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How to go viral on social media every single time, guaranteed.
Right, so I finally figured out the way you can always go viral.
But it has a catch.
A lot of people are going to hate you.
And if they don’t hate you, you’re not doing it right.
Now, I know what you’re thinking:
“Why do I have to rage bait people?”
No, you don’t have to rage bait people.
That’s for losers who have nothing better to do with their lives, to be honest.
They have no actual good insight.
The reason you’re probably failing to go viral is that you’re boring.
No one likes your personality.
You’re not very insightful.
You’re just very boring.
And if you’ve ever had a viral post, I want you to look at it.
Try to see what it has.
Because every single time something goes viral, it’s polarizing.
What does polarizing mean?
It means it’s black and white.
Your opinion is black and white.
Some people will agree with black.
Some people will agree with white.
But if you spit out a bunch of boring gray opinions where it’s like,
“Oh, maybe it could be this, or maybe it could be that…”
No one really cares.
And it’s very shit, actually.
But if you put out black and white opinions, then one side will agree with you and the other side won’t.
All of this is to say:
You can use AI to make a viral post.
The reason most AI doesn’t make good viral posts is because it’s boring.
It always takes the gray side.
But I found a way to use this prompt so it will actually make a polarizing post on any topic you want.
And it’s actually really good.
Use this prompt:
“Act as a brutally honest viral content strategist.
I’m going to give you a topic.
Your job is to turn it into a polarizing social media post that has a strong black-and-white opinion.
Do not make it balanced.
Do not make it neutral.
Do not give me both sides.
Take a clear side and make the post bold, direct, and interesting.
The post should:
Start with a strong hook
Make one clear argument
Say something most people are too afraid to say
Be polarizing without being stupid rage bait
Sound like a real person, not a corporate LinkedIn post
Avoid vague advice, generic takes, and safe middle-ground opinions
The topic is: [INSERT TOPIC]
Write the post in a short, punchy, social media style.”
How to Spot Grifters Online
Recently, especially in the AI space, there have been a lot of people online who clearly have no idea what they’re doing.
But they act profound.
They act like experts.
They act like they know everything.
Then they start selling stuff.
They’ll launch a product and suddenly everyone is quote tweeting it like:
“Wow, this is amazing.”
“This is insane.”
“This is the future.”
And all the tweets have thousands of likes.
But then if you actually go through the quote tweets, a lot of them are paid sponsorships.
A few weeks ago, people were talking in a group chat about how some of these people were literally getting paid sponsorships but not announcing it.
They were acting like they were real reactions.
And this is the same thing that happened in the NFT space.
You had people telling everyone to spend their life savings on NFTs.
Then when it all fell apart, nobody cared.
People got rugged.
People lost trust.
Some people lost thousands.
Some people lost thirty grand.
And the people who pushed it just moved on to the next thing.
Now they’re in AI.
This is why you need to be able to check who you’re listening to.
The easiest way to do that is using AI.
Use ChatGPT and Grok.
Use ChatGPT to analyze their claims, incentives, and what they’re selling.
Then use Grok because Grok can search X, and most of these people build their audience on X.
You can look through their old tweets, old names, old posts, and what they used to promote.
For example, there was a guy pushing AI hard.
I’m not going to name him.
But before AI, he was literally called something like NFT God during the NFT boom.
That doesn’t automatically mean he’s wrong.
But it does mean you should probably check before trusting him.
Because a lot of people online are not experts.
They’re just good at jumping on the next hype cycle.
So before you buy anything, use this prompt:
Prompt:
“Analyze this person’s online presence and tell me whether they show signs of being a genuine expert or a possible grifter.
Look at their claims, incentives, products, past trends they promoted, sponsorship disclosures, proof of expertise, and whether their advice is useful without buying from them.
Give me a clear breakdown of red flags, green flags, and whether I should trust them.”
Then paste in their tweets, bio, product page, screenshots, or whatever else you can find.
Because if someone’s whole strategy is making you panic-buy the next thing…
they’re probably not trying to help you.
They’re trying to cash out before the hype dies.
Yes, you heard that right… the big invention of our century, that’s being pedaled as the next HUGE thing where everyone is going to use it…
Isn’t even designed for you.
