⛓ Twitter threads to help you strengthen your basics.
Make your scrolling counts; bookmark these resourceful tweets for later.
The use of social media has shifted from showing to sharing. Society has moved past the need to present our lives better in front of other people online, as most people have started to pursue self-actualization through sharing how they got to where they are, instead of just showing where they are in life.
These Tweeters are some of our favorites, let us know some of yours in the comment section below!
The 3 main ingredients of personal branding
Monopoly is the market condition that exists when there is only one seller. Now, people often say that “oh, there is only one of YOU in the world, own it!” but how should we take that phrase and turn it into action? Jack Butcher, Designer at Visualize Value has put together 3 main components needed to create our own personal monopoly: Competence, Curiosity, and Character. He explains the relations between the 3 traits, and included the DICE framework, in which personal monopoly is implied.
Check out the concise and visually-pleasing thread here.
4 rules to re-build habits like a choice engineer
Every one has their own battles to fight, most include destructive habits or simply habits that don’t help them work towards their growth. We’ve all heard of ways to start a new habit, ditch an old one. But, how can we actually make that switch? Justin Kan, Co-Founder of Twitch, has taken excerpts of the best-selling self-help book “Atomic Habits” and rewrote them into a simple twitter thread. In habit-building, these principles work the best:
Make it obvious.
Make it attractive.
Make it easy.
Make it satisfying.
Read the full thread and learn more on each of the principles here.
List of 8 pieces of advice you should NOT listen to
Choosing right from wrong is probably easier when you focus on the benefits of the right, but understanding why the wrong is wrong is fundamental in building your values. Among all the advice you get from your mentors, colleagues, friends, family, or your other role models, which actually need to be reassessed? Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout, has debunked some of the most popular ‘advice’ in the past years, here are 3 of them:
“Money is the root of all evil (or.. is it?).”
“Don’t burn bridges (but why not?).”
“You’ll sleep when you’re dead (no, thank you).”
Find out more debunked popular advice by scrolling through the thread here.
Share this week’s Monday Mavens edition to your loved ones who spend more time on Twitter than they should. Who knows, they might refer you to even more resourceful threads!