Tom Schmidt

June 17, 2025 | Read Online 5 Tweet Tuesday Out of 500M daily tweets, only 5 deserve your attention. Here’s this week’s starting lineup: #1 Wealth Director @wealth_director Before you play the game, study the winners. If you don’t want their life, don’t play their game. 5:00 PM • Jun 14, 2025 6.95K Likes 1.34K Retweets 83 Replies I quit poker... See more

“Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2005 at Emory, real life is not college; real life is not high school. Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high. The world that you’re about to enter is filled with junior high adolescent pettiness, pubescent rivalries, the insecurities of 13-year-olds, and the false bravado of... See more

"Earlier this week I read a line that stood out to me, "Your goal in life should be to reduce the amount of time it takes you to get out of a bad state."

The ability to bounce back quickly is a key skill in life.

My wife once told me, "When you're five, you can be mad for a day. When you're ten, you can be mad for an hour. By the time you're thirty,... See more

Phil Knight on balance:

"My life was out of balance, sure, but I didn't care. In fact, I wanted even more imbalance. ... If my life was to be all work and no play, I wanted my work to be play."

"You can't make time go faster or success come sooner. The only thing you can control is the next action."

• “Offer 5 surprising, bold suggestions for specific ways to improve the following piece of writing. Along with each suggestion, include a detailed, creative explanation with your rationale.”


• “Act as an unpredictable, brilliant writing coach who offers strange, quirky , creative suggestions. Provide specific, granular input.”


• “Detail novel topic

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What 1 thing on this list would make everything else MUCH easier or irrelevant?

Strong introductions followed a rhythm: the spark of the idea on top, stakes established within 150 words, a quick zoom out, then a thesis pointing forward. Abstraction worked best when grounded in detail. Endings didn’t recap what had come before; they reframed.

T - Take Inventory of Your Natural Gifts ​

What comes naturally to you? Writing? Storytelling? Visual concepts? Business strategy? Don't focus on what you can't do...focus on what you do naturally.

A - Analyze Your Target Industry ​

What industry do you want to break into? Music? Film? Fashion? Business? Study what skills are traditionally required... See more