Read on Twitter
This is a thread on starting use twitter, after being an intermittent lurker for a few years.
Two aims right now:
- Learn to use twitter more actively.
- Build relationships that might be useful.
Two aims right now:
- Learn to use twitter more actively.
- Build relationships that might be useful.
I always optimise for my life, not my business.
But I& #39;ve been reading how-to threads by people like @brandonthezhang and @thisiskp_ , and watching the growth of accounts like @anthilemoon and @CarvingThought.
Below inspired by them, designed for me.
But I& #39;ve been reading how-to threads by people like @brandonthezhang and @thisiskp_ , and watching the growth of accounts like @anthilemoon and @CarvingThought.
Below inspired by them, designed for me.
Never visit the twitter home screen. I actually think it& #39;s pretty good if you want to consume content and look for serendipitous interest on here. But not for my present purposes.
No notifications. For anything. Ever.
Only use twitter on a desktop PC. Tweetdeck is a pinned tab on chrome (my "routine work" browser). I visit my routine-work twice most days.
Only use twitter on a desktop PC. Tweetdeck is a pinned tab on chrome (my "routine work" browser). I visit my routine-work twice most days.
I mostly use four lists. Each of these has a group of people in that I& #39;m watching with a slightly different intent.
I visit them in this order, and don& #39;t always reach (3) in the time I put to this.
Follow (one-click) is mostly my clearing-house for periodic sorting.
I visit them in this order, and don& #39;t always reach (3) in the time I put to this.
Follow (one-click) is mostly my clearing-house for periodic sorting.
1. “First up" - accounts that model how to use twitter. And, that don& #39;t draw my thoughts in directions I don& #39;t want to go daily.
It& #39;s the first list I see on tweetdeck, and always teaches me something or opens a question in my mind.
It& #39;s the first list I see on tweetdeck, and always teaches me something or opens a question in my mind.
Five commonalities in the accounts on that list:
- interested in learning broadly
- largely non-political on here
- often say "yes, and" or riff on other people& #39;s comments
- not regularly flat-out wrong
- write with clarity
- interested in learning broadly
- largely non-political on here
- often say "yes, and" or riff on other people& #39;s comments
- not regularly flat-out wrong
- write with clarity
2. "Amplify”. Sub 5k accounts who I& #39;ve seen offering something of value to my type of people.
Intent: Do what little I can to amplify these. Engage in conversation, retweet, keep them in mind when speaking to others. That kind of thing.
Start with kindness.
Intent: Do what little I can to amplify these. Engage in conversation, retweet, keep them in mind when speaking to others. That kind of thing.
Start with kindness.
3. “Adjacent peers” who I want to get to know over time.
Intent: Market-research. And, see who I& #39;m consistently aligned with for later (affiliate-marketing, collaborations, hiring them for projects).
Chat in replies now to start that process.
Intent: Market-research. And, see who I& #39;m consistently aligned with for later (affiliate-marketing, collaborations, hiring them for projects).
Chat in replies now to start that process.
4. "My tribes". Popular accounts.
Intent: Comment on their tweets when I have something to add - generously intended questions and positive comments only, no arguments.
Intent: Comment on their tweets when I have something to add - generously intended questions and positive comments only, no arguments.
There& #39;s a few other lists, too, to keep track of people in other fields I might be interested in another time.
Will post about content plans and my teaching business sometime soon.
Will post about content plans and my teaching business sometime soon.