Ok… then who’s it for?
Their creators obviously… the technical people who made the ai.
And it’s not like they can help it, they probably can’t even tell.
Now you’re probably wondering…
“But i do know how to use ai”
Yes, you know how to use ai… the way you’ve been using it.
But there are so many different ways to use it, and the creators know the best methods.
Let me give you an example.
There’s old grannies who download nock off versions of ChatGPT which are basically ChatGPT but more expensive.
Then there’s normal people who just use the free version
Then there’s people who use the paid version
Then there’s people who know about codex/claude code/etc
You see how the usecase just keeps getting better and better?
Well the creators are at the top of the tower.
Now, how do you solve this?
Well I’ve got two ways.
First way is short term.
Give this prompt to the best model you have (preferably gbt 5.5)
“I want you to act like an expert AI workflow strategist.
Your job is to teach me how to use AI properly for my specific goals, not in a generic “ask better questions” way.
First, interview me.
Ask me questions about:
What I’m trying to achieve
What I currently use AI for
What tools I use
What tasks I repeat every week
What takes me the most time
What I avoid doing because it feels too complicated
What I’m currently bad at
What kind of work would make the biggest difference if I could do it 10x faster or 10x better
After I answer, map out exactly how I should be using AI.
I want you to show me:
- Which AI tools I should be using
- What I should use ChatGPT for
- What I should use Codex / Claude Code / coding agents for
- What I should stop using AI for
- What I should automate
- What I should turn into reusable prompts
- What I should connect with APIs, MCPs, files, or tools
- What my “AI stack” should look like
- What my weekly AI workflow should be
Then give me:
A beginner version I can start using today
An advanced version I can build toward
The exact prompts I should save
The exact workflows I should repeat
The biggest mistakes I’m probably making with AI right now
Be specific to me.
Do not give me generic productivity advice.
Your goal is to help me use AI like someone who understands how these tools are actually meant to be used.”
Have a conversation with it and it’ll tell you how to use it the right way for whatever you’re doing.
And the second (longer but better way) is in the comments
You know I realized something the other day…
Doctors - not just medical ones - are kinda useless.
Like let’s say you have a cold… who are you going to go to?
Did you say a doctor?
well that’s wrong. A recent Harvard study found that doctors where actually right 51% of the time…
but ai was right 67% of the time.
So ai is…
- cheaper
- More convenient
- Easier to use
- Wastes less time
- Doesn’t smell nasty
- Doesn’t have to go
Why would anyone ever use a doctor?
And what about consultants?
If it’s just a normal consultant, not like an actual helpful one that makes the company money, why would anyone ever use them?
They wouldn’t
So if your business model is “I’ll tell you how to fix this.”
Ai can do your job, you need to switch.
I know you’ve probably seen “TURN YOUR AI INTO A PERSONAL ASSISTANT!!!" a million times on youtube and whatever.
But those people spend half their time telling you why it’s a good idea…
And then give you extremely vague advice.
So I’m just going to give you exactly how to do it right now (with a special touch I haven’t seen anyone else do before)
Step 1: Connect via API
I recommend codex for this but you can use whatever you’d like.
Recently a codex update dropped where it can control your computer so technically you don’t need an API but it’s much smoother, faster, and easier with API.
Just give this prompt to codex and it’ll do everything for you:
“Set up Google Gmail API and Google Calendar API access for this project in the simplest safe way.
Build a minimal Python OAuth setup that lets the user connect their own Google account locally.
Requirements:
Use the official Google Python client libraries.
Support both Gmail and Calendar in one auth flow.
Use these scopes:
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
Expect a local file named credentials.json from Google Cloud OAuth Desktop App credentials.
On first run, open the browser for Google login and create token.json.
Add credentials.json and token.json to .gitignore.
Create a simple test script that:
- Prints the next 10 calendar events.
- Prints the 10 most recent Gmail message subjects/snippets.
- Add clear terminal instructions in README.md:
- Enable Gmail API and Calendar API in Google Cloud.
- Create OAuth consent screen.
- Create OAuth Client ID as Desktop App.
- Download and rename the file to credentials.json.
