While You Were Away: April 3, 2022

17 books you can read in one go

A thread...

— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo)
7:30 AM • Apr 1, 2022

8 ways to optimize your mind & body to get more done:

— Shane Martin (@Shane___Martin)
4:07 PM • Mar 30, 2022

It took me 20 yrs to start writing online. 😱

Why? Because I was:

• Not a "writer"
• Afraid to look like a fool

I am now 40.

Finally said ENOUGH. Since March 12th, I published 17 essays & now active on Twitter.

Here’s what these 20 long years taught me about Courage:

🧵👇

— Helen Lee Moon 🚢 (@helenleemoon)
11:28 AM • Mar 30, 2022

The most dangerous mental errors (you don’t know you’re making):

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
1:34 PM • Apr 2, 2022

Most people suck at answering questions.

They fail to think about the question behind the question.

Here’s a framework for impactful responses:

— Wes Kao 🏛 (@wes_kao)
3:00 PM • Apr 2, 2022

This year we will sell over $100 million in hydration products at Target, Sam’s Club, and Walmart.

The most surprising part?

When I co-founded Simple Modern six years ago, I had zero experience in physical retail.

Want to sell into mass retail? Here’s what you need to know:

— Mike Beckham (@mikebeckhamsm)
6:16 PM • Mar 29, 2022

Being a leader is tough. Being an emotionally intelligent and effective leader is tougher.

Here are 7 things all leaders should get comfortable saying to their teams 🧵👇

— Dr. Emily Anhalt (@dremilyanhalt)
8:40 PM • Mar 31, 2022

Steve Jobs used this pricing strategy to sell 40 million iPads:

Price Anchoring.  

What it is & how to use it: 🧵

— Barrett O'Neill (@barrettjoneill)
1:54 PM • Mar 27, 2022

16 pieces of unconventional business advice:

1) join the most expensive gym in your city. one connection will pay for it many times over.

2) don't look at menu prices just buy. get used to paying whatever it takes to get what you want.

— JK MOLINA (@OneJKMolina)
2:58 PM • Mar 28, 2022

I'm trying to convince my barber to create his own haircare products...

Here's how he could make an extra $40k this year building a small brand:

— Colin Landforce 🛠,🛠 (@landforce)
3:32 PM • Mar 30, 2022

Talent doesn’t make a great team.

Alignment does.

3 critical lessons on team success:

— Darren Chait (@darrenchait)
3:10 PM • Apr 2, 2022

20 Online Courses to Win the Next 5 Years:

— Dave Kline (@dklineii)
1:08 PM • Mar 27, 2022

As an entrepreneur, I have had amazing Board Members and terrible ones.

Then I became one. But there was no manual, so I made a lot of expensive mistakes.

After 1,000+ board meetings, I decided to write one.

Here’s Good Director/Bad Director:

— Xavier Helgesen 🌍📚🌳🇺🇦 (@XavierHelgesen)
5:14 PM • Apr 2, 2022

I’ve reviewed 1,000+ LinkedIn profiles over the past 5 years.

Here are 9 tips to turn your LinkedIn profile into a job generating machine:

— Austin Belcak (@austinbelcak)
1:06 PM • Apr 1, 2022

Crypto Wallet 101 🧵

Keep your assets clean, secure, and ready for tax season.

— cantino.eth (@chriscantino)
4:53 PM • Apr 1, 2022

For most artists, "360 deals" are horrible contracts. Why give the music company a cut of all your revenue?

But most artists aren't Jay Z.

Here's how Jay's 360 deal helped make him a billionaire.

— Dan Runcie (@RuncieDan)
4:51 PM • Apr 1, 2022

.@LewisHamilton didn’t buy his way to Formula 1. He earned it.

Unlike many of his peers, Hamilton came from humble beginnings and his racing career started with remote-control cars.

Here's his story 👇

— Polina (@polina_marinova)
1:18 AM • Mar 31, 2022

20 Amazing documentaries you should add to your watch list:

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_)
1:42 PM • Mar 31, 2022

What did ancient Greek warfare look like?

There are two major schools of thought:
-Something like a giant shoving match (traditional view)
-A fight between the front few ranks until one side lost its nerve (revisionist view)

One side is very clearly correct.

Thread.

— The Bazaar of War (@bazaarofwar)
3:54 PM • Jul 24, 2021

99.8% of athletes never play professionally.

I’ve spent hours studying the .2% who do.

Here’s what I learned:

— Nathan Baugh (@nathanbaugh27)
1:08 PM • Mar 29, 2022