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Today is my 36th birthday.

To celebrate

Here are 36 hard hitting truths about the world I've learned in my 36 years of living.

Warning: A lot of these are harsh and uncomfortable. Do not read if you are sensitive.

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 This took awhile to compile.

If you want to wish me a happy birthday, please RT that first tweet above. It helps.

Thank you and let's get started.
1. You don’t go from A to B in a straight line. You go from A to B in a zig zag.
2. The smartphone took away your need to memorize information and replaced it with an inability to focus.
3. Everyone in their 20s thinks they know everything until they hit 30 and realise they really don’t know anything
4. 99% of male depression would disappear if men valued creation over consumption. Solution to male depression = build stuff.
5. Self-control is your greatest weapon. Everyone has access to it but few choose to use it.
6. Men are wired for violence and conflict. In ancient times it was burning down villages and scalping heads. Now it’s starting businesses and internet “beefs”. Read Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy to understand this psychology.
7. Religion is the most effective way to distribute positive moral values to a large audience.
8. If you get rid of religion, it will be replaced with some other belief system. There is no way around this.
9. People have an inherent need to believe in something. Even atheists.
10. Schools are designed to brainwash first and educate second.
11. The food industry has done far more damage to society than the tobacco industry. It’s not even close. Follow @Mangan150 to educate yourself on this.
12. Men who care more about the progress of their favourite sports team than they do about their personal progress are losers.
13. Porn was the worst thing to happen to men.
14. Instagram was the worst thing to happen to women.
15. If you think the government should give you free healthcare and you don’t take care of your health, then you are a burnden to society.
16. “Weed isn’t addictive” - says the guy who still smokes weed like he’s still in high school.
17. Central banking is a massive scam. Educate yourself on how money works.
18. The news business exists to keep society distracted from what’s really going on behind the curtains.
19. Hollywood died in the 90s.
20. Using economic metrics like GDP and Unemployment rate to gauge the progress of a country has ironically destroyed a lot of countries.

Non-economic values like beauty and health are more important than you think.
21. The upside of the internet is that we have more information. The downside of the internet is that we have less wisdom.
22. Every generation has some sort of existential crisis. Whatever you’re going through now is no way near as bad as what your grandparents went through.
23. Sales is a shortcut to success in any realm.
24. Freedom is the ability to say “no” to things you don’t want to do without any consequences.
25. Eating red meat will probably be a hate crime in the future. Build your farm.
26. One year living in a foreign country will add 5 years to your maturity.
27. Scientists can be corrupted just like anyone else.
28. Capitalism is good for society. Corporatism is bad for society.
29. The biggest turn off to a woman is a pussy.
30. There is an orchestrated effort by the higher powers to lower testosterone and make men weak. This is why I named my account @waronweakness. It was a calling to men to fight back by making ourselves stronger.
31. Most relationships won’t last. People change and people die. If you value the relationships in your life, make an effort to keep them going.
32. Peaking in high school is a curse I would not wish on anyone. Most of those people never change.
33. If you spend your 20s building, you can spend the rest of your life living.
34. What people call "reality" is actually just perception. When I say mindset is everything, I mean EVERYTHING.
35. The person you choose to be in a relationship with will either bring out the best in you or the worst in you.
36. When it seems like everything in your life is going down, THINK POSITIVE. It's the only thing you've got but it's the only thing you need to climb back up.
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Thank you for reading.

I wish nothing but the best for you.

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THE 6 GOLDEN RULES OF MARKET RESEARCH

What you will learn:
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> Why market research is the treasure map to the gold
> How to find where "X marks the spot" on the map
> How to build your own treasure map

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Now that's outta the way

Let's get started with Tip # 1...

1) Understand WHY

Doing market research is like digging for gold aka that BIG idea that guarantees people will buy from you.

This gold tells us:
> What people think
> How people feel
> What problems they have
> WHAT THEY WILL BUY

If we can answer these questions...

then we will know EXACTLY

> What to build
> Which words we use to persuade them to buy

BEFORE we spend a single minute of our precious time and effort

Building a product
Creating a service offer
Writing a book

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2) Join their communities

First step to learning more about your customer is to hang out where they hang out.

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1) College is not mandatory

I know everyone around you makes it seem like it's mandatory but it's not.

Especially if your #1 goal is to make money.

Even if you STILL want to go to college..

Take a year off to work or travel

Get some LIFE EXPERIENCE

then go to college.

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You are at your PEAK Energetically.

Use that energy to get into the best shape of your life and the rest of your life will be FAR EASIER.

Everyone respects a physically strong man. No one respects a physically weak man.

No debating this one. Go lift.

4) Don't listen to your parents

Only exception is unless your dad is a self-made millionaire.

If your parents give you conventional advice like go to college, get a job, get married etc, IGNORE.

It's not their fault they've been brainwashed.

Love them but ignore their advice.
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1) See your mind as a department of the business You,inc.

Most people see their mindset as being synonymous with their identity.

Eg. I *feel* down therefore "I must be depressed".

This way of thinking f*cks up your self-confidence and stops you from growing.

Instead, see your mind as a department in a big corporation called you, inc.

