Dickie Bush (@dickiebush)

How to become an idea machine: (thread)...

The key to unlocking creativity? Constraints. Setting the rules of the game lets you focus all of your efforts on one thing: creating. Because the fewer decisions you have to make, the better your output. As a creator, here are 7 different constraints you can put in place:...

Content strategy, 101 1. Pick a topic you’ve learned about in the last 2 years 2. Create content for your 2-years-ago self • Best resources • 80/20 one-pager • Common misconceptions • How you’ve changed since learning Repeat for 6 months & boom—you’ve built an audience....

After 9 months writing online: • I had under 100 followers • I wrote blogs no one read • I felt like a failure & was ready to give up But in the last 5 years, I've added 410k followers & grew a newsletter to 140k readers. These 6 perspective hacks changed everything:🧵 ...

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: ...

Terrible life advice: “Quit your job and follow your passion.” I almost fell for it. Instead, I found an unconventional path to escape my $200k/year Wall Street job. Here's the full roadmap:🧵 ...

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: ...

Everyone should have a digital business that makes $10k/month. But most overthink, never start, and waste years. This is the simple playbook that took me from $0 to $40k/month while working full-time at BlackRock:🧵 ...

The single most powerful habit for personal growth: Journaling. Over the past 5 years, I have tested 1,000+ prompts and journaled every single day. And I always return to these 5 simple prompts:🧵 ...