- Run the script.
Do not hardcode secrets.
Do not ask for my Google password.
Keep it minimal. No web app, no database, no overengineering.
Implement the files now.”
Step 2: Todo list & schedule
We’re going for maximum speed, so what you should do now is tell your codex to read all of your emails.
While it’s reading those, go to chatgpt and use the transcribe mode.
Then just say everything you need to do. If you’ve decided what’s most important, say them in order of priority… if you can’t decide, ask chatgpt to help.
Also, include when you’d like to do those things (if you have decided) and what you need to do during the week (including sleep, eating, events, etc.)
At the end you should have something like this:
To do list:
1 write reddit post (9:35 am)
2 gooneral (10:00 am)
3 watch TBPN (idk)
Thing I must do:
Eat (11:00 am)
Poop (1 pm)
Go to work (3 am)
Step 3: give it all to codex
By the time you’ve finished this, codex should be done reading emails.
Then give it this prompt:
“You are my personal assistant.
Use the Gmail and Google Calendar API setup in this project to help me plan my next week.
First:
Read my recent emails.
Identify anything that looks like:
- meetings
- deadlines
- appointments
- calls
- reminders
- bills
- school/work tasks
- anything I probably need to respond to
- Check my existing calendar so you do not double-book anything.
Then:
Arrange my calendar for next week using:
- my existing calendar events
- important things found in my email
- the todo list I give you below
Rules:
Do not delete or move existing calendar events unless I clearly ask you to.
If a task has a specific time, schedule it at that time.
If a task has no time, choose a sensible open slot.
Add buffer time between work blocks when possible.
Put harder/deeper work earlier in the day if there is room.
Group similar tasks together.
Leave realistic space for eating, breaks, travel, and normal life.
If something is unclear, make a reasonable decision and mention it in the summary.
Before making changes, show me the proposed schedule.
After I approve it, create the calendar events.
Here is my todo list and events:
[PASTE TODO LIST HERE]”
Step 4: Self-improvement
Now, this is where my system differs from everyone else.
What you can do is track certain things. For example if you’re having trouble staying productive, start a timer when you start working and stop it whenever you stop working.
Or if you’re sending outreach, you can track the number of sales calls you booked during the week.
But wait, what does this have to do a person assistant?
Well, what you can do is have codex track all of your data in whatever problem you’re having and then codex can arrange your calander/todo list in a way that helps you improve
Just give it this prompt if you’d like to do that:
“You are my personal improvement assistant.
I want you to track my behavior and use the data to improve how you plan my calendar and todo list.
Create a simple tracking system for this project.
I want to track:
[INSERT WHAT YOU WANT TO TRACK]
Examples:
- focused work time
- number of outreach messages sent
- number of sales calls booked
- workouts completed
- sleep time
- wake-up time
- distractions
- tasks completed
- tasks missed
- energy level
- mood
- money made
- content posted
Requirements:
Keep it simple.
Create a local tracking file, preferably CSV or JSON.
Make it easy for me to add a daily entry from the terminal.
Create a weekly summary script.
The weekly summary should show:
- what improved
- what got worse
- what I avoided
- what times/days I worked best
- what tasks I keep failing to do
- what changes should be made to next week’s calendar
Use this data when planning my next week.
If I am consistently missing something, schedule it differently.
If I am most productive at certain times, protect those hours for important work.
If I am overloading my calendar, reduce the plan and prioritize the highest-value tasks.
Do not overengineer this. No database, no dashboard, no complicated app unless I ask.
Build the tracking system now and add clear instructions in the README.”
Step 5: Subscribe to MSA 🤪
Ok… maybe you dont HAVE to do this one.
But if you liked this guide and you’re going to try it out, have a look at my landing page.
If you don’t like the look of it, you don’t have to subscribe to my newsletter. But if you do, just try it out… worst case you unsub on monday.
Here it is:
https://msa-mail.com/sign-up1/
Hope this helped
I know you’ve probably seen “TURN YOUR AI INTO A PERSONAL ASSISTANT!!!" a million times on youtube and whatever.
But those people spend half their time telling you why it’s a good idea…
And then give you extremely vague advice.