You are the corporation and your mind is a part of that corporation.

Just like any department, it's a resource you can train, manage and improve.

2) Improve your sleep

You can't perform at your peak if you don't sleep well.

Poor sleep often goes hand-in-hand with a weak mindset.

Mindset training teaches you how to manage your stress, worries and anxieties which allows you to hit the hay with a clear mind.
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THE TRUTH BEHIND WHY ONLY 2% OF PEOPLE SUCCEED AND 98% OF PEOPLE FAIL

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Quick PSA: If you get value from this thread, please share some Knowledge Karma and retweet the first tweet 👆

Thank you.

Now let's upgrade your life..

I'll start by addressing the elephant in the room.

This is not another thread about "positive thinking" and us ing affirmations to get what you want.

You will need to take action for this to work.

If you are willing to do that

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Psychological Fact #1 : Reality = What you experience in your mind.

Reality is not objective.

This is why a man with a million dollars can say he's "depressed"

While a man with nothing in his pocket can say he's "happy"

and they can both be right at the same time.

A plastic surgeon noticed a pattern in his patients.

Even though a patient underwent transformative surgery and OBJECTIVELY looked more beautiful

Many came out of surgery and still saw an ugly person in the mirror.

How is this possible?

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I read over 20 writing books and courses so you don't have to.

99% of the advice can be boiled down to 18 actionable tips

Bookmark and apply these tips to be a top 10% writer in any field:

I've logged 100s hours + $1000s USD buying, consuming & applying all this material to save you time, effort and money.

I have nothing to sell you in this thread.

No sneaky links. Nada.

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1) Steal attention with a strong Headline

A reader's decision to read the body copy lives or dies on the strength of your headline.

Your goal is to make the reader curious enough to read the first few sentences.

If you got the reader to sentence number two or three, congrats.

2) Hook 'em or lose 'em

The headline tickles the reader's curiosity but the hook is what gets them invested into the key message of your piece.

Like the opening scene of a suspense movie, the hook should pull the reader in.

At this point you should have their full attention.

3) Guide them down a slippery slope

Good writing should read as if you're sliding down a slippery slope.

Noticed I said guide... NOT push.

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I think I'm giving up on mainstream marketing content.

I'm giving up on social media consumption too.

So little substance.

Need to devote more time doing. More time creating.

Who needs another "5 ways to boost growth" post? I click and am disappointed every time. Not again.

I don't want to poop on content marketing, but marketers need to step it up.

Or at least, founders need to know that doing something is not always better than doing nothing.

Why is content marketing not as effective as it used to be? An innumerable amount of factors...

But one things for damn sure.

Things have to change.

Two of the chief sins:
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2. Not having anything more to add that's meaningful

Why blog/podcast/vlog/etc about something that's already been said? Already been done?

Do we really need another interview with founder of x hot startup? Do we really need another ultimate guide about facebook ads?

Not all content is like this...

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(Plus a 30 minute exercise to get you into the top 2%)

//Thread//

Quick PSA: If you get value from this thread, please share some Knowledge Karma and retweet the first tweet 👆

Thank you.

Now let's upgrade your life..

I'll start by addressing the elephant in the room.

This is not another thread about "positive thinking" and us ing affirmations to get what you want.

You will need to take action for this to work.

If you are willing to do that

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Reality is not objective.

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I got my team together- about 8 of them- people in e-business, IT and other units that I know will have one thing or the other to do with this company.

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1. YOLO

It's true that you only live once.

It's NOT true that you should:

- Live in debt
- Work until you die
- Live paycheck to paycheck

What you can do is:

- Live in the moment
- Save for your future
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Balance is the key.

YOLO is not.

2. LLC's are for the rich

You don't have to earn $100,000s to form an LLC.

An LLC:

- Offers tax advantages
- Limits personal liability
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If you have a business and want to earn money, then it's time to consider forming an LLC.

3. I'll be Poor Forever

What you believe determines your future.

The journey to wealth won't be easy.
If it were easy, everyone would be wealthy.

Getting there will take:

- Discipline
- Hard work
- Consistency
- Determination

Change your mindset, Change your reality.

4. Buying a House is Better than Renting

Homeownership means:

- Less flexibility
- High upfront costs
- Long term commitment
- Unexpected additional costs

This may not work for your personal situation.

Make sure you’re financially and emotionally fit to make a home purchase.
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This month I’m turning 22.

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Mostly about:

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•Entrepreneurs
•Writing
•Clarity of thought

If I see more interesting threads, I will add to this list.

Enjoy!

1. @ryanstephens: Need tips on growing a newsletter, mastering Twitter, writing online?

@ryanstephens breaks down a podcast discussion between @davidperell and @nathanbarry

Here’s what you can


2. @jackbutcher: How to separate your time from your income

•Explore the market
•Build equity
•Build products and services
•Scale your reputation
•Break the matrix

A fantastic thread complete with helpful


3. @AlexAndBooks_: I love to read.

Here is a great thread on 10 fantastic books.

Includes a short summary of each.

Don’t just take it from me, this is straight from the legend: @AlexAndBooks_


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