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May 1 15 tweets 5 min read
The US is at war with China.

And it's not only because of tariffs. There is a bigger one happening right now.

And this guy is bringing it to attention.

Here's what he found:🧵 Image
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Alexandr Wang is the youngest self-made billionaire.

He was a math prodigy, qualifying for the Math Olympiad at 16.

By 17, he solved AI problems at Quora that stumped PhDs.

At 19, he dropped out of MIT to found one of the most revolutionary companies in AI. Image
Apr 24 11 tweets 4 min read
Meet Tim Ferriss,

The 21st century productivity genius.

In an eye-opening interview with Chris Williamson, he exposed truths about success that most “gurus” don’t want you to know.

Here are 7 vital insights to feel fulfilled, hustle-free & stay ahead of 90%🧵 Image
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1/ Effectiveness > Efficiency

“I look like I’m doing nothing a lot of the time”

Here’s what really matters:
• Ignore 80% of the noise
• Pick high-leverage tasks
• Double down on what compounds

Learn how to outdo efficiency with effectiveness ⤵
Jan 30 25 tweets 6 min read
The indie hacker making millions while traveling the world:

Pieter Levels.

Here’s his framework to take one-person software startups to profitability (from the beach): Image
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Why consider Level's ideas?

As of today, he’s generating over $250K MRR as a bootstrapped solopreneur.
Dec 13, 2024 16 tweets 2 min read
The art of saying a lot with very little:

Aphorisms.

Here are 15 powerful takes on psychology, reality, & mankind:

1. "I think, therefore I am." - René Descartes Image 2. "The unexamined life is not worth living."
- Socrates
Nov 25, 2024 18 tweets 3 min read
It took me 6 months to get from 0 to 1k followers.

Today, I could do it in 3 (or less).

A thread with the advice I wish I had when I started: 🧵 Image 1. Cold Comments & Replies

Comments are the bedrock of building reach for a new account.

& how you escape beginners hell.
Nov 10, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
Naval Ravikant

- Worth $600M+
- Early investor in Twitter
- GOAT of internet philosophy

Now, he's volunteering for public service in the US government.

Here are 7 more insights from his podcast with Scott Adams (that will shape the future): Image
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1. The future is here...

... it's just unevenly distributed.

Brain microchips and animal cloning are available today.

These tech are accessible to the rich & influential, and most people don't realize:
Jul 24, 2024 11 tweets 3 min read
Meet the king of habit design:

James Clear’s Atomic Habits has sold 20M copies worldwide.

I've used his ideas as a cheat code to quit sugar, alcohol and cigarettes.

5 concepts to engineer your habits (with minimal friction):Image We actively control less than 1% of our behavior.

The rest is automatic.

Good news is: you can program your habits.

I've done it (and you can too).