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I shot from 240 to 1140 followers 
It all started with a tweet by @vgr
He was talking about how fun it was to have an audience. And he shared how he got his:
HIGH VOLUME SHITPOSTING
So I tweeted 22 times for 22 days
Here's my story
1/22
It all started with a tweet by @vgr
He was talking about how fun it was to have an audience. And he shared how he got his:
HIGH VOLUME SHITPOSTING
So I tweeted 22 times for 22 days
Here's my story
1/22
The only rule I made was no GIFs
My brain thinks in GIFs but they were too easy. Too safe
I wanted to break out of my shell
And that meant shiposting my own shit
2/22
My brain thinks in GIFs but they were too easy. Too safe
I wanted to break out of my shell
And that meant shiposting my own shit
2/22
I started the challenge with 2740 total tweets. About a year's worth. An average of 7.5 a day
If I fulfilled my challenge I would end up with 484 more: 3224
(My actual total was 1000 tweets higher. But I’m getting ahead of myself)
3/22
If I fulfilled my challenge I would end up with 484 more: 3224
(My actual total was 1000 tweets higher. But I’m getting ahead of myself)
3/22
The first few days were easy
Turns out Twitter includes replies in your profile count. And I had a habit of replying to tweets in my feed
But I was posting more original tweets too
It was tougher coming up with those
4/22
Turns out Twitter includes replies in your profile count. And I had a habit of replying to tweets in my feed
But I was posting more original tweets too
It was tougher coming up with those
4/22
On Day 3 I shared a coding chart I had saved
It was retweeted by a big account...
And blew up!
My first viral post!
It was crazy watching it take on a life of its own. It gained over 3000 likes and 300,000 views
5/22
It was retweeted by a big account...
And blew up!
My first viral post!
It was crazy watching it take on a life of its own. It gained over 3000 likes and 300,000 views
5/22
The weirdest part was that I had no idea ahead of time
I didn’t look at it and say, Yeah! This is going to do well
I didn’t know enough to know what was good
6/22
I didn’t look at it and say, Yeah! This is going to do well
I didn’t know enough to know what was good
6/22
When people heard I was doing this challenge they cautioned me about quality over quantity
But I remembered that ceramics class story that @david_perell shared
When it comes to art, the best pieces are made by those who iterate the most
7/22 https://blog.codinghorror.com/quantity-always-trumps-quality/
But I remembered that ceramics class story that @david_perell shared
When it comes to art, the best pieces are made by those who iterate the most
7/22 https://blog.codinghorror.com/quantity-always-trumps-quality/
It was so much fun
I replied to most of the comments and retweets. And got a bunch more followers. Then things went back to normal
Around day 10 I decided the challenge was too easy. Most of my tweets were still replies to other people
I was too comfortable
8/22
I replied to most of the comments and retweets. And got a bunch more followers. Then things went back to normal
Around day 10 I decided the challenge was too easy. Most of my tweets were still replies to other people
I was too comfortable
8/22
So I resolved to not count replies to other people
I would have to publish 22 original tweets everyday for the next 10 days.
Ouch. This was more like it!
The next four days were uneventful. I posted all sorts of weird shit
9/22
I would have to publish 22 original tweets everyday for the next 10 days.
Ouch. This was more like it!
The next four days were uneventful. I posted all sorts of weird shit
9/22
Many of my followers are developers or coding students
I talked about code but also about science and philosophy and who knows what. I’m too embarrassed to scroll down my feed and check!
But nobody freaked out. Nobody canceled me
Though my follower count dipped a bit!
10/22
I talked about code but also about science and philosophy and who knows what. I’m too embarrassed to scroll down my feed and check!
But nobody freaked out. Nobody canceled me
Though my follower count dipped a bit!
10/22
On day 13 I found myself stuck
It was getting close to midnight. I had written 21 tweets and had one more to go. But I was all out of witty or profound things to say
So I took a screenshot of an old iPhone note
11/22 https://twitter.com/nat_sharpe_/status/1275603899408400388?s=20
It was getting close to midnight. I had written 21 tweets and had one more to go. But I was all out of witty or profound things to say
So I took a screenshot of an old iPhone note
11/22 https://twitter.com/nat_sharpe_/status/1275603899408400388?s=20
People loved it!
