While You Were Away: Jan 9, 2022

Writers have to be especially good at protecting their time because you can't get deep work done + make meaningful progress with constant interruptions.

When I'm writing, everything goes into DND mode. No sounds, no tabs, office door is closed.

It's just me and the Google Doc.

— Kaleigh Moore (@kaleighf)
9:50 PM • Jan 7, 2022

You know how having too many open Chrome tabs bogs your computer down?

The same happens to your brain.

Unfinished tasks keep "running" in the background.

It's called the Zeigarnik Effect.

Here's how it works and what to do about it:

🧵

— Corey Wilks, Psy.D. (@CoreyWilksPsyD)
6:22 PM • Jan 8, 2022

I’ve spent 1500+ hours learning about cognitive biases and heuristics (AKA the stuff that drives *your customers* to buy)

Here are the top 19 concepts that marketers need to know:

— Katelyn Bourgoin ⚡️ (@KateBour)
6:15 PM • Jan 5, 2022

How does one go from being a cocktail waitress in Miami to owning a million-dollar business?

To make big moves in life, you sometimes have to take really unconventional paths…

Here’s mine 🧵

— Helen 🚀 SwagUp (@hi_rankin)
9:18 PM • Jan 3, 2022

At 19 I built a digital advertising business that made me over $30 million in profit in a few years.

I was the only employee.

At one point, I was Google’s 2nd largest advertiser after eBay.

Here’s the story of how it happened, what the business did, and how much $ it made.

— Val Katayev (@ValKatayev)
12:35 AM • Jan 4, 2022

1/ Over the holidays, I went DEEP into the metaverse, writing a 26 page manifesto to outline the landscape & opportunities!💡

Think digital worlds, NFTs, big tech vs. startups, etc.

Here's my "Metaverse 101", published on @via@viamirrort's dive in ⬇️

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— Meagan Loyst 🧚‍♀️ (@meaganloyst)
4:26 PM • Jan 5, 2022

7 reasons why I see talented people stumble in their careers:

— Siddharth Mohan (@siddharthm83)
3:26 PM • Jan 5, 2022

Too many founders get stuck because they’re looking at their competition the wrong way.

I built a successful brand in one of the most crowded categories. Here’s the perspective that got me ahead. 🧵

— Jaime Schmidt (@jaimeschmidt)
7:27 PM • Jan 8, 2022

I've created content that has:

Generated thousands of backlinks.
Generated hundreds of shares.
Generated millions in sales.

How? Prioritizing research...

Here are 9 ways marketers can use research to increase the likelihood of content success:

— Ross Simmonds (@TheCoolestCool)
9:15 PM • Jan 7, 2022

I've been doing SEO for over 15 years and optimized 100's of websites.

Here are the best techniques you can use to rank higher in Google 👇

— Yannick | Marketing & Growth (@Yannick_Veys)
1:23 PM • Jan 4, 2022

How I bought 4 crappy self-storage properties in 14 months by:

Listening to 1 podcast episode🔊
Sending 50 letters💌
Making 1 phone call📞
Paying $1,500 to a stranger on the internet for a 1 hour call 💰

While starting and quitting 2 day jobs along the way.

The story: 🧵

— Sultan of Storage (@SultanofStorage)
10:04 PM • Jan 7, 2022