A big part of my tweets are inspired by other people's content.

I bookmark everything that looks interesting and go there when in need of inspiration.

This is a thread-recap of the best-saved tweets from 2020 (for me at least) and what you can steal from each one. 🧵👇

The year chart by @jakobgreenfeld

What to steal: the idea and the design

Create a chart with the key moments of your growth. It's a great reflective exercise for you and it can be a great learning experience for your audience.

https://t.co/iWp9zqEaND
Let's collaborate by @aaraalto

What to steal: the idea.

Creating a blank piece of content (could be a sentence, a design, a video...) that your audience can later use.

https://t.co/wTinlFSCeE
Advice to first-time info product creators by @dvassallo

What to steal: the insight

This tweet was one of the sparks for me writing the Twitter Thief ($1,3k revenue says it's good advice)

https://t.co/zGYo5QIHkJ
How to be a better writer by @JamesClear

What to steal: the insight

A world-class writer giving free writing lessons. The tweet is from 2019 but I discovered it this year.

https://t.co/NcHtY3mQbW
Ranked by @uxblake

What to steal: the style

This is a great way to visually rank something. The green emojis really stand out on the timeline

https://t.co/B95LbYQIZ7
Progression by @gumroad

What to steal: the style

Perfect to emphasize a process and the possible outcomes.

https://t.co/GfVU0Q6DI8
Levels of X by @vanschneider

What to steal: the style

Use it to visually represent the different levels of anything.

https://t.co/pNnjuA48Ct
3 steps to X by @jackbutcher

What to steal: the idea and style

Use it to describe something that can be done in 3 steps. Keep it simple and impactful. Remember to number each step.

https://t.co/X3IxpwtBMf
Multimention by @mkobach

What to steal: the idea and style

Multimention tweets always work well and get good engagement. Don't abuse it though!

https://t.co/GLxEFnWt3p
The build-up by @shl

What to steal: the style

Use this format to build up to a conclusion. Use the blank space for a better visual effect.

https://t.co/IayVs9CLsz
Steps with emojis by @lennysan

What to steal: using emojis to emphasize your message

A great example of how to properly use emojis to double down on your message.

https://t.co/qvEbs3SCfC
And that's it!

These are some of the tweets I kept in my stash this year and that have inspired a LOT of my own content.

I saved a few more for my blog👇 https://t.co/Xjxo4yYDRY
If you liked the thread, please like and RT the first tweet so it can reach more people!

I'll do a similar post soon but with threads, so follow me to keep an eye for it!

More from Twitter

A lot of people are trying to figure out what UCP means by putting this biblical quote out into the twitter verse at Christmas.

Many have piped up with commentary and criticized the mix of religion and politics. A convention long held in Canada.


The quote is often repeated at Christmas. “A child is born...” makes reference to the birth of Jesus. Makes sense.

But what does it mean?

Christians (and other religious observers with their religious texts) have made an art form out of interpreting what passages mean.

To those most radically devout (some might say zealously faithful), hidden divine meanings are gleaned from “correctly” reading the bible.

That’s what Dominionists believe. That god himself wrote the bible. Through inspiration of the actual authors, & only they can interpret.

And thus, the “inerrant“ bible serves as a strict road map to save ones soul.

Many devout Christians view the passage as a prophecy made centuries before the birth of Christ. A promise made by god through one of his prophets. Jews interpret the passage very differently.

The Anglican Priest is (obviously) correct about this being supersessionism, and a form of Anti-Semitism.

Troublesome as it is for a Canadian provincial govt to be tweeting out Anti-Semitic propaganda, that’s not the only meaning this passage has for Dominionist Christians.
Hey #optics and #photonics twitter

It's time again for the 2nd annual #top10photonics thread, where I compile my own #top10 best photonics papers list of the year!

See here for last year's thread:
https://t.co/6h82mPAn3w

A thread 👇


Same disclaimers as last time:
1. These aren't just papers that were published in 2020. They are papers that were added to my library in 2020. Some are a little older — some are a lot older. All are interesting or exciting to me in some way.

2. I reiterate - TO ME. This list is highly subjective, and is mostly about what captured my imagination most, not about what will make the biggest impact, or what is most worth funding. The order is mostly arbitrary too. This is just for fun :)

3. Once again I am NOT including any of my papers, or any from my current or former groups. If you're curious about what I do, drop a proverbial tip in my jar and peruse my publication list

And while I have your attention, register for #POM20ja, happening in 2 weeks. (It's free!) It's a completely reinvented @PhotonicsMeetup, and it promises to be a great time!

Now, on to the main event!
1/ Meta thread about "Going Pro" on Twitter.

I've been a Twitter power user since 2008 or so. Long time.

I've watched it change from an impromptu conversation or watch party platform to a place for people to build their professional reputations and network.

2/ In many ways it's matured into a more effective professional platform than LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is (mostly) about collecting the professional contacts you've met.

Twitter is a place to meet new people.

That much hasn't


3/ What also hasn't changed is its power for networking.

This is particularly useful if you break out of your echo chamber and talk, build relationships with people doing tangentially related things.

You're bricklaying and with patience it pays off.


4/ What has changed is a growing population of people being *intentional* about the use of Twitter for their professional lives.

Observations on what's working for them:

5/ They "Build in public" - sharing behind the scenes perspectives on whatever it is you're doing professionally.

What do people not know about what you do?

Stick within your expertise, with focus, where people see you are an authority - that’s where you grow a following.

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