And shared it like crazy
I had a flood of comments telling me how inspiring it was to them
It felt wonderful that such a dark time in my life was helping so many people
12/22
And shared it like crazy
I had a flood of comments telling me how inspiring it was to them
It felt wonderful that such a dark time in my life was helping so many people
12/22
And the followers were fun too
My first viral tweet got 3000 likes but only 200 followers
This post got 2000 likes but over 600 followers!
I realized that people respond to personal stories. Funny memes are great but stories hit a nerve
13/22
My first viral tweet got 3000 likes but only 200 followers
This post got 2000 likes but over 600 followers!
I realized that people respond to personal stories. Funny memes are great but stories hit a nerve
13/22
As an afterthought, I shared it on LinkedIn too
Copy and paste
Turned out to be my best one ever! Ended up with nearly 10,000 likes
Once again, I was focusing on numbers
I was surrendering my idea of value
And letting the audience teach me
14/22
Copy and paste
Turned out to be my best one ever! Ended up with nearly 10,000 likes
Once again, I was focusing on numbers
I was surrendering my idea of value
And letting the audience teach me
14/22
I then pulled a @garyvee and tweeted about making a viral LinkedIn post based on a viral tweet
That tweet was liked by Gary himself
So I grabbed a screenshot and tweeted that too!
(Re-using content is a cheat code)
15/22
That tweet was liked by Gary himself
So I grabbed a screenshot and tweeted that too!
(Re-using content is a cheat code)
15/22
I thought that was my peak
But a few days later I shared an image about imposter syndrome
Ironically, I almost didn’t post it. I was worried everyone knew the concept already!
It now has been retweeted 4000 times and has over 14,000 likes
16/22 https://twitter.com/nat_sharpe_/status/1277353559756070912?s=20
But a few days later I shared an image about imposter syndrome
Ironically, I almost didn’t post it. I was worried everyone knew the concept already!
It now has been retweeted 4000 times and has over 14,000 likes
16/22 https://twitter.com/nat_sharpe_/status/1277353559756070912?s=20
Once again I had a flood of people saying how inspiring it was
Felt awesome!
I replied to hundreds of people but eventually had to throw in the towel
The tweet was seen by over a million people
All over the world
17/22
Felt awesome!
I replied to hundreds of people but eventually had to throw in the towel
The tweet was seen by over a million people
All over the world
17/22
I found it interesting how it spread
It started with my developer friends and did well in that part of Twitter
No surprise
But it broke into other circles too. One group it was super popular with was academics!
18/22
It started with my developer friends and did well in that part of Twitter
No surprise
But it broke into other circles too. One group it was super popular with was academics!
18/22
So what did I learn?
A lot!
But I think it boils down to one thing:
TWEET MORE
No matter your excuses. No matter your fears
TWEET MORE
19/22
A lot!
But I think it boils down to one thing:
TWEET MORE
No matter your excuses. No matter your fears
TWEET MORE
19/22
Focusing on quantity
- improves your writing
- shows you want people like
- obliterates your perfectionism
- builds confidence
- increases your chance of going viral (most of my followers came from 3 tweets)
20/22
- improves your writing
- shows you want people like
- obliterates your perfectionism
- builds confidence
- increases your chance of going viral (most of my followers came from 3 tweets)
20/22
Also grateful I wasn't cancelled 
Growing up I was shy. I now try to view strangers as friends I haven't met yet
But mobs scare me!
Luckily my fears were not realized
Though I did have a couple guys tell me to take down a tweet.
(didn't do it!)
21/22
Growing up I was shy. I now try to view strangers as friends I haven't met yet
But mobs scare me!
Luckily my fears were not realized
Though I did have a couple guys tell me to take down a tweet.
(didn't do it!)21/22
Well. There's my 22 tweets for today
Challenge completed
Thanks for coming along on my weird adventure
Not sure what is next... but watch out!
22/22
Challenge completed
Thanks for coming along on my weird adventure
Not sure what is next... but watch out!
22/22
