:

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Jun 17

In the last 5 years, my little business has generated $15,000,000.

The secret?

Copywriting.

But when I first started to master it, I was completely overwhelmed.

So here's the 3-step learning process I wish I had back then (start using this today):🧵

Looking back, 99% of the things I did were a complete waste of time.

But 3 of them were life-changing.

1. Immersion into 1 copywriter's worldview

2. Reading 3 foundational copywriting books

3. Practicing copywork (to see what writing great copy feels like)

Let's dive in:

In the beginning, I had no clue where to start.

So I tried to:

• Read every book
• Take every course
• Study every sales letter
• Research every technique

This was overwhelming and a huge mistake.

Instead, you should pick 1 copywriter and immerse yourself: