Princeton grad. BlackRock trader. Making $180k at 22. But the biggest "jaw-drop" moment in my 20s? Getting this $5,000 PayPal payment from a stranger on the internet. Here's my full story (and how you can do the same):🧵

Show me the environment and I'll show you the result

This dead-simple system will help you say 1 idea in 1,000 unique ways (so you never stare at a blank page again). It's called the 4A Framework – here's how it works:

I studied the writing routine of 500 legendary writers. Turns out, great writing is simple—if you do these 6 things every day:

2025 in bullets: • Ended my digital slomad journey • Fully moved in with my girlfriend • Bought a condo, quickly regretted it • Extremely consistent training progress, strongest I’ve been in 10 years • Biz did $8.2m this year, crossed $20m lifetime • Profit down 14%

Staying in on New Years, always an elite decision Starting the year off with 9 hours of sleep, productive writing session, good workout, clean food A lot of people got up today and decided the year actually starts on Monday the 5th The year will be 10% over before they wake up

If you used Manus to write ads and copy this year, you know the implications of this folding into Meta’s ecosystem 💰

Lowest RHR and highest HRV of the year last night Heading into 2026 with unbelievable momentum

And that's it! Plenty here to keep you: • Reading • Learning • Traveling • Listening • Improving For all of 2026!

9. The best sub-$250 purchase of 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/ysXS84KI7g Original post:

8. The best small habits built in 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/R8Tl1WtM4x Original post:

7. The best online courses taken in 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/ypxt0fOS8R Original post:

6. The biggest lessons learned in 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/KkCiKgUu6U Original post:

5. The best places traveled in 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/YGqEJGd6sP Original post:

4. The best YouTube channels of 2025: Full List as a Notion page: https://t.co/Ma58HDO7ob Original post:

3. The best newsletters of 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/aLxlZEA8W9 Original post:

2. The best podcast episode of 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/M9HF0fNk2X Original post:

1. The best books of 2025: Full list as a Notion page: https://t.co/TzcIiW1IJk Original post:

Here's the link to the entire curation: https://t.co/S9utQkXAzl And each post after this will have the individual curation for each question I asked. Here's to making 2026 your best year yet—enjoy!

I asked 430,000 people for their favorite things of 2025. Books, podcasts, YouTube channels, lessons learned. Then, I spent *hours* compiling the answers to create the Best of 2025 Curation. Here's a recap of each one:

2-hour life & business annual review video complete ✅ Drops next week on YouTube 🎥 Closing the loop on 2025, let's go demolish 2026