Meta-thread: a 🧵 on writing technical 🧵s
[x] is popular / taking our world by storm. However, [y] is a blocker & hard problem. We came up with [z]. Thread:
[only include "pull figure" if it makes sense with no additional context]
[x] is popular / taking our world by storm. However, [y] is a blocker & hard problem. We came up with [z]. Thread:
[only include "pull figure" if it makes sense with no additional context]
The current state of the world looks like [blank]. This is not very great for several reasons, [blank].
Ex: There are 100s of new Medium posts and Arxiv papers every day. This sucks -- we won't read them all, yet we still want people to read our work.
Ex: There are 100s of new Medium posts and Arxiv papers every day. This sucks -- we won't read them all, yet we still want people to read our work.
Existing solutions are [blank]. While they do [blank] well, they fail at [blank] for [blank] reasons.
Ex: Many people write Twitter threads. While they are more easily consumed, there is still a discovery problem. People rely on accounts with large followings to RT.
Ex: Many people write Twitter threads. While they are more easily consumed, there is still a discovery problem. People rely on accounts with large followings to RT.
[Explain cute origin story for solution z] [Explain solution z]
Ex: At some point, while editing my friends' threads, I realized I have a particular style that I thoughtlessly prescribe to everyone. I decided to make a thread on it, because, why not.
Ex: At some point, while editing my friends' threads, I realized I have a particular style that I thoughtlessly prescribe to everyone. I decided to make a thread on it, because, why not.
[Demonstrate some "results"]
[result figure -- if they can't understand it in a few seconds, then it's not worth it]
[result figure -- if they can't understand it in a few seconds, then it's not worth it]
A final takeaway: [blank]. Shoutout to my amazing collaborators [blank]. We are presenting this at [blank]. n/n
IMO people mainly read the first 3-4 tweets & last tweet. Aim for only one novel idea in the thread, otherwise they may not make it through the whole thing.
IMO people mainly read the first 3-4 tweets & last tweet. Aim for only one novel idea in the thread, otherwise they may not make it through the whole thing.
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