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The No-BS Guide to Building a Real $3,500/Month Business in 72 Hrs
Tommi Pedruzzi
Tommi Pedruzzi
@TommiPedruzzi

The No-BS Guide to Building a Real $3,500/Month Business in 72 Hrs

Some people build multiple businesses. And you can't build one. Ever wondered why? If you're anything like most aspiring entrepreneurs, you've been lied to about what it takes to start a business. Not

Jan 21, 2026
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BusinessEntrepreneurshipMonetization
The $120K Blueprint: What 2 Years of"Building in Public" Won't Teach You About Actually Making Money
Tuki
Tuki
@TukiFromKL

The $120K Blueprint: What 2 Years of"Building in Public" Won't Teach You About Actually Making Money

I have 12K followers on X and made $120K in 7 months. But 8 months ago: I had 0 followers on X, $0/month, three siblings depending on me, and my father had just passed. I was broke, desperate, and

Jan 21, 2026
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Personal BrandingContent CreationBusiness
I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This.
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This.

Getting old sucks. The one positive is that as we age, we mature. That’s been the case for me. Not much fazes me anymore. I’ve been part of so much drama – personal bankruptcies, homeless friends, my

Jan 20, 2026
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Personal GrowthLife LessonsCareer
How to Restart and Reset Your Life in 2026
Darshak Rana ⚡️
Darshak Rana ⚡️
@thedarshakrana

How to Restart and Reset Your Life in 2026

I’m going to tell you something that will piss you off: Every restart you’ve ever attempted failed because you were trying to change the wrong thing. You’ve been trying to change your behavior. But,

Jan 20, 2026
39811
Personal GrowthPsychologyLife Lessons
How to get rich (without getting lucky) in the world of AI agents
Shubham Saboo
Shubham Saboo
@Saboo_Shubham_

How to get rich (without getting lucky) in the world of AI agents

Naval wrote the playbook for wealth creation in the internet era. Specific knowledge. Leverage. Accountability. Code and media as permissionless tools that work while you sleep. That playbook still

Jan 20, 2026
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AIEntrepreneurshipContent Creation
Happy wife, happy life. THE ORIGINAL SIN and how it's still killing marriages and men.
Tyler Todt
Tyler Todt
@tyromper

Happy wife, happy life. THE ORIGINAL SIN and how it's still killing marriages and men.

I always assumed Adam was tending to the garden, corralling wild animals, and doing some cool MAN STUFF while the serpent took advantage of Eve in the garden of Eden. I figured then Eve came

Jan 20, 2026
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Personal GrowthLife LessonsPsychology
7 steps to design the life you want
MATT GRAY
MATT GRAY
@matt_gray_

7 steps to design the life you want

What do you actually want out of life? Pause for a second. Think carefully about this. For years, I struggled to even imagine what my dream life looked like. Growing up, most days felt like a struggle

Jan 20, 2026
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Personal GrowthProductivityLife Lessons
Beat the X Algorithm in 2026
Kritika
Kritika
@kritikakodes

Beat the X Algorithm in 2026

How the New X Algorithm Works : The X algorithm is a smart computer system that decides which posts people see on their feeds. It doesn’t show everything in time order anymore. Instead, it tries to

Jan 20, 2026
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XContent CreationSocial Media
How to fix your entire (financial) life in 1 hour
Minara AI
Minara AI
@minara

How to fix your entire (financial) life in 1 hour

Open minara.ai Prompt "How to fix my entire life in 1 hour" Follow the "Quick Financial Reset" within 1 hour.

Jan 19, 2026
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FinanceAIAI Tools
How to fix your approach to losing
Lil Fish
Lil Fish
@_not_a_fish

How to fix your approach to losing

If you are anything like me, you don't start something because you want to lose. Most people get hit with a loss, and it ruins their mood. Losing a trade makes you want to trade again immediately.

Jan 19, 2026
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PsychologyPersonal GrowthLife Lessons
Are You A Deserter Or A Mercenary?
sysls
sysls
@systematicls

Are You A Deserter Or A Mercenary?

