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Dickie Bush

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I talk about digital writing, internet business, & personal growth | Former @blackrock hedge fund trader turned writer & operator | Next Ship 30 Cohort Oct 5th!

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1Mar 23, '23ChatGPT is overhyped. That's what I told myself after 2 weeks of trying (and failing) to use it well. Turns out, I was just a poor prompt writer. But after spending hundreds of hou83.5×5.9M22k3.7k35k
2Aug 28, '24In 1997, Apple was 90 days away from bankruptcy. But with one decision, Steve Jobs surprised their rivals Microsoft and IBM and grew Apple's stock by 9,000% over the next 14 years.63.6×4.5M11k1.7k8.1k
3Aug 22, '24At Steve Jobs's memorial service, all 500 guests were gifted one book. It was a book Jobs reread every year for 38 years. Here are 5 ideas from "Autobiography of a Yogi" he used to51.8×3.7M14k2.6k13k
4Dec 18, '24What is the best sub-$250 purchase you made this year?43.9×3.1M2.1k402.9k
5Jan 9, '25This family runs one of the world's most successful empires—but no one talks about them. With $17.7 billion turnover in 2023, Hershey, Cadbury, and Lindt envy their success. Here's43.7×3.1M15k2k7.9k
6Dec 24, '22I asked 300k people for their favorite things of 2022. • Books • Podcasts • Newsletters • Placed traveled • Lessons learned • YouTube channels • Small habits built Then, I spent *h36.7×2.6M7.7k1.2k7.6k
7May 2, '23I paid $68,000 to join a mastermind. At first, I feared it was a *complete* money bonfire. But this weekend, we had an in-person event—a packed resort with entrepreneurs making mil33.1×2.3M3.2k3815.4k
8Jan 16, '25This is Jeff Bezos’s favorite book. He’s been rereading it for 25 years straight, and it inspired his most famous decision-making model. Here are the 7 lessons from "The Remains of31.8×2.2M7k88115k
9Dec 16, '22What is the single best book you read in 2022?26×1.8M2.9k5152.3k
10Sep 26, '24I’m 28. When I was young, I wasted years as a horrible writer. Then I heard Naval Ravikant mention a 250-word essay full of the best writing mental models he swears by. 4 mental mo24.1×1.7M5.1k56114k
11Mar 30, '21If you use it right, Twitter is the most powerful platform in the world. But Twitter does a horrible job of showing you its advanced features. Here are 10 of them you probably know23×041k10k26k
12Dec 31, '225 dead-simple steps to build a daily writing habit (that you can actually stick to):22.5×1.6M4.6k8425k
13Mar 28, '23How to use ChatGPT to generate 100 ideas to write about in 5 minutes—even if you think have nothing to say (THREAD):20.6×1.5M3.7k6016.4k
14Oct 31, '24Everyone should have a digital business that makes at least $10k/month. Sadly, most overthink, never act, and waste years. Here's the playbook that got me from $0 to $40k/month whi18.2×1.3M3.2k2098.9k
15Dec 20, '2222 questions to reflect on 2022 (and make 2023 your best year yet):18×1.3M3.1k6213.7k
16Dec 23, '22The next 12 months will be *crazy* • Uncertainty • Recession • Inflation • Job cuts Anything could happen. But the people with these 7 skills will thrive no matter what:18×1.3M3.3k6722.5k
17Dec 12, '24Princeton grad. BlackRock trader. Making $180k at 22. But the biggest "jaw-drop" moment in my 20s? Getting this $5,000 PayPal payment from a stranger on the internet. Here's my ful17.9×1.3M3k1212.8k
18Oct 28, '21The most creative company of the last 30 years: Pixar. Back in 2011, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats shared their "22 Rules For Storytelling." And the rules are a must-read for 16.7×026k6.1k22k
19Dec 28, '22Looking to start writing next year? Don’t wake up and stare at a blank page. Instead, use these 23 templates to kickstart 2023 (by writing & publishing every day):15.6×1.1M2.9k5943.7k
20Feb 7, '25This man created one of the most luxurious brands—but no one talks about him. With a $3.1 BILLION turnover in 2024, Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, and Burberry envy their success. Here's14.3×1M3k4532k
21Dec 21, '23I asked 375,000 people for their favorite book of 2023. These 13 books showed up the most often (so they must be worth reading):13.6×962k3.4k4537.4k
22Sep 22, '22The single most powerful habit for personal growth: Journaling. Over the past 5 years, I've journaled every single morning—and along the way, I've: • Answered over 1,000 questions 13.1×016k2.7k21k
