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- While You Were Away: March 20, 2022
While You Were Away: March 20, 2022
I'm Blake.
I spend way too much time on Twitter.
So you don't have to.
Life
Define yourself by your effort, not your suffering.
— James Clear (@JamesClear)
2:00 PM • Mar 16, 2022
7 dangerous lessons taught in schools:
— Ana Lorena Fabrega (@anafabrega11)
4:23 PM • Mar 18, 2022
If you’re in your 20s, open this:
— Johnny (@johnnyxbrown)
3:51 PM • Mar 16, 2022
20 things I wish I could tell my 18-year-old self:
— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
2:14 PM • Mar 19, 2022
Business
Copywriting is an art anyone can master.
Here are 21 of the best FREE resources to sharpen your skills (in no time):
— Sheila Gonzalez (@DanesaGlez)
11:45 AM • Mar 12, 2022
He just bought the most expensive home in LA for > $100 MILLION.
But he's a self made, bootstrapped entrepreneur.
Here's his story 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
— Jesse Pujji (@jspujji)
5:38 PM • Mar 18, 2022
I didn’t plan to become a “creator”
Yet in the last 2 years, I’ve attracted nearly 50,000 Twitter followers, 8400 newsletter readers, and secured paid newsletter sponsorships (worth ~$180k/year)
How did I do it?
I asked myself that same question over coffee this morning:
— Katelyn Bourgoin ⚡️ (@KateBour)
3:45 PM • Mar 15, 2022
5 traps to avoid when working at a big company:
— Brandon Arvanaghi 🐱 (@arvanaghi)
6:22 PM • Mar 17, 2022
Being a new manager is scary.
You're suddenly responsible for leading a team and you have no idea how to do it.
I've served as a manager and executive at several companies.
Here's a step by step cheatsheet to help you become a better leader today:
— Zain Kahn (@heykahn)
4:15 PM • Mar 15, 2022
In 2009 a girl changed the world from her mom’s living room
Now her billion dollar startup Canva has democratised design, putting a brush in everyone’s hand.
Here’s how she did it. A thread🧵
— Aryan Kochhar (@aryan_kochhar)
10:29 AM • Mar 16, 2022
Chick-Fil-A is closed every Sunday.
Despite being open 52 less days each year, they generate more revenue per location than ANY restaurant in the world.
Their success is no accident. Here's how they did it 👇
— The Wolf of Franchises 🍟 (@franchisewolf)
1:37 PM • Mar 13, 2022
Top 7 productivity hacks from Elon musk.
--Thread--
— Will Goto (@wrgoto)
12:52 PM • Mar 15, 2022
Web3
This is the story of how @larvalabs, the creators Cryptopunks, hid a secret NFT prize almost a year ago—and how a couple friends and I recently solved the puzzle to claim it.
— Andrew Badr (@andrewbadr)
6:23 PM • Mar 14, 2022
Introducing ApeCoin ($APE), a token for culture, gaming, and commerce used to empower a decentralized community building at the forefront of web3. 🧵
— ApeCoin (@apecoin)
9:02 PM • Mar 16, 2022
In 2020, 3 friends started an NFT project
By 2021, they sold their company to Nike for millions
THREAD: A case study on building a digital fashion empire (and why community is the secret to growth)
— GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg)
8:17 PM • Mar 19, 2022
The quote tweets on the new time article about me are truly amazing.
These are barely even cherry picked, it's pretty much one piece of awesome after another. Highly recommend scrolling.
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin)
11:04 PM • Mar 18, 2022
Entertainment / Sports
Imagine a President of the United States who willingly invited fighters to the White House to kick his ass.
It happened.
This is the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt nearly lost an eye boxing in the West Wing... at 50 years old.👇
— Jon Finkel (@Jon_Finkel)
3:00 PM • Mar 17, 2022
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK & is being forced to give up the $3 billion club.
But the real story is WILD — it includes privatization, Vladimir Putin, billions of dollars in yachts & real estate, frozen bank accounts & more.
Time for a thread 👇
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano)
4:18 PM • Mar 13, 2022
A 1977 Chevy Malibu car antenna. A magnet. A shaving kit bag.
That's all it took for Salim Kara to pilfer $380 per day in COINS from Edmonton train station fare boxes over the course of 13 years.His total loot?
$1.8 MILLION.
His story?
Hard to believe 👇
— David Zabinsky (@DavidZabinsky)
2:01 PM • Mar 15, 2022