I had no idea who @emperorsnight was. Today, I found this in my mailbox. Now I know. Brilliant marketing. Impressive hustle. Perfect example of how you attract attention by doing what others don’t do. I bet this works really well for them. pic.twitter.com/9vbFxRLBPA— Josh Spector (@jspector) February 19, 2021
It’s Montaigne’s birthday. If you’ve never read him, @Sarah_Bakewell’s book is a wonderful introduction https://t.co/gkCkqhbIZY pic.twitter.com/jjnEmDPmRE— Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) February 28, 2019
Don't fear competitors, fear lack of execution. And know that if you don't execute, they certainly will.— Cameron Yarbrough (@yarbroughcam) February 24, 2021
People think productivity is todo lists and habit trackerswhen in reality it’s eliminating distractions (which can be all that “productivity” stuff) and having a driving purpose you can’t keep yourself from working on.— Jordan O'Connor (@jdnoc) February 26, 2021
I’ve tried to explain this a million times when someone asks me “So who do you write for?”Thankfully, @morganhousel is way more eloquent:“Writing for yourself is fun, and it shows. “Writing for others is work, and it shows.”(h/t @readtheproof) pic.twitter.com/eUFSqYCN6C— Polina (@polina_marinova) February 26, 2021
It's scary to be open at this point.For example, I wrote 30 articles in 30 days and shared a great deal about myself.That connection made all the differences as people want to know the person, not just a topic.Pomp is great at crypto but it's his charisma that wins.— Robbie Crabtree (@RobbieCrab) February 25, 2021
Present-day cryptocurrency experts are like neckbeard hackers in the 80s saying "who needs more than a command line?" and thus failing to invent GUIs. Or if you want a more recent example, the people who said "just write a cron job" and thus failed to start Dropbox.— Paul Graham (@paulg) February 25, 2021