23Apr 11, '25In 5 years, my little business has made $15,000,000. It runs on just $8,215/month. Here are the 7 most powerful no-code tools in my tech stack: 🧵12.9×910k2.7k1856.5k
24May 16, '25At 24, I was a BlackRock trader making $180K. I was burned out and hated my life. 5 years later, I’ve built 4 businesses and made $15,000,000. Here’s the underrated career pivot th11×776k2.4k1372.8k
25Oct 2, '23The GODFATHER of Advertising: David Ogilvy. Back in 1982, David wrote an internal memo to the employees of his advertising agency titled "How to write." And in just 10 bullets he p10.7×755k3.3k5474.3k
26Oct 5, '21Bad copywriting: • Here's my product • Here's what it does • Here's what's so good about it Good copywriting: • Here's your problem • Here's the benefit of solving it • Here's why 10.7×025k4.7k9.8k
27Sep 28, '23I used to have one crippling addiction: Planning. My brain loved the cheap dopamine of gathering books to read, tasks to complete, and videos to watch. But when it came to taking a10.6×745k2.9k5852.4k
28Feb 23, '22Steve Jobs once said: "The most powerful person is the storyteller." And luckily, storytelling is a skill. But most people have never tried to learn – because no one showed them wh10.5×017k3.3k14k
29Jun 15, '21The world's most valuable skill: Writing effectively. But colleges charge you 120k and still do a terrible job teaching it. Instead, here are 9 writing frameworks that cost you not10.3×017k3.6k14k
30Jun 23, '25The single most powerful habit for personal growth: Journaling. Over the past 5 years, I have tested 1,000+ prompts and journaled every single day. And I always return to these 5 s9.7×684k3.4k3067.3k
31Jul 27, '21The highest-paid copywriter in history: Gary Halbert. His legendary sales letters generated over $1,000,000,000 in revenue. And in one of his very last letters, he shared 12 time-t9.7×014k2.6k15k
32Sep 22, '21College completely failed in teaching me how to write. So I spent over 500 hours studying legendary authors and copywriters. Then, I distilled what I learned into 6 simple framewor8.7×013k2.8k12k
33Dec 27, '22The 6 Buckets I Use To Organize My Life:7.8×552k4.5k9352.1k
34Jan 19, '22How to generate 100 ideas to write about in 30 minutes - even if you think you have nothing to say (THREAD):6.7×07.6k1.2k12k
35Dec 30, '226 Productivity Lessons I Learned In 2022:6.3×446k2.7k5631.2k
36Jul 28, '22I studied the writing routine of 500 legendary writers. Turns out, great writing is simple—if you do these 6 things every day:6.2×08.7k1.5k9.3k
37Dec 23, '22Your 2022 reflection guide in one graphic:6.1×430k3.1k7701.4k
38Feb 1, '23After 20 Hours With ChatGPT, I Found These 7 "Goals" To Be The Best Instructions When Asking It To Rewrite Something:6.0×421k3.6k6122.5k
39Nov 12, '21If you use it right, the internet is the most powerful tool in human history. But most people aren't using it to its full potential. Luckily, there's now a Twitter thread with adva5.9×08.7k1.7k8.7k
40Oct 2, '22The most powerful reflection you can do: The Monthly Review. Most people go their *entire* life without reflecting—and before they know it, years have gone by and it's too late to 5.8×07.9k1.3k9.2k
41Jun 4, '21The most valuable Twitter feature you aren't using: Advanced search. Knowing how to use it will help you find the hidden gems of the Twitter archives and 10x your Twitter experienc5.6×07.7k2k8k
42Dec 13, '22I asked 295,000 people for their favorite podcast episode of 2022. Here are 10 episodes that showed up the most often:5.6×07.9k1.3k8.7k
43Jan 15, '22I spent over 1,000 hours learning to write effectively— because college completely failed to teach me. Here's everything I learned distilled into 11 tweets (that you can start appl5.6×07.7k1.4k8.4k
44Oct 14, '23I am my most productive with this system: • 5 AM wake up • 4 hours of focused work • Only coffee & water until 11 AM • No meetings or calls until 1 PM • Zero sugar diet (even f5.5×391k2.1k166912
45Dec 26, '227 Leadership Principles I Want To Embody In 2023:5.5×389k3k6941.2k
46Feb 11, '22The KING of YouTube: Mr. Beast. Over the last 12 months, he's gained over 50,000,000 subscribers. So I binge watched 100 hours of his videos to study how he's done it so quickly. A5.3×08.6k1.5k7.1k
47Sep 17, '21If you use Google Docs, you're one of G Suite's 2,000,000,000 monthly active users. But you probably aren't using it to its full potential. So here are 6 little-known features that5.3×09.6k2.6k5.6k