Bifurcation I recently left a cushy multi-million dollar payout job in pursuit of the billy. I've been told by everyone around me that this is an extreme move. I standby this decision everyday and

Jan 19, 2026
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CareerContent CreationEntrepreneurship
How to start a 6 figure, 1 person online business using only your laptop and phone
Aaron
Aaron
@IAmAaronWill

How to start a 6 figure, 1 person online business using only your laptop and phone

We’ve all been there. Strapped for cash. Googling “How to make money online”. And we’re always greeted with the same thing. A gargantuan plethora of websites, videos, and resources telling us to start

Jan 19, 2026
72125
BusinessEntrepreneurshipPersonal Branding
I work in AI and I'm scared
Sofía López
Sofía López
@sofialomart

I work in AI and I'm scared

I'm scared shitless. Not of the big existential threats everyone posts about for engagement. Not whether AI ends the world or takes every job. Not that we're six months from AGI for the hundredth

Jan 19, 2026
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Personal GrowthAICareer
du
du
@thedulab

How to know what you're meant to do in life

Every day, you’re bombarded with glimpses of opportunity on X. Someone just dropped a post on how to get rich using AI. Another person just shared their thoughts on why selling shovels will retire

Jan 19, 2026
70622
Personal GrowthCareerLife Lessons
The Art of Shitposting: A Beginner’s Ultimate Guide to Growing on 𝕏
𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗘 🀄︎
𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗘 🀄︎
@0xfavvee

The Art of Shitposting: A Beginner’s Ultimate Guide to Growing on 𝕏

Content ceation on 𝕏 has evolved! With the recent shutdown of Info-fi and the constant algorithm shifts, a lot of creators, especially in Web3, tech, and crypto are stuck. They want to post. They

Jan 19, 2026
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XContent CreationSocial Media
From Nodes to Trajectories: How Meaning-First Design Unlocks AI's Quantum-Like Efficiency
Chaos Coordinator
Chaos Coordinator
@idontexistTore

From Nodes to Trajectories: How Meaning-First Design Unlocks AI's Quantum-Like Efficiency

We treated humans as stateless nodes and paid the price in wasted compute, brittle safety, and broken flow. Author’s Note As a parent, I’m also building an AI version of myself—something my children

Jan 19, 2026
22521
AIDesignPsychology
How to reach $10,000/month as a Designer
Tom @ Ooble Studio
Tom @ Ooble Studio
@tomboutin_

How to reach $10,000/month as a Designer

At 14, I was selling Minecraft banners for $2.50 on Discord. $10,000/month in design felt reserved for an elite, something unattainable in this field. A few years and many mistakes later, I run a

Jan 19, 2026
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DesignMonetizationCareer
How I got 500M impressions in just ONE year on X
Jeremy
Jeremy
@Jeremybtc

How I got 500M impressions in just ONE year on X

Growing on X is not easy. Probably the hardest social platform to grow on. Most people don’t grow because they don’t understand what makes posts catch here. They don't understand: who they’re writing

Jan 19, 2026
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XSocial MediaContent Creation
19 hacks to get your startup’s first customers (I made $150k+)
Fred
Fred
@hustle_fred

19 hacks to get your startup’s first customers (I made $150k+)

I never had money for ads. So I had to think “outside the box” instead. It helped me make $150k+ from products like SupaBird, Beep, etc... without paid traffic. Here are 19 growth hacks I used myself

Jan 19, 2026
44424
MonetizationStartupEntrepreneurship
How to Learn Devops Engineering in 6 months
FromCodeToCloud
FromCodeToCloud
@fromcodetocloud

How to Learn Devops Engineering in 6 months

Yes you read it right you need 6 months to master devops not 3 months, you cannot learn devops within 3 months, you can watch tutorials in 3 months and complete it but you will not learn it in 3

Jan 19, 2026
56116
Software DevelopmentCareerPersonal Growth
Stop trying to feel ready.
Leila Hormozi
Leila Hormozi
@LeilaHormozi

Stop trying to feel ready.

I was 23 years old, standing in a fluorescent-lit bathroom at a 24 Hour Fitness in California, gripping the edges of a sink, trying not to throw up. In ten minutes, I was supposed to walk out and

Jan 18, 2026
99345
Personal GrowthCareerProductivity
How to Disappear for 6 Months
Aaron
Aaron
@IAmAaronWill

How to Disappear for 6 Months

Everyone tells you to disappear for 6 months to change your life. But they never tell you what to do in those 6 months. If you didn't know, the 'Disappear for 6 months' trend is basically where you

Jan 18, 2026
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Personal GrowthCareerProductivity
Everyone is exhausted. Here’s why it’s not burnout.
MATT GRAY
MATT GRAY
@matt_gray_

Everyone is exhausted. Here’s why it’s not burnout.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably said the same sentence more times this past year than you can count. “I’m exhausted.” Not as a joke. Not as a complaint. Just as a quiet truth. What’s

Jan 18, 2026
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Personal GrowthLife LessonsPsychology
Break Society's Money Rules If You Want to Be a Quiet Millionaire
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

Break Society's Money Rules If You Want to Be a Quiet Millionaire

You gotta break society’s money rules because society is broke. The average person isn’t doing well. Not because they’re stupid. No. But because to stay ahead financially you need to understand how

Jan 18, 2026
42519
MonetizationFinanceSociety And Culture
16 Lessons on Selling (and Life) from My 5-Year-Old
Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick
@packyM

16 Lessons on Selling (and Life) from My 5-Year-Old

Yesterday morning, my five-year-old son made his first two-dollar sale and dropped sixteen lessons on selling and life that are more practical than any of the slop you’ll find on LinkedIn, and even

Jan 18, 2026
27932
Marketing And SalesEntrepreneurshipStartup
Will AI 🤖 Really Replace Programmers?
ms2dwrld💡✞︎ | web dev
ms2dwrld💡✞︎ | web dev
@MS_On_This

Will AI 🤖 Really Replace Programmers?

