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- While You Were Away: June 12, 2022
While You Were Away: June 12, 2022
I'm Blake.
I spend way too much time on Twitter.
So you don't have to.
Life
STOP saying these things to yourself, in your 20s
A thread...
— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo)
6:11 AM • Jun 10, 2022
1/ On the Right Way to Worry
Should you spend your whole life stressing out about all the various opportunities and challenges in your life?
Should you retire to your inner Buddha, impervious to the ups and downs of life?
My proposal to you is: Why not both?
— 6529 (@punk6529)
9:09 AM • Jun 5, 2022
We're living in a commitment crisis:
— David Perell (@david_perell)
3:48 PM • Jun 7, 2022
75% of those who purchased a home in the last 2 years wish they hadn't.
Let's unpack buyer's remorse so you can beat the odds:
— Marsden Kline (@marsdenkline)
12:45 PM • Jun 10, 2022
At 17, I set a goal to break 4:20 in the mile and place top 5 at the State Championships
I accomplished both with the same goal-setting strategy I use today
Here's a framework to tackle any goal:
— Luke from Startup Founder Daily (@founderluke)
12:35 PM • Jun 10, 2022
I lived cheap coming up.
But I was making so little, saving felt pointless.
So instead of saving my money, I invested it all on courses, coaching, workshops, books.
I never thought “Alex you should be saving more.”
My problem wasn’t my living expenses, it was my income…🧵
— Alex Hormozi (@AlexHormozi)
1:07 PM • Jun 11, 2022
The most beautiful excerpts about hope, pain, strength, and self-love that I've ever read...
And they all came from one book:
— Amanda Natividad (@amandanat)
4:08 PM • Jun 11, 2022
Every year on my birthday I write a letter to my future self.
It’s been a 10x unlock for my life.
Here’s why you should start doing it:
— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
3:11 PM • Jun 11, 2022
Business
Every time you open your inbox or read the news, you can’t escape the discussion of inflation.
Spiking commodity prices this, food crisis that, and on and on.
But no one really ever talks about the job market anymore.
Why is that?
Let's dive into the labor market 🧵
— Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter)
3:02 PM • Jun 7, 2022
How I turn 1 piece of content per week into a $45,275 a month creative income and 340,000 followers in ~2 hours a day
(in 5 simple steps):
— DAN KOE (@thedankoe)
1:16 PM • Jun 7, 2022
Here's an understatement: The world is struggling financially.
Here are 15 graphs and visuals to help you understand why.
🧵
— Aditya Gaur 💭 (@adltyagaur)
2:28 PM • Jun 11, 2022
This dead-simple system will help you say 1 idea in 1,000 unique ways (so you never stare at a blank page again).
It's called the 4A Framework – here's how it works:
— Dickie Bush 🚢 (@dickiebush)
4:34 PM • Jun 8, 2022
My friends are shocked I make $10k/mo. on the side with a niche site (that I bought!)
But I’ve found website brokers are the best places to find these deals.
There are hidden gems, but plenty of crap too.
Here are 5 SEO metrics to look for (and 1 to avoid):👇
— Jordan DiPietro (@dipietromedia)
2:42 PM • Jun 8, 2022
6 years ago I was broke w/ a crap job
Today, I own 3 biz, never keep a budget, 4 kids & get paid more than most doctors to write words
Here are 10 things I changed in 6 years 🧵
— Joe Cassandra (@JoeCassandra)
1:19 AM • Jun 12, 2022
Web3
Quick Thread on Why Goblins Have Been So Successful
1/ A new wave of NFT trends changing the market.
🧵👇— Degentraland (@Degentraland)
8:28 PM • Jun 5, 2022
19 crypto newsletters/substacks I read regularly:
— Route 2 FI (@Route2FI)
5:56 PM • Jun 5, 2022
Entertainment / Sports
An art gallery that will drive you crazy 🤔
— Tansu YEĞEN (@TansuYegen)
10:36 AM • Jun 10, 2022
The Brooklyn Bridge was "sold" a staggering 4,160 different times between 1883 and 1928.
The seller?
George C. Parker, a con man of epic proportions.
The story:
— David Zabinsky (@DavidZabinsky)
1:30 PM • Jun 6, 2022
25+ schools have been named after him.
Planetariums, parks and playgrounds live on in his memory
He was a:
• 5th degree karate black belt
• PhD from MIT
• saxophonist
• astronaut
• DadThis is the tragic & true story of the remarkable Dr. Ronald McNair👇 http
— Jon Finkel (@Jon_Finkel)
2:06 PM • Jun 7, 2022
You remember the headlines last year about the sneaker reseller whose mom was a Nike VP?
He was making $100k/mo selling inside info on a paid Discord channel — and told a journalist about it.
He just popped back up on Facebook with 400 pairs of Jordan's for sale.
THREAD! 👇🏼👇🏼
— Colin Landforce 🛠,🛠 (@landforce)
3:26 PM • Jun 8, 2022