48Sep 23, '24My life got a lot easier when I viewed every problem as a skill issue. Out of shape? Skill issue. Ugly bank account? Skill issue. Low energy? Skill issue. Anxious thoughts? Skill i5.1×359k4.8k5622.6k
49Feb 22, '22Over the last 3 years, I've read 100+ books on writing. Truth is, 90% of them were a waste of time. So if you're looking to up your writing game, let me point you in the right dire4.8×05.5k9028.2k
50Jan 23, '24The masculine urge to have a beautiful wife with 5 kids, $100mm in the bank, multiple international residences, fluency in several languages, and 12% body fat at age 40.4.8×339k3k305801
51Sep 21, '22Upgrade your descriptive adjectives with this beautiful matrix:4.8×010k1.6k5.2k
52Feb 19, '227 dead-simple steps to build a daily writing habit – even if you've tried everything:4.7×06k1.1k7.4k
54Mar 31, '2219 inconvenient truths I don't want to forget:4.3×06.9k1.9k5.2k
55Feb 14, '22What is 1 YouTube video you think every person on Earth should watch?4.3×06.9k1.5k5.1k
56Dec 26, '21I went from 900 to 125,000 followers in 12 months. But 90% of that growth came from 9 threads - which on their own generated 20,000,000 views. So here's a recap of those 9 threads 4.2×06.3k8736.6k
57Jun 2, '21One of the most legendary marketers of all time: David Ogilvy In 1982, David wrote an internal memo to the employees of his advertising agency titled "How to write." And in just 104.2×06.9k1.5k5.4k
58Jun 8, '22This dead-simple system will help you say 1 idea in 1,000 unique ways (so you never stare at a blank page again). It's called the 4A Framework – here's how it works:4.2×04.6k6927.2k
59Oct 15, '22The single most powerful "skill" you can develop: Learning quickly. But the way schools teach us to learn is a horrible way to learn in the real world. Textbooks, worksheets, flash4.1×05.7k1.2k6.1k
60Jun 23, '22Most people suck at writing. Why? Because schools do a horrible job teaching it. Luckily, learning to write is simple — if you know where to start. And unlike college, it won't cos3.8×05.3k1.1k5.7k
61Jan 5, '2310 Books I Want To Read In 2023:3.6×255k2.3k442856
62Apr 27, '22This simple 3-minute habit has helped me write every day for 503 days in a row. Here's how it works:3.6×05.5k8345k
63Oct 4, '22How to generate 100 viral content ideas in 30 minutes—even if you think you have nothing to say:2.9×03.3k5844.9k
64Apr 27, '23Still writing 1-sentence ChatGPT prompts that generate middle school answers? We spent 100+ hours creating an email course with prompts for: • Viral content • Idea generation • Irr2.9×201k2.1k57152
65Jun 16, '227 mental models you can use to actually make decisions (instead of just reading about mental models):2.8×03.8k9513.9k
66Oct 30, '2120 quotes on Crypto, Web 3, NFTs, and decentralization from Tim Ferriss, Naval Ravikant, and Chris Dixon. (For those who want a crash course in where the future is heading):2.7×04.2k9573.7k
67Mar 10, '21Atomic Habits from @jamesclear changed my life. In Atomic Habits, James lays out the Four Laws of Behavior Change. 1. Make it obvious 2. Make it attractive 3. Make it easy 4. Make 2.7×05.4k8733.1k
68Aug 13, '22Current mission: Help 1 million people start writing online. And this thread has everything you need to: • Build a writing habit • Generate endless ideas • Capture and keep attenti2.3×02.8k3063.9k
69Dec 15, '22Introducing The Yearly Review: Your In-Depth Reflection Guide for 2022. • Reflect on the past year • Pinpoint what worked & what didn't • Turn your biggest takeaways into conte2.2×04.4k365704
70Aug 2, '22Want to start writing but can't overcome the blank page? You're in luck. Use these 21 templates for your next 21 days of writing (that make writing every day effortless):2.2×02.8k5243.4k
71Dec 23, '2121 questions to reflect on as you end 2021:2.1×03.2k7652.7k
72May 15, '22I walk for 25,000 steps every day. During those walks, I like to inhale podcasts at 2x speed. Here are the 7 episodes that taught me the most this week (on life, business, fitness,2.0×03.6k4772.5k
73Apr 25, '22The best book I've read this year: How To Live by Derek Sivers. Buried inside this gem are 4 short pages that pack more insights on building wealth than any book I've ever read. He1.9×03.2k4842.7k
74Oct 20, '227 small habits that will *vastly* improve your wellbeing: 1. Walking 20,000 steps per day I'm convinced walking is the *single* best thing you can do for your health & creativi1.9×03.3k4482.6k