A deep, honest look beyond the hype. Introduction: The Question Everyone Is Asking Over the past few years, one question has echoed across tech Twitter, classrooms, offices, and startup spaces: “Will

Jan 18, 2026
4910
CareerAISoftware Development
I Launched My App Everywhere — Here’s the Truth No One Tells You About Launching
Eliana
Eliana
@eliana_jordan

I Launched My App Everywhere — Here’s the Truth No One Tells You About Launching

I launched my app on Product Hunt, Peerlist, Uneed, tinylaunch, Fazier, tinystartups. I got some upvotes, a bit of traffic, and a few leads. But here’s the hard truth no one tells you about launching:

Jan 18, 2026
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Product LaunchEntrepreneurshipStartup
Why InfoFi's Death Is The Best Thing That Could Happen To CT
Nick
Nick
@ballanutsa

Why InfoFi's Death Is The Best Thing That Could Happen To CT

i might be the first one to say it… but I'm so glad that CT just got stripped of InfoFi. i appreciate that there are always two sides to the coin. always. a lot of people lost their side hustle. some

Jan 17, 2026
4912
Crypto And BlockchainContent CreationMarketing And Sales
22 life-changing things I bought in 2025
Nick Huber
Nick Huber
@sweatystartup

22 life-changing things I bought in 2025

I don't go nuts with money and I don't live in a massive house. I don't have a beach house. I don't have a mountain house. No car collection and no Rolex watches. But I have spent a lot of energy

Jan 17, 2026
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Personal GrowthFinanceProductivity
If You Only Have 60 Minutes a Day to Build a One-Person Business, Do This
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

If You Only Have 60 Minutes a Day to Build a One-Person Business, Do This

Thinking of yourself as a one-person business is a powerful mindset. It changes how you act and it increases your value. Even if you’re an employee you’re technically a business of one. In this

Jan 17, 2026
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EntrepreneurshipBusinessPersonal Branding
Does Coding Rewire the human brain?
Mari
Mari
@Tech_girlll

Does Coding Rewire the human brain?

Exploring how programming shapes the way we think, reason, and solve problems. If you’ve ever stared at your code long enough to feel like your brain was glitching, you’re not alone. But here’s the

Jan 17, 2026
449
Software DevelopmentPsychologyCareer
You could be rich...but you're chasing passive income.
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

You could be rich...but you're chasing passive income.

Passive income isn’t a scam. It’s just misunderstood. Everyone wants to talk about how passive income is impossible and how you’ll never have it. I’m not going to do that. After spending 11 years and

Jan 16, 2026
474
MonetizationEntrepreneurshipBusiness
It's never too late...
Digi (Delusional)
Digi (Delusional)
@digiii

It's never too late...

BOOKMARK THIS if you've thought of giving up "It's never too late to be what you might have been" No matter where you are in life, it's never too late to start again... Pessimists will tell you that

Jan 16, 2026
294119
Personal GrowthLife LessonsProductivity
How to design your dream life in 1 hour
MATT GRAY
MATT GRAY
@matt_gray_

How to design your dream life in 1 hour

Most people do not hate their lives. They just never chose them. They followed a path that looked reasonable. They said yes to opportunities that felt responsible. They stayed busy enough that

Jan 16, 2026
70218
Personal GrowthProductivityLife Lessons
How I Hit Each Milestone Of Digital Income
Dickie Bush 🚢
Dickie Bush 🚢
@dickiebush

How I Hit Each Milestone Of Digital Income

My first $1 online: November, 2020. 4 months into writing on 𝕏, I sold a Notion database filled with podcast summaries from my prior 30 day thread-writing challenge. I sold it for $29 on Gumroad and

Jan 16, 2026
20217
MonetizationContent CreationBusiness
You'd be richer if you relaxed
MATT GRAY
MATT GRAY
@matt_gray_

You'd be richer if you relaxed

Most people assume that the people making the most money are also the ones working the hardest. Long hours. Constant pressure. Endless urgency. It feels intuitive, almost moral, to believe that wealth

Jan 15, 2026
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EntrepreneurshipBusinessStartup
How to unf*ck your brain (you have about 36 months)
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

