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I plan to make a movie.An actual Hollywood movie!Here's how: For context, with so many streaming platforms, there's greater demand than ever for writers and directors:• Netflix• Disney+• HBO Max•

I figured out how to avoid nearly all meetings.My calendar is now free and clear There were 4 realizations: Your perception of importance decays:We think events are most important when

If you suffer from procrastination when writing...I eventually overcame it.How to make writing easier: To start, I write the worst draft possible as quickly as I can.Because almost all the

When you follow someone on Twitter:You choose who influences your thoughts.Here are people I'm testing out this month: Category: CRITICAL THINKING@jeremygiffon• The first of three of the most brilliant people

14 steps for acquiring your startup's first customers: 1. Pay to interview people who've successfully grown a startup like yours. You can find them via LinkedIn Sales Navigator.2. Ask them

10 of my founder friends are forces of nature.Their startups are now worth $400M+ each.4 behaviors I've observed: Effective people optimize for what compounds—not just quick wins.They train themselves to

THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world.On startups, writing, and your career: People don't have short attention spans:• They finish 3 hour Joe Rogan episodes.• They binge 14

Elon Musk is on record that he makes decisions using the same technique as Jeff Bezos.I found YouTube videos of them explaining it.A thread on thinking more clearly: This thread

I've decided I'm not starting another startup.Thread: How to tell when you're working on the wrong thing. Here's what happened. I spent an hour listing out everything I care about: Human

Have you seen this bio on Twitter?"Forbes 30 Under 30. 1M IG followers. MBA."Here's why your eyes roll at this: This thread introduces a mental model for spotting superficial credentials

THREAD ON BUILDING A WRITING HABIT: If it's hard to get yourself to write,I surveyed 100+ people to identify how they overcome their blockers.For writing blogs, books, screenplays: Blocker #1: ProcrastinationIf