So I’m just going to give you exactly how to do it right now (with a special touch I haven’t seen anyone else do before)
Step 1: Connect via API
I recommend codex for this but you can use whatever you’d like.
Recently a codex update dropped where it can control your computer so technically you don’t need an API but it’s much smoother, faster, and easier with API.
Just give this prompt to codex and it’ll do everything for you:
“Set up Google Gmail API and Google Calendar API access for this project in the simplest safe way.
Build a minimal Python OAuth setup that lets the user connect their own Google account locally.
Requirements:
Use the official Google Python client libraries.
Support both Gmail and Calendar in one auth flow.
Use these scopes:
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
Expect a local file named credentials.json from Google Cloud OAuth Desktop App credentials.
On first run, open the browser for Google login and create token.json.
Add credentials.json and token.json to .gitignore.
Create a simple test script that:
- Prints the next 10 calendar events.
- Prints the 10 most recent Gmail message subjects/snippets.
- Add clear terminal instructions in README.md:
- Enable Gmail API and Calendar API in Google Cloud.
- Create OAuth consent screen.
- Create OAuth Client ID as Desktop App.
- Download and rename the file to credentials.json.
- Run the script.
Do not hardcode secrets.
Do not ask for my Google password.
Keep it minimal. No web app, no database, no overengineering.
Implement the files now.”
Step 2: Todo list & schedule
We’re going for maximum speed, so what you should do now is tell your codex to read all of your emails.
While it’s reading those, go to chatgpt and use the transcribe mode.
Then just say everything you need to do. If you’ve decided what’s most important, say them in order of priority… if you can’t decide, ask chatgpt to help.
Also, include when you’d like to do those things (if you have decided) and what you need to do during the week (including sleep, eating, events, etc.)
At the end you should have something like this:
To do list:
1 write reddit post (9:35 am)
2 gooneral (10:00 am)
3 watch TBPN (idk)
Thing I must do:
Eat (11:00 am)
Poop (1 pm)
Go to work (3 am)
Step 3: give it all to codex
By the time you’ve finished this, codex should be done reading emails.
Then give it this prompt:
“You are my personal assistant.
Use the Gmail and Google Calendar API setup in this project to help me plan my next week.
First:
Read my recent emails.
Identify anything that looks like:
- meetings
- deadlines
- appointments
- calls
- reminders
- bills
- school/work tasks
- anything I probably need to respond to
- Check my existing calendar so you do not double-book anything.
Then:
Arrange my calendar for next week using:
- my existing calendar events
- important things found in my email
- the todo list I give you below
Rules:
Do not delete or move existing calendar events unless I clearly ask you to.
If a task has a specific time, schedule it at that time.
If a task has no time, choose a sensible open slot.
Add buffer time between work blocks when possible.
Put harder/deeper work earlier in the day if there is room.
Group similar tasks together.
Leave realistic space for eating, breaks, travel, and normal life.
If something is unclear, make a reasonable decision and mention it in the summary.
Before making changes, show me the proposed schedule.
After I approve it, create the calendar events.
Here is my todo list and events:
[PASTE TODO LIST HERE]”
Step 4: Self-improvement
Now, this is where my system differs from everyone else.
What you can do is track certain things. For example if you’re having trouble staying productive, start a timer when you start working and stop it whenever you stop working.
Or if you’re sending outreach, you can track the number of sales calls you booked during the week.
But wait, what does this have to do a person assistant?
Well, what you can do is have codex track all of your data in whatever problem you’re having and then codex can arrange your calander/todo list in a way that helps you improve
Just give it this prompt if you’d like to do that:
“You are my personal improvement assistant.
I want you to track my behavior and use the data to improve how you plan my calendar and todo list.
Create a simple tracking system for this project.
I want to track:
[INSERT WHAT YOU WANT TO TRACK]
Examples:
- focused work time
- number of outreach messages sent
- number of sales calls booked
- workouts completed
- sleep time
- wake-up time
- distractions
- tasks completed
- tasks missed
- energy level
- mood
- money made
- content posted
Requirements:
Keep it simple.
Create a local tracking file, preferably CSV or JSON.
Make it easy for me to add a daily entry from the terminal.
