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I used to hate my engineering job so I quit to become a full-time writer and I’ve never been happier. Tweets on writing and business
Nov 21 19 tweets 6 min read
You've been lied to.

ADHD isn't a mental disease you can cure by taking pills.

It's a superpower.

Once you harness it, you'll become unstoppable.

Here's what you can do to turn ADHD into a superpower: Image 20% of students worldwide have ADHD.

15.5 million adults in the U.S. have ADHD.

But what is ADHD?

It's a neurodevelopmental disorder—making it hard for you to focus and always zone out.
Nov 19 10 tweets 3 min read
I'm 23.

Stress, anxiety, and depression controlled me my entire life.

But then I discovered Sigmund Freud and his work changed my life forever.

Here are his 7 lessons for eternal happiness: Image "Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy"

"Crazy" people are the ones who are alive.

Normal people aren't interesting—go to school. Get a job. A mortgage. Retire at 65.

Be crazy enough to believe in a dream.

Break it down into small steps. Execute daily.
Nov 14 10 tweets 4 min read
The man who can print money on demand:

Seth Godin.

It's impossible to not succeed in business after these lessons.

Here are his 8 most powerful lessons to (almost) print money on demand: Image "Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make, but about the stories you tell.”

People are emotional. They buy with emotions and justify with logic.

Brands like Nike, Apple, and Dinsey have a cult-like following because of the stories they tell.

Sell stories, not products.
Nov 13 13 tweets 4 min read
The man who saved an entire generation alone:

Jordan Peterson.

Depression, anxiety, and overthinking controlled me my entire life.

But his teachings helped me beat them.

Here's his 8-step process for living a better life: Image Take Responsibility.

I used to try to avoid responsibilities, but it just made me feel lost in life.

Meaning and purpose come from voluntarily taking on more responsibility.

This isn't about suffering, it's about building a character.
Nov 11 12 tweets 4 min read
The most powerful skill that schools never taught you:

Storytelling.

Nike, Apple, and Disney all use storytelling to sell.

But most people don't know how to tell a story that sells.

Here's a 7-step storytelling framework that Nike uses (that you can too): Image
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The Hero:

Great stories have a character you want to root for.

And audiences love nothing more than a story of an underdog.

For Nike, their hero is you—someone who wants to become great.

This is done by defining who is your Hero.

Here's an example of their hero: Image
Nov 7 11 tweets 3 min read
This is J.K Rowling.

At 32 she was a single mom struggling to pay her bills.

But now she's worth $1Bn because she wrote Harry Potter using a secret storytelling framework that nobody knew about.

Plot Map.

Here's everything you need to know about Plot Map and how to use it: Image
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Harry Potter is the best-selling book series of all time.

The outline of the story is divided into 10 columns with 2 different elements:

1) Progress & Progression
2) Plots & Characters

The simplicity of it is genius.

Let's break each one down:
Nov 3 16 tweets 5 min read
Andrew Huberman once said:

"Don't ask how people are doing, ask how they're sleeping. You'll a lot more"

Poor sleep is the reason you're depressed, have mood swings, and can't focus.

Here are 7 ways to get high-quality sleep every night (based on science): Image
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Sleep deprivation is becoming a global epidemic.

A third of modern civilization is sleep deprived (they sleep less than 8 hours).

But on the surface, it makes no sense why we sleep.
It's a waste of time.

You're not being productive or caring for your loved one.
Nov 2 17 tweets 4 min read
Most people live on autopilot.

They’ve blindly followed society’s map since they were born (and they’ll follow it till they die).

Go to school. Get a job. Get a mortgage. Stay comfortable. Retire at 65. Realize you wasted your life...

Here’s how to end the cycle: This is the exact process I used 8 months ago to get my life together.

I used to have no purpose, hated my 9-5, and lost all motivation to build something meaningful.

But since then, I left my job and now I make a living doing the things I love.

Here are the 5 steps I took:
Oct 29 13 tweets 5 min read
A quote from Steve Jobs that changed my life:

"The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller."

Big brands like Apple and Nike are built on storytelling

Here's the storytelling framework that Apple and Nike use to sell more (that you can use too): Image Princeton did a study on the human brain and saw that the same parts of the brain light up for both the speaker and the listener of a story.

Steve used this to transfer his vision and ideas to his audience.

This is the reason why Apple has a cult-like following.

Let's dive in: Image
Oct 26 18 tweets 5 min read
The most dangerous, common, and overlooked problem in the world:

Stress.

It's the reason why you're depressed, anxious, and have panic attacks.

Here is Andrew Huberman's 7-step protocol to beat stress (for good): Image
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Sunlight Exposure.

Before I used to always wake up at noon and always struggled with low energy levels and bad mood.

I never knew the reason for it.

Turns out it's because I wasn't getting the right kind of sunlight exposure.
Oct 23 11 tweets 4 min read
The greatest director of all time.

Christopher Nolan.

He's the genius behind Interstellar, Inception, Dunkirk, and Oppenheimer.

But what makes him the greatest is he found the secret method to tell irresistible stories. Image
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Nolan doesn't like to use the typical structures of storytelling like:

• Act
• StoryGrid
• Hero's Journey

They restrict his creativity—so he uses something called The Plot Map.

This is how Nolan comes up with his ideas:
Oct 21 15 tweets 4 min read
Jordan Peterson calls him one of the greatest thinkers of our time:

Carl Jung.

Here are 7 of his most powerful lessons on manifesting your ideal future: Image
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2 years ago I wasted my life playing video games and watching Netflix.

But after I discovered Carl Jung's work on how to manifest your future.

Now I have my own one-person business and am doing my master's in engineering at the same time.

Here are Jung's most powerful lessons:
Oct 8 17 tweets 5 min read
The most used, abused, and unsupervised drug in the world.

Caffeine.

It is the reason why you feel tired every time you wake up.

Here's why coffee is so dangerous and how to drink it properly (backed by science): Image
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For the past 10 years I would drink 3-5 cups of coffee daily.

3 months ago I went caffeine-free. It was hard at first but the rewards were worth it.

• Clear thinking
• No more anxiety
• No afternoon crashes

So what changed my mind?
Sep 30 13 tweets 5 min read
This is Allan Dib.

He wrote The 1-Page Marketing Plan.

His marketing strategies helped small businesses scale to $100M.

So I’ve spent the last 15 months building my business and applying his lessons.

Here are 9 secrets that transformed my marketing:
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Marketing is an amplifier.

If your message is bad, marketing will make it worse.

If your message is good, marketing will make it better.

Find a message that cuts through the noise and resonates with your audience, then look to market that message.