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While You Were Away: Jan 16, 2021
Blake Burge
February 16, 2022
🧠 Thought for the upcoming week:
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward." – Amelia Earhart
Get a cup of coffee.
In this thread, I'll walk you through 8 key concepts related to compounding and exponential growth.
To be a successful Jedi Knight, one must deeply understand the Force.
To be a successful investor, one must deeply understand the "force" of compounding.
— 10-K Diver (@10kdiver)
3:01 PM • Jan 15, 2022
I paid $75,000 for this lesson, but you’re getting it FREE.
THREAD: A tactical approach for turning losses into wins.
— Barrett O'Neill (@barrettjoneill)
2:06 PM • Jan 13, 2022
I asked @ProfileRead readers to share their best parenting advice — and they didn't disappoint.
Here is a treasure trove of wisdom from dozens of parents.
Whether you’re a parent, an older sibling, or a mentor, I guarantee you’ll learn something.
— Polina (@polina_marinova)
3:02 PM • Jan 14, 2022
I've hired 100s of people and made plenty of costly errors along the way.
Here are my 12 worst recruiting mistakes & how to avoid them 🧵
— Dave Kline (@dklineii)
12:45 PM • Jan 13, 2022
How to negotiate with kids (& adults!) 👇🏼
— Ana Lorena Fabrega (@anafabrega11)
4:05 PM • Jan 14, 2022
7 proven steps to build a valuable skill, quit your job, and join the creator economy 🧵👇
(this is exactly how I did it)
— Nicolas Cole 🚢 (@Nicolascole77)
11:21 PM • Jan 12, 2022
It's been a tough couple years to be a healthy individual human, let alone a loving romantic partner.
If you're ready for 2022 to be a year of healthy love and attachment, check out these 7 psychological principles & frameworks to help you in your romantic relationships:
🧵💕⤵️
— Dr. Emily Anhalt (@dremilyanhalt)
4:23 PM • Jan 11, 2022
As usual, a lot of people trying to get fit and healthy in the new year.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of bad advice out there.
I've been trying to optimize human performance most of my life. So, let me save you some time.
This is what really matters:
— Ndamukong Suh (@NdamukongSuh)
9:59 PM • Jan 11, 2022
How to read a smart contract—and why you’d want to in the first place. 🧵
— cantino.eth (@chriscantino)
10:06 PM • Jan 9, 2022
In 2012, Elon Musk saw a problem.
He wanted to build a city on Mars, but he didn’t have the money.
After 3 years of brainstorming, he announced the solution to his problem: Starlink.
This is the story of Starlink👇👇
— Shreyans Singh (@shreyans512)
12:18 PM • Jan 11, 2022
Everyone is in sales.
Few do it well.
10 secrets to better selling: 🧵
— David Morris (@wdmorrisjr)
2:34 PM • Jan 9, 2022