Create a weekly summary script.
The weekly summary should show:
- what improved
- what got worse
- what I avoided
- what times/days I worked best
- what tasks I keep failing to do
- what changes should be made to next week’s calendar
Use this data when planning my next week.
If I am consistently missing something, schedule it differently.
If I am most productive at certain times, protect those hours for important work.
If I am overloading my calendar, reduce the plan and prioritize the highest-value tasks.
Do not overengineer this. No database, no dashboard, no complicated app unless I ask.
Build the tracking system now and add clear instructions in the README.”
Step 5: Subscribe to MSA 🤪 (completely free)
Ok… maybe you dont HAVE to do this one.
But if you liked this guide and you’re going to try it out, have a look at my landing page.
If you don’t like the look of it, you don’t have to subscribe to my newsletter. But if you do, just try it out… worst case you unsub on monday.
Here it is:
https://msa-mail.com/sign-up1/
Hope this helped
I noticed this pretty early on when AI first started taking off.
I could see exactly what I should use it for and exactly what I shouldn’t use it for.
And if you already know what to use AI for, that’s fine.
But I’m going to give you three rules, or maybe three questions, that you can use instead of just trying it out and seeing if it works.
Generally, these rules apply.
Rule 1: Can it be automated without AI?
And obviously, I don’t mean automated with AI.
I mean automated with something like n8n, code, Python, or anything that can run the task without needing an AI model.
If it can be automated without AI, you probably should automate it without AI.
At least right now.
Eventually, maybe we’ll have open-source models that are cheap enough and good enough to use for everything.
But right now, if you can do it without AI, it’s usually faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
Now, if AI makes the result better, but the task can still be automated without AI, then it becomes your choice.
You can pay for a better experience or better results.
But if you’re not exactly on the rich side yet, and you’re still starting out, I’d recommend automating it for free or near-free first.
Rule 2: Does it need to be personalized?
This applies to a lot of different things, but the example I’ll use here is emails.
You can automate emails all you want.
But you can’t really automate personal emails the same way.
Okay, technically you can.
But it’s harder, and to be honest, you’re probably not going to get the best results if you do it purely with normal automation.
For cold email, the best setup is usually mixing automation and AI.
Use automation to scrape.
Use automation to send.
But use AI to personalize the actual message.
That’s just one example, and there are many others.
But the question is:
Does this need to be personalized?
Does it need to be specific to a person, a situation, or a context?
If yes, then AI is probably useful.
Rule 3: Does it need to be the same every single time?
If you need the same result every single time, you might not want to use AI.
I’m not saying AI can’t give you similar results.
It can.
But at the end of the day, AI is statistically guessing what it should say based on a lot of data.
So maybe it does the same thing 10 times in a row.
But will it do it 1,000 times in a row?
Probably not perfectly.
Some of the outputs are going to be different.
And for something like personalized messages, that’s actually fine.
It’s better if they’re not all exactly the same.
You want them to be diverse.
But for something where the result needs to be strict, repeatable, and identical every time, automation is usually better.
This also connects back to rule one.
If it can be automated, use automation.
That’s what automation is perfect for.
But if it can’t be automated, and you still need the same result every single time, you can try AI.
Just know that if the task is very strict, AI might not be the best tool for it.
So the simple version is:
Can it be automated without AI?
Does it need to be personalized?
Does it need to be the same every single time?
Those three questions will usually tell you whether AI is the right tool or not.
Anyway, if you like this kind of thing, I write a weekly newsletter every Monday about AI.
I read through everything and tell you what actually matters.
A lot of AI newsletters talk about the news, but they don’t leave enough out.
They just cover everything.
And they also miss the part of the news that actually matters.
For example, I saw a lot of people talking about the OpenAI vs. Sam Altman court case.
But I didn’t see many people talking about how Sam Altman needed to drop GPT-5.5 before the court case to boost his numbers.
That’s the kind of perspective I try to give.
Not just “here’s what happened.”
More like:
“Here’s why it actually matters.”
So go below and have a look.
You don’t have to sign up the first time.
Just check it out.
I’m pretty sure you’ll like it.
I know that title probably made no sense at first.