How to unf*ck your brain (you have about 36 months)

Unrotting your brain is an emergency. Brainrot is the equivalent of a well-respected doctor in a white lab coat saying, “Ma’am/sir, you have stage 4 colon cancer.” I’ve been quiet about this epidemic

Jan 15, 2026
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PsychologyProductivitySocial Media
How to use 3 prompts to fix your entire life in 1 day:
hoeem
hoeem
@hooeem

How to use 3 prompts to fix your entire life in 1 day:

First you need to find your identity. Then you need to find your value. Finally you need to turn this into revenue. You can do it with these three prompts: 1: The Foundation - internal identity

Jan 14, 2026
56448
Personal BrandingMonetizationEntrepreneurship
The power of delusional self-belief (and why every iconic brand is built on it)
MATT GRAY
MATT GRAY
@matt_gray_

The power of delusional self-belief (and why every iconic brand is built on it)

Not so fast. Before you decide whether “delusional self-belief” is dangerous. Before you write it off as ego, arrogance, or motivational fluff. Let me start by telling you a story. The First Delusion

Jan 14, 2026
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Personal GrowthEntrepreneurshipStartup
how to make your first $5000 online in 2026 (in 27-steps)
Leo Grundström
Leo Grundström
@grundstromleo

how to make your first $5000 online in 2026 (in 27-steps)

everyone wants to make money online but most people have no idea where to start they jump into freelancing and realize they need skills to sell or they try dropshipping and get crushed by ad costs and

Jan 14, 2026
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MonetizationBusinessYoutube
I'm 39 and Just Realized I've Been Lied to About How Money Works
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

I'm 39 and Just Realized I've Been Lied to About How Money Works

The education system pretends to set us up for life. You choose one career. You go into debt for a college degree. You work hard. You earn a salary. You save money. You get into debt and buy a house.

Jan 13, 2026
39618
FinanceCrypto And BlockchainEntrepreneurship
Closed mouths don't get fed
Digi (Delusional)
Digi (Delusional)
@digiii

Closed mouths don't get fed

if you don't express what you want or need, no one will know to provide it for you. A simple premise that most seem to fall short on... BOOKMARK THIS and let it change your life. My life changed

Jan 13, 2026
478186
Personal GrowthPsychologyLife Lessons
If only someone had told me this before my first startup
John Rush
John Rush
@johnrushx

If only someone had told me this before my first startup

Ten years of failures Over twenty startups 28 lessons learned by sweat & tears 1. Validate first. I wasted a decade building stuff nobody needed. Incubators and VCs served to me as a validation, but

Jan 13, 2026
45048
CareerPersonal GrowthEntrepreneurship
How to get dialed with ADHD
Noah Ryan
Noah Ryan
@NoahRyanCo

How to get dialed with ADHD

Good morning friends. Lets get Dialed. If you have ADHD, Its likely that doing extraordinary things is effortless and ordinary things are impossible. This is a feature, not a bug. “I don’t how you can

Jan 11, 2026
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Personal GrowthPsychologyProductivity
How to Become a Full-Stack Developer in the AI Era (2026 Roadmap)
Luffytaro
Luffytaro
@ParasVerma7454

How to Become a Full-Stack Developer in the AI Era (2026 Roadmap)

A practical, industry-aligned guide covering frontend, backend, databases, ORMs, deployment, and AI integration without hype or fluff. Becoming a full-stack developer in 2026 is no longer just about

Jan 11, 2026
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Software DevelopmentCareerAI
If the Average Person Did This for 6 Months, They'd Be Unrecognizable to Their Friends & Family
Tim Denning
Tim Denning
@Tim_Denning

If the Average Person Did This for 6 Months, They'd Be Unrecognizable to Their Friends & Family

Being average is hell on Earth. It’s a boring, lifeless, pandering, people-pleasing disaster that leads you to a dead end, and shortly after, off a cliff. Don’t do it, it’s a bear trap. You can do

Jan 9, 2026
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Personal GrowthProductivityLife Lessons
Lessons I wish I learned in my 20s
Codie Sanchez
Codie Sanchez
@Codie_Sanchez

Lessons I wish I learned in my 20s

I’m 39. If you’re in your 20s, this isn’t advice in the “do this and you’ll win” sense. It’s more like perspective you don’t get until you’ve lived a few cycles and watched a lot of things you once

Jan 9, 2026
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Personal GrowthLife LessonsCareer
You Could've Invented Claude Code
nader dabit
nader dabit
@dabit3

You Could've Invented Claude Code

What makes Claude Code powerful is surprisingly simple: it's a loop that lets an AI read files, run commands, and iterate until a task is done. The complexity comes from handling edge cases, building

Jan 9, 2026
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AI ToolsSoftware DevelopmentAI

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