Julian Shapiro

A funny lie of adult life is pretending we'll act on advice we collect: I don't revisit bookmarks. I rarely re-open Google docs. I don’t re-read Kindle highlights. Until toda...

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This is my 5 year story about becoming a far better storyteller. Goal: Tell a story as well as Neil deGrasse Tyson. It started with me podcasting to share stories with friends....

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Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Drake generate non-stop hits for years. What are they doing differently? Thread: How to generate way more ideas

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School is an astonishing failure of modern society. We're taught to memorize textbooks before learning how to function as humans. Thread: Life lessons I wish school taught us.

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How do you quickly grow an online audience? Here's how I've helped folks do it. A mix of writing, marketing, and startups:

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If you suffer from procrastination when writing... I eventually overcame it. How to make writing easier:

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I've decided I'm not starting another startup. Thread: How to tell when you're working on the wrong thing.

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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:

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I figured out how to avoid nearly all meetings. My calendar is now free and clear 😂 There were 4 realizations:

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If you suffer from chronic procrastination.. I eventually overcame it. 4 things happened:

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I've helped probably 700 startups redo their websites. These 4 marketing patterns stood out to me 🧙‍♂️

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How can some people write so beautifully? I think I've figured it out. THREAD: The four elements of writing style:

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