“How do you get 10 times more work done with the same amount of work?”
Sounds stupid.
But it actually makes sense.
Because right now, you are reading a Reddit post.
You are also reading an email.
And a Twitter post.
And a blog post.
And a website publication.
Potentially a podcast.
Potentially a YouTube script.
Potentially outreach.
Potentially an SEO article.
Potentially a Medium post.
You get the point.
The trick is simple:
Post the same thing on every platform.
And the reason this works so well is because content that works on one platform usually works on another.
Take clips of famous streamers, for example.
I’m sure you’ve seen a clip of some streamer on TikTok, then Instagram, then YouTube Shorts, then Twitter, then Reddit.
Sometimes it’s posted by different people.
Sometimes it’s posted by the same person.
But either way, the same clip keeps spreading.
So why wouldn’t you do the same thing with your own content?
If something can work on one platform, post it everywhere.
If you post it on 10 platforms, you give yourself 10 chances to get attention from the same piece of work.
But I also said “less work.”
So what do I mean by that?
Simple.
Voice record it.
Record your blog post, email, Reddit post, or whatever else you want to create.
Talking is faster than writing.
It’s easier too.
I think speaking is something like twice as fast as typing, which means you can create the same amount of content in way less time.
So my tip is literally this:
Record your thoughts, transcribe them, clean them up, and post them everywhere.
That’s it.
This recording took me about three minutes.
Now I probably have around 250 words I can turn into an email, Reddit post, Twitter post, blog post, YouTube script, podcast idea, and more.
All from one recording.
And hopefully, it gets me some subscribers.
If you liked this tip, I talk more about how you can use AI to create content faster.
Funny enough, I’m actually using ChatGPT to transcribe this because it’s extremely good at picking up your voice and turning it into clean writing.
So if you want more tips like this, check the comment below.
Have you seen those reports from fancy institutions where they’re saying…
“AI IS TERRIBLE at math… it can’t even complete college tests!”
But you know that’s not true because AI literally solves math problems mathematicians couldn’t solve for hundreds of years
Well the reason that happens is because the fancy institutions doing the tests are using old and outdated models.
Like I saw one that used gbt 3
The newest chatgpt model (gbt 5.5) is roughly 1,500% to 2,000% better than gbt 3
Think about this for a sec because you need to understand this:
GBT 3 couldn't even read a single chapter without losing its train of thought
Now GBT 5 can read the entire Bible in 20 seconds and point out every single hidden spelling mistake with perfect accuracy. (and summarize it… and do whatever you’d want to do)
It’s like comparing a worm and a bear.
So why does this matter? Fancy institutions are always behind… Who cares
Well, think about normal people still using the free version of chatgpt. The free chatgpt version is roughly 90% - 100% worse than chatgpt.
The free version will tell you how to fix something from a screenshot (and probably get it wrong)
The paid version will just control your computer and fix it for you.
That is a HUGE gap.
And that gap is millions of dollars for businesses.
So, the reason I told you all of this is to show you how important staying up to date with AI news is.
There are thousands of things that look right on the outside, but if you just knew a bit more, you’d realize you’re living a completely different life.
Like gbt 3 vs gbt 5.5 life.
One person is in the slums of india thinking it’s the best
Another is in a penthouse in Miami wondering why anyone would live in India at all.
Not to be a dick or anything I'm sure India has good places too but you get the point.
So i’ve put together some things you can use to stop living in the slums and start moving over to the penthouse.
And the “ai penthouse” isn’t expensive right now.
It’s literally a $20/mo subscription.
Just check below and have a look at those
Hope this helps, feel free to ask me any questions.
Yes, obviously.
But how different? If you put the two on a call with the same person asking the same questions… would it really be that different?
Yeah maybe the AI wouldn’t get the personality right
Maybe it won’t be as human
But what about it’s intellectual abilities? Would get around the same value from talking to Albert than to AI Albert?
And what about Socrates?
And other famous intellectuals?
My guess is that you’d get around 100x better than a human who spent his whole life studying the works of those figures.
But also it’d be 10x worse than the real thing.
Which is actually really good considering nothing like this was ever possible in human history.
But i dont know what do you think?