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In 1995, a writing workshop professor wrote a book about what it means to be a writer. It was called "Bird by Bird." The book became an instant best-seller, and today continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. Why? Because inside are 10 timeless pieces of advice 🧵👇 t.co/bN3IKpjvP5

As someone who has accumulated 100,000,000+ views online, take this to heart: Attracting attention *for the sake of attracting attention* is a rat race. Learning how to write a viral article, or create a viral video, is not hard. The real question is: to what end? 🧵👇

Volume wins. Every time you hit publish, imagine you are playing the lottery on the Internet. You have no idea what's going to happen. So, what's the strategy with the highest likelihood of success? Publish more, and buy more lottery tickets. t.co/7NK0sFFzQ6

Attention Writing Twitter 📢 Only 7 days left to join the LAST Ship 30 for 30 cohort of the year. ...and it's looking to be our BIGGEST cohort yet. In celebration, let's play a game. 1 RT = 1 digital writing tip we share inside the course. Ready, go.

Beware The NFT Crash of 2022 I bought my first cryptocurrency in 2016. Poured all my savings into Ethereum. In 8 months, I turned $10k into $250k. I was still living in a studio apt with no dishwasher or AC. Then, everything crashed. 5 Big Lessons For This 🔥 NFT Market 👇

My 10-year Overnight Success Blueprint I started writing online when I was 17 years old. Today, I write 10,000 words per day (almost a book a week) and earn 100% of my income from writing or publishing-related ventures. Here are the skills I had to learn to do what I do✍️👇 t.co/p6jRtrxsej

Asynchronous Entrepreneurship 101 @dickiebush and I started building Ship 30 for 30 early 2021. In 6 months, we've scaled this community to 1,500+ writers. Our little-known co-founder secret? We meet/talk less 1 hour per week. Here's how we do it 🧵👇

Ogilvy's Rules For Creating "A Big Idea" 1. "Did it make me gasp when I first saw it?" 2. "Do I wish I had thought of it myself?" 3. "Is it unique?" 4. "Does it fit the strategy to perfection?" 5. "Could it be used for 30 years?" t.co/j6NKDabaFh

Languaging 101 In 2000, Malcolm Gladwell wrote one of the best-selling nonfiction books of all time. "The Tipping Point." What most people don't know is why this book sold 3 million copies. It's because Gladwell invented new language for a familiar concept. 🧵👇 t.co/CIjflLWtf3

When I graduated from college, I moved into a small, studio apartment. It was the size of a closet. No AC. Heater from 1970s. Making minimum wage. 8 years later, I just moved into my dream condo on the beach. Here's what I've learned about the journey of "success" 🧵👇 t.co/8aqhqiuztr