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29 Sep, 42 tweets, 10 min read
I write 1-2 threads per week.

Sharing stories about business, productivity, & building a better you.

My Goal: To help you learn while I do the same.

You can find all of my threads here.

Please read, enjoy, & share! 🧵
1/ Erno Rubik (Rubik's Cube)
2/ Lonnie Johnson (Super Soaker)
3/ Ermal "Ernie" Fraze (Pop-Top Can)
4/ Robert Kearns (Intermittent Wiper)
5/ Nathan "Nearest" Green (Jack Daniel's)
6/ Yoshiro Nakamatsu (3500+ Patents)
7/ Twitter Growth (3300%)
8/ "Mysterious" John Montague (Golfer/Fugitive)
9/ Productivity (100X)
10 / Productivity Principles
11/ Boedecker, Hanson, and Seamans (Crocs)
12/ David Heath & Randy Goldberg (Bombas)
13/ Seiko (TV Watch)
14/ Twitter growth (~30 to 5K)
15/ Dana White (UFC)
16/ The Most Interesting Man In The World (Dos Equis)
17/ Truth / Critical Thinking (Illusory Truth Effect)
18/ Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
19/ Vernon Rudolph (Krispy Kreme)
20/ De Bono (6 Thinking Hats)
21/ Fostering Success
22/ Narrow Focus, Conquer fear, Overcome obstacles.
23/ Life Lessons (John Wooden)
24/ Leadership Traits
25/ Virginia Hall & “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”
26/ 8 Steps to Learn Anything
27/ Unhappiness and what it's trying to tell you
28/ "Kodawari"
29/ Limiting Beliefs (and how to overcome them)
30/ Cimcumambulation
31/ 10 Career mistakes I've made (so you don't have to)
32/ 9 quotes on living a better life from Dave Chapelle
33/ Life will meet you halfway, but your half comes first.
34/ Stoic principles to guide you when life gets tough.
35/ Get rich, learn anything, get more done.
36/ Dealing with criticism
37/ An introduction to crypto
38/ Gmail productivity tips
39/ Decision Fatigue (Tim Ferris)
40/ Mac Tips
41/ 10 of the best book lists on Twitter

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1 Oct
Ask better questions.

Get better answers (and people).

11 questions to help you land top talent. 🧵
1/ "Tell me about a time you had to make a decision, without all of the information required."

There always seems to be an abundance of information, except when you need it most.

The best people are able to analyze the available data, weigh potential outcomes, & make a call.
2/ "Is it better to have a job done perfectly, and late, or good but on time?"

Paralysis by perfection is an affliction we all suffer from at times.

Find those who strive for high-quality results, while understanding the machine has to keep moving forward.

Bias toward action.
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28 Sep
I've seen a lot of book lists making the rounds on Twitter lately...

Thought it'd be nice if they were all in one place.

So here they are: 10 of the best book lists on Twitter 📚
1/ @AlexAndBooks_

Alex is obviously an expert on books, I mean c'mon. His Twitter handle is "Alex And Books"

The list: "20 Books so good you'll want to read them twice."
2/@RyanHoliday

A personal favorite of mine, Ryan is perhaps the most prolific reader I am aware of.

In his own words, he states, "I read a lot, well, because it's my job."

42 books Ryan says will change your life for the better:
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25 Sep
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. 💻
1/ Specific Screenshots:

SHIFT+CMD+3 will capture your entire screen.

Did you know you can also narrow your capture to a specific portion?

It's easy, & now that I know it exists, I use it every day.

A simple SHIFT+CMD+4 and you're on your way.
2/ Digital Signatures:

Have a PDF you need to sign?

Let's skip all the printing, physical signing, scanning, etc.

Using the "preview" app you can easily create a digital signature.

All you need is a pen, a white piece of paper, & your Mac's camera.
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23 Sep
"Choices are not your friend."

How @tferriss makes fewer decisions and gets more done. 🧵
You've only got so much to give.

Be it physically or mentally, in the end, we all have our limits.

As we try to push ourselves toward maximum output, we end up experiencing an adverse effect.

In an effort to do more, we accomplish less.
According to Ferris, we need to find our "MED" or "Minimum Effective Dose."

Put simply, it's the minimum amount of effort required to achieve our desired result.

In any situation, there comes a point of diminishing returns.

A point where the effort is > the reward.
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20 Sep
I write 1-2 threads per week.

I hope you'll follow along!

My Goal:

•Help others learn while I do the same.

•I write on mental models, productivity, & building a better you.

•You can find all of my threads here, inside this meta-thread.

•Please read, enjoy, & share! 🧵
1/ Erno Rubik (Rubik's Cube)
2/ Lonnie Johnson (Super Soaker)
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17 Sep
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: 📩
1/ Mute Conversations:

We've all been there.

Copied on an email chain with several other people, on a topic that's somewhere south of relevant to you.

No worries. Just mute the conversation.

•Select the message
•Click the 3 dot icon above
•Select "mute"
2/ Look like you're working (when you're not)

Gmail offers scheduling... Who knew?

No need to be physically sitting at your desk, or hammering out emails on your phone after hours.

•Compose your message
•Click the dropdown next to "send"
•Click "schedule send"
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