I’ve tweeted more than 3,200 times over several years at @bencasnocha.
My new Best of Twitter page breaks down some of my better tweets, by category.
Go to: Observations – Practical Tips – Quotes – Travel – Facts and Figures
Or 25 random tweets as an example below:
| Tweet | Link |
|---|---|
| A Boeing jet generates 10 terabytes of information per engine every 30 minutes of flight. -Stephen Brobst, CTO of Teradata |  |
| 95% of medical technology donated to developing countries breaks within the first five years of use. -Steven Johnson | |
| 50% of the fresh produce (food) consumed in the U.S. in a six month period is grown and picked in Mexico. | |
| If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea. | |
| Competent” is often a better adjective than “smart” or “intelligent” when talking about a person because it forces specificity and context. | |
| High IQ combined with high insecurity: a uniquely toxic one-two punch. (inspired by B. Horowitz blog post) | |
| Courage is not the absence of fear but the capacity for action despite our fears. -John McCain | |
| Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. -ELD | |
| The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. -Robert Frost | |
| Envy is when you compare your inside to someone else’s outside. -Stephanie Ericsson. Sounds cheesy but totally true (via @stevesilberman) | |
| People are experience-rich and theory-poor. I help people organize / make sense of their experiences. -Malcolm Gladwell | |
| Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. -Mike Tyson, on risk management | |
| Reading is not just about the content of the text. It’s allocating quiet time / space to think and reflect on the issues raised by the text. | |
| Overheard: “The problem in education is that we have educators running the school systems. Pilots are not CEOs of the airline companies.” | |
| If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much. | |
| Looking back on experiences, we remember the highest or lowest moment, and how they ended. | |
| Self-understanding, like happiness, is never fully achieved. It’s an on-going pursuit and sometimes excessive explicit focus hurts the cause | |
| When ordering food at restaurants favor dishes that are hard to make at home. I rarely order pasta at a restaurant. | |
| Why Japan is one-of-a-kind for Americans: it’s a completely different world (culturally) yet equal or better material standard of living. | |
| JFK to SFO flight arrived 75 minutes early because “there were no ground delays at JFK.” Shows how much buffer they build into the schedule. | |
| I love how civilized/orderly Switzerland is. At Zurich crosswalk today, no cars in sight yet every pedestrian waited patiently until green. | |
| Three Chile observations: 1) All houses are behind gates/fences, 2) Canned soup does not exist, 3) Maids clean gym 24/7, crazy maid culture! | |
| Valparaiso, Chile is probably my favorite city of this South America jaunt. Lovely lovely. Hills, colors, water, laid back vibe. | |
| When choosing aisle or window seat on plane you need only ask yourself one question: Do I go to the bathroom more or less than avg person? | |
| When ordering a $4 USD burger at McDonald’s in Santiago, Chile today, I could do a one-time payment, or multiple installments on credit card | |
Thanks to Brett Bolkowy for building.
Did you use any tool to pick out your best tweets? I’d love something like that.
All manual!