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For your first project, don’t build a castle.
Build bricks.
Unconventional advice about online creations.
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Build bricks.
Unconventional advice about online creations.
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If you’re getting started, don’t build a castle.
You're better off building bricks.
Bricks are solid, timeless, and consistent.
You're better off building bricks.
Bricks are solid, timeless, and consistent.
Bricks are like legos.
Build bricks today, assemble tomorrow.
Build bricks today, assemble tomorrow.
Initial bricks are poor.
Consistency comes with practice.
Consistency comes with practice.
Good bricks require reps,
Like 10,000 hours.
Like 10,000 hours.
Bricks apply to anything.
Blogs, videos, illustrations...
Blogs, videos, illustrations...
After mastering bricks, it's time to assemble.
Start with something small.
Start with something small.
Tweets become threads.
Blogs become courses.
Blogs become courses.
The more unique your creation,
The better word spreads.
"Have you seen that castle?" one said.
The better word spreads.
"Have you seen that castle?" one said.
Give away individual bricks for free,
To build a cult-like following.
To build a cult-like following.
Combine bricks into creations,
To monetize your content.
To monetize your content.
Bricks build many structures.
Houses, castles, and cathedrals.
Houses, castles, and cathedrals.
Brick walls block out enemies,
And sculptures decorate gardens.
And sculptures decorate gardens.
Architects are a dying breed,
They transform bricks into monuments.
They transform bricks into monuments.
For the past three months, I built bricks.
280 character "visual shorts." https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1391843271585026051
280 character "visual shorts." https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1391843271585026051
Bricks were building blocks,
To my postcards. https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1388937262847696897
To my postcards. https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1388937262847696897
Bricks will be the foundation,
To many future projects.
To many future projects.
This thread was inspired
By an essay I co-authored with @dbustac https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1372246252604231685
By an essay I co-authored with @dbustac https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1372246252604231685
@foundbryan did a phenomenal job
Summarizing the idea via illustration. https://twitter.com/foundbryan/status/1338834819900293121?s=20
Summarizing the idea via illustration. https://twitter.com/foundbryan/status/1338834819900293121?s=20
I had to go deeper after seeing
This visual by @OzolinsJanis. https://twitter.com/OzolinsJanis/status/1375087224199512071
This visual by @OzolinsJanis. https://twitter.com/OzolinsJanis/status/1375087224199512071
A recent call with @Jelle_vdKooij,
Helped me connect the dots. https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1367240916885463044
Helped me connect the dots. https://twitter.com/jamierusso/status/1367240916885463044
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