15 Must-watch @TEDTalks for people who love books:
1/

Title: Why a good book is a secret door

Speaker: @macbarnett

Lesson: Learn about how books act as a doorway to wonder and the benefits kids gain from reading books.

ted.com/talks/mac_barn…
2/

Title: How books can open your mind

Speaker: @ilsaub

Lesson: Learn about the magic of books and how they can open new paths for you in life.

ted.com/talks/lisa_bu_…
3/

Title: Why books are here to stay

Speaker: @chipkidd

Lesson: Learn about how despite the rise of e-books, physical books aren't going anywhere and why the design of print books are so lasting.

ted.com/talks/chip_kid…
4/

Title: Wisdom from great writers on every year of life

Speaker: Joshua Prager

Lesson: Learn life advice from several great writers and watch it be beautifully visualized.

ted.com/talks/joshua_p…
5/

Title: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader

Speaker: @AlvinIrby

Lesson: Learn why many kids face reading challenges and what we can do
to help all children identify as readers.

ted.com/talks/alvin_ir…
6/

Title: How to design a library that makes kids want to read

Speaker: @michaelbierut

Lesson: Learn about how redesigning a library space can lead to inspiring kids to read more books and enjoy reading.

ted.com/talks/michael_…
7/

Title: My year of reading a book from every country in the world

Speaker: @A_B_Morgan

Lesson: Ann Morgan challenged herself to read a book from every country in the world. Watch to learn what she discovered from her reading challenge.

ted.com/talks/ann_morg…
8/

Title: Why reading matters

Speaker: @theritacarter

Lesson: Learn how reading is the equivalent of working out for your brain and how it improves your brain health.

ted.com/talks/rita_car…
9/

Title: How to read a book a day

Speaker: @jordannharryy

Lesson: Jordan talks about how he learned speed reading strategies from world-leading speed readers to dramatically enhance his reading ability and how you can too.

ted.com/talks/jordan_h…
10/

Title: What reading slowly taught me about writing

Speaker: @JackieWoodson

Lesson: Learn about the benefits of reading slowly and how doing so can make you a better writer.

ted.com/talks/jacqueli…
11/

Title: The healing power of reading

Speaker: @kuokuomich

Lesson: Learn about the powerful impact knowing how to read and write can have on a person's life.

ted.com/talks/michelle…
12/

Title: How I learned to read–and trade stocks–in prison

Speaker: Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll

Lesson: Learn how Curtis taught himself how to read and trade stocks while in prison and why we all need to be more savvy with our money.

ted.com/talks/curtis_w…
13/

Title: A librarian's case against overdue book fines

Speaker: @bookwormmommy

Lesson: Learn how book fines actually prevent people from reading more and spending more time in their community library.

ted.com/talks/dawn_wac…
14/

Title: How literature can help us develop empathy

Speaker: Beth Ann Fennelly

Lesson: Learn how reading fiction can educate us emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually, and why we should all read more literature.

ted.com/talks/beth_ann…
15/

Title: Designing books is no laughing matter, ok it is

Speaker: @chipkidd

Lesson: Learn about how the book cover design process works and the hidden design meaning behind a few of the world's bestselling books.

ted.com/talks/chip_kid…
That's it for now!

Enjoyed this thread and want more book-related content?

Follow: @AlexAndBooks_ 👈
And if you want more awesome TED talks...

Check out this thread:

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Alex and Books 📚

Alex and Books 📚 Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @AlexAndBooks_

26 May
I talked with 5 content creators who each have 100K+ followers.

Here are 10 things I learned from them:
1/ Use keyboard shortcuts for FAQs & FULs

Create keyboard shortcuts for frequently asked questions & frequently used links.

This will save you time, but more importantly, it will save you the mental energy from having to constantly retype the same answers and links.
Here are a few examples of my keyboard shortcuts:

• twi = twitter.com/AlexAndBooks_
• podca = alexandbooks.com/podcast
• bestb = alexandbooks.com/bestbooks
• newsl = alexandbooks.com/newsletter
• youtub = youtube.com/c/alexandbooks

youtube.com/c/alexandbooks
Read 18 tweets
24 May
I've built an audience of 150k+ followers:

• Instagram = 115k
• Twitter = 27k
• TikTok = 14k

Here are 12 universal lessons that will help you grow on any social media platform 👇
1/ Repackage & Repurpose Your Content

If you created a great piece of content, don't let it go to waste.

Take the time to repackage it and distribute it onto other social media platforms.

You don't have to repurpose everything, focus on your most popular content first.
3 Ways to repurpose your Twitter content:

1) Screenshot your most popular tweets and turn it into a carousel post on Instagram.

2) Take your most popular thread and make a YouTube video about it.

3) Expand your most popular thread into a blog or Reddit post.
Read 28 tweets
12 May
THREAD:

10 Amazing TED Talks by authors.
1)

Book: "Start With Why" by @simonsinek

TED Talk:
ted.com/talks/simon_si…
2)

Book: "The Happiness Advantage" by @shawnachor

TED Talk:
ted.com/talks/shawn_ac…
Read 15 tweets
5 May
5 Podcasts that will help you grow your Twitter following to 25k+.
Podcasts mentioned (in order):

• Michael Mayer on Venture Stories
• Zuby on The James Altucher Show
• Matthew Kobach on The North Star
• Visakan Veerasamy on Venture Stories
• David Perell on The Nathan Barry Show
1/ Tips from @micjm:

-Think of your Twitter account as a channel that provides people with quality content.

-If you water down your signal-to-noise ratio, people will notice and start to pay less attention to your tweets.
Read 8 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(