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Dickie Bush 🚢
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I talk about digital writing, internet business, and personal growth | Former @blackrock hedge fund trader turned writer & operator
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    Dickie Bush 🚢
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    Sep 26, 2023
    “Cha-ching” $5,000 hit my PayPal account. “This has to be a typo...” I thought to myself. So I messaged him. “Hey, did you mean to send $5,000?” His response: “Yeah, is that enough?” And just like that, Ghostwriting completely changed my life trajectory. Here’s the story
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    Mar 30, 2021
    If 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 know nothing about:
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    Oct 28, 2021
    The 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 writers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to tell captivating stories. Here's the breakdown:
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    Oct 5, 2021
    Bad 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 what you've tried has failed • And by the way here's a product that will help you solve it
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    Mar 23, 2023
    ChatGPT 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 hours tinkering, I've finally cracked it. And now, it's my personal writing assistant. Here's how:
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    Jun 15, 2021
    The 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 nothing and will save you hundreds of hours:
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    Feb 23, 2022
    Steve 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 where to start. So here are 6 of the best storytelling threads (so you can start learning today):
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    Sep 22, 2022
    The 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 • Tested every app, pen, & notebook But I always return to a pen, paper, and these 5 prompts:
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    Jan 9, 2025
    This 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's the full story behind Ferrero Rocher—the most powerful chocolate brand in the world: 🧵
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    Aug 22, 2024
    At 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 to build the $1 trillion Apple empire:🧵
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    Jul 27, 2021
    The 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-tested strategies for writing better copy, faster. Here's a breakdown of each one:
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    Sep 22, 2021
    College 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 frameworks. But unlike college, these won't cost you $120,000. Here they are for free:
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    Aug 28, 2024
    In 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. Here's the story:🧵
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    Sep 21, 2022
    Upgrade your descriptive adjectives with this beautiful matrix: