I’m 22.

Here’s How I Us…

Metadata

• Author: @IAmAndrewKirby on Twitter
• Full Title: I’m 22. Here’s How I Us…
• Category: #tweets
• URL: https://twitter.com/IAmAndrewKirby/status/1423278630566699011

Highlights

• I’m 22. Here’s how I used @Naval’s thread to make $1m online. ↓ https://t.co/ePNFSjxRxs (View Tweet)
  • Note: Thread
• I realised that I didn’t want to get rich. I wanted financial freedom. And wealth, not money, is what gives freedom. This tweet changed my goal completely. https://t.co/mPYeXTwvlr (View Tweet)
• Initially I thought I would become a freelancer. But I didn’t want my income to depend on my time. So I became a YouTuber. https://t.co/A1NPxFtIu7 (View Tweet)
• I decided to build a personal brand over a normal brand. I wanted as much accountability as I could. This was scary at times, but worth it. https://t.co/6kpc6AtQuo (View Tweet)
• I used to procrastinate a lot. Finally I understood why: I didn’t think I could reach financial freedom. Deep down I thought ‘I’m never going to get there, so why even try?’ This tweet helped me realise I could do it. That changed everything. https://t.co/7qje9O5oRs (View Tweet)
• I would waste my day watching ‘self help’ videos online, tricking myself into thinking I was learning. I slowly realised that action provides the most value-dense stream of information. So I uploaded my first video. It sucked. https://t.co/7yMf3UH2Lk (View Tweet)
• I used to hide my channel from my friends. But over time I stopped playing status games. This got a lot easier when I realised that increasing my status didn’t increase my happiness. https://t.co/riWbw2kRY8 (View Tweet)
• Studying microeconomics made we realise that Financial Freedom would be easier if I had a Rare and Valuable skill. Rare = low supply Valuable = high demand https://t.co/vbnSQHaFc0 (View Tweet)
• The internet connected me with 4.66 billion people. This meant that there was an almost infinite amount of careers for me to choose. I realised I didn’t have to change myself to fit a job. I could create a job that fits me perfectly. This excited me. https://t.co/PIyKH4NuyU (View Tweet)
• Becoming a YouTuber let me develop specific knowledge whilst building accountability and leverage. https://t.co/YV9320AYlG (View Tweet)
• I forced myself to do things I didn’t want to. But after this tweet, I followed my curiosity. I was a dog sniffing for scents that excited me. I became fascinated about Effective Productivity. The process of turning Desired Reality into Current Reality. https://t.co/8yFirh3Ld7 (View Tweet)
• I couldn’t code, so I made videos. Instead of spending 10 minutes talking to one person, I used a camera and talked to thousands of people. One 10 minutes video reached 2,000,000+ people. This felt cool to me. https://t.co/EsX8akXAjR (View Tweet)
• The more videos I made, the more my audience grew. I made 200+ videos. 28m people saw them. 550k of them subscribed. The more my audience grew, the more leverage I had. The more leverage I had, the more money came to me. Some months I made $100k+. https://t.co/ZSJPASZaf6 (View Tweet)
• When I started earning money, I dropped out of university. I realised the most valuable knowledge isn’t taught in a lecture hall. https://t.co/nOBq4qHeml (View Tweet)
• Initially I worked alone, bit ended up hiring three people. https://t.co/tCNwprFJZg (View Tweet)
• I bought a healthy meal subscription service. I paid for a more expensive gym just because it was closer. I hired a cleaner. As a 22 year old, this felt weird. But I knew it was right. https://t.co/aVOWPkK4fg (View Tweet)
• It was crazy how easy it was to start my YouTube channel. I had a phone and WiFi, and that was all I needed. https://t.co/pSY1cWFusj (View Tweet)
• I started viewing my work as a game. This removed the pressure. With no pressure, I could be authentic. Being authentic, I escaped competition. Over time, this led to financial freedom. https://t.co/SBEVyaFFuA (View Tweet)
• Because I didn’t see results immediately I always felt like I was doing the wrong things. But then I understood there was a delay between cause and effect. You just have to trust that you’ll get what you deserve. And eventually I did. https://t.co/fMRlCdGqnq (View Tweet)
• What you work on is more important than how hard you work. BUT working hard can help you understand what to work on. https://t.co/gKAkF7QeSO (View Tweet)
• After reaching financial freedom, I realised it’s quite boring. Don’t get be wrong, it’s incredible. I’m mindblowingly grateful. But it doesn’t solve all of your problems. Most suffering comes from your mind, not from the world. https://t.co/ksQ33wb5j9 (View Tweet)
• Here’s the secret behind all of this. I transcribed every word Naval’s publicly said, and curated every word he’s written, and put it into a searchable database. This let me learn quickly. If you’d like the database for free, watch this explainer video https://t.co/VA4BLnphyK (View Tweet)
• The most valuable thing that @naval taught me about is “Specific Knowledge.” I made a thread explaining what it is and how you can get it: https://t.co/2TIup3wsRK (View Tweet)