1/ Creating content on Twitter can be difficult. A thread on the stack of tools I use to make my life easier
2/ Thread writing

Chirr app

Price: Free

What I like: has a nice blank space for drafting and a good auto-numbering feature

What I don't: have to copy and paste tweets into Twitter after thread is drafted and can't add pics

https://getchirrapp.com/ 
3/ Video editing

Kapwing

Price: Free

What I like: great at pulling vids from youtube/twitter and overlaying captions + different audio on them

What I don't: Can't edit content older than 2 days on the free plan

https://www.kapwing.com/ 
4/ Meme making

Imgflip

Price: Free

What I like: easiest way to caption existing meme formats, quickly

What I don't: limited fonts

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator 
5/ Inspiration

iPhone notes app

Price: Free

What I like: no frills & easily accessible. every thread i write starts as an idea in notes

What I don't: difficult to organize
6/ Inspiration cont.

Roam research

Price: $15/month

What I like: helps me flesh out ideas. works like my brain works

What I don't: no mobile app

https://roamresearch.com/ 
7/ Higher lift visual content

Adobe Photoshop

Price: $10/month

What I like: been using since high school so very natural

What I don't: makes computer sound like 747 taking off

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html
8/ Tab overload

OneTab chrome extension

Price: Free

What I like: makes computer 10x faster

What I don't: sometimes it runs a little slow when its in the process of working its magic

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall?hl=en
9/ Playlists for thread writing

Flow State newsletter

Price: Free

What I like: sends new Spotify playlists every day with great focus music

What I don't: not a whole lot!

https://flowstate.substack.com/ 
10/ Final thoughts on tools

-paid doesn't necessarily mean better

-find the RIGHT tool for the specific task you need to complete, not the buzziest

-constantly search for ways to make your life easier

What tools do you use?
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