75Oct 27, '22I spent over 100 hours studying legendary coaches & CEOs. Turns out, world-class leadership is simple—if you follow these 7 principles:1.8×02.4k4682.8k
76Mar 26, '2212 months ago, I thought "copywriting" was a legal term. Now I’m convinced copywriting is *the* most powerful skill you can develop. But when starting out, I was completely overwhe1.8×02.4k4712.8k
77Jun 8, '21Business writing is a superpower. But schools and employers do a horrible job teaching people to write. In 1981, two advertising executives wrote a timeless guide for how to write 1.8×02.9k5442.5k
78Apr 9, '223 dead-simple steps to edit your writing in 10 minutes or less (that you'll actually use):1.7×02.5k4962.3k
79Mar 3, '2230 ideas you can write about over the next 30 days:1.6×02.3k4352.4k
80Sep 14, '21The Godfather of Advertising: Eugene Schwartz. In 1966, he published Breakthrough Advertising, a book so good the original hardcover sells for $247. And inside, he shared the daily1.6×02.7k5612k
81Nov 23, '22This morning I sat down for an overdue coffee and breakfast with my mom. Together we brainstormed a list of great questions to ask family during Thanksgiving dinner (that have noth1.6×03.2k2851.9k
82Aug 31, '21If you can tell a compelling story, you can shape the world. But most people think they don't have any stories worth telling. And that's because they've never learned how to spot t1.5×02.5k3892.1k
83Apr 24, '22I've written every single day for 500 days. Since then, I can point *every* good thing that's happened in my life back to this daily habit. But in the beginning, I remember being o1.5×02.1k2982.3k
84Jul 28, '21I used to have one severe addiction: Planning. My brain loved the cheap dopamine of gathering books to read, tasks to complete, and videos to watch. But when it came to taking acti1.4×02.4k5431.6k
85Jun 12, '21How to never run out of ideas: Use the AAAA framework. You can express a single core idea in four ways: • Actionable (here's how) • Analytical (here are the numbers) • Aspirational1.4×02.3k3952k
86Jul 17, '21I listened to every episode of the Tim Ferriss Show. And what's buried inside his interviews with legendary minds? Timeless writing advice for becoming a New York Times Bestseller.1.4×02.1k3382.1k
87Jul 21, '22Over the last 4 years, I lost 100 pounds and wrote every morning for 90 minutes. No hacks. No shortcuts. Just monotonous, daily consistency. And these 3 small mindset shifts made s1.4×02.3k3811.9k
88Apr 13, '22The single most important part of everything you write: Your first sentence. Why? Because 95% of people don't read past it. So, you should spend 10x more time on it than you think.1.4×02.2k3122k
89Jun 30, '22This 1 tiny time management tip has helped me write *every day* for 500 days in a row. Here's how to use it (no matter how busy you are):1.4×02.1k4461.9k
90Nov 18, '22If you played competitive sports at a high level, you see what Elon is doing. When a coach inherits a poor culture, the first thing they do is a series of grueling workouts. A good1.3×02.3k210225
93Dec 25, '21Your 2021 reflection plan in one graphic:1.2×02.6k5241.1k
94Dec 21, '21If you use it right, Twitter is the ultimate place to learn new things and build lifelong friendships. Here are 35 people I've learned a ton from in the last year (and what they ca1.2×02.1k3111.5k
95Nov 22, '21Every company on Earth is becoming a media company. So if you learn to: • Film • Code • Write • Speak • Design • Tell stories You become an immediate 10x asset for any company on E1.1×02.7k473950
96Feb 6, '22Bad system for learning: "I want to learn about X. So I'm going to go collect a long list of books to read to learn about it." Good system for learning: "I want to learn about X. S1.0×02.9k400616
97Aug 23, '227 Brutal Truths To Accept As Quickly As Possible (To Accelerate Your Personal Growth):1.0×02k441998
98May 6, '223 Mental Models I Actually Use To Make Decisions (Instead Of Just Reading About Mental Models):1.0×02k369967
99Oct 7, '21Our tiny human brains can't understand compounding. This picture of rice doubling might help:0.8×02.5k349259
101Oct 4I am begging you to start writing online I am begging you to start writing online. Especially if any of these sound familiar: You feel your ability to think getting duller. AI has 0.7×52k47943709

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