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5 Thread Hooks You Can Steal
The best hooks from this week

Friday, October 18
Today’s Personal Branding Insight
Hey guys, Ephraim again from TLGhost. I’ve decided every Friday, I’m going to give you guys 5 hooks you can add to your swipe file.
Here’s this weeks:
Hook 1: The Disruptive Prediction
Hook structure:
By [future year], I guarantee we won't be [current common activity] anymore.
[Influential person] is making sure of it.
[Their latest invention] promises to change the way we [think, speak, and interact with the world].
Here's what's coming (and what it means for you): 🧵

Hook 2: The Unconventional Success
Hook structure:
At [age], [name] sold [achievement].
Most would've [expected action].
Instead, [he/she] [unexpected actions].
Here are [number] no-BS rules for [desirable outcome] in the age of [context]:

Hook 3: The Cultural Eye-Opener
Hook structure:
I'm [nationality].
Last year I moved to [country].
What I've seen shocked me.
[number] crazy [country adjective] experiences I still can't wrap my head around:

Hook 4: Decoding the Titan
Hook structure:
Look at this guy.
He has [impressive achievements].
In [year], he asked [expert] to decode [his companies and mental models] behind his [desirable]
[number] interesting takeaways you must understand: 🧵

Hook 5: The Quote
Hook structure:
[Notable person] said [Notable person] had the best “[memorable phrase]” he'd ever encountered.
His secret? [Notable person] attributed much of his success to [key concept].
[number] [key concept] from [Notable person] to [benefit]:

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