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Contrarian / false belief

Challenge something the audience quietly believes, or state a blunt reframe. The dissonance stops the scroll and invites debate.

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I made a list of things that 95% of people think are true but aren't.

Backed by 5 real posts·4 with documented metrics·top: 17k likes, 6.2k retweets

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Twitter/XBusiness5.1k likes, 1.3k retweets

I made a list of things that 95% of people think are true but aren't.

Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg)·Contrarian Take source

Twitter/XCareer17k likes, 6.2k retweets

You're not paid based on how hard you work. You're paid based on how hard you are to replace.

Blake Emal (@heyblake)·Contrarian Take source

Twitter/XCareer2.5k likes, 1k retweets

Nobody cares about your career. People are too busy with their own careers to worry about yours.

Zain Kahn (@heykahn)·Contrarian Take source

Twitter/XMarketing5k likes · 658 RT

People don't have short attention spans:

Julian Shapiro (@Julian)·Thread source

Twitter/XBusiness

Most people think prolific writing is about coming up with 1000 great ideas. It's not. It's about coming up with 1 great idea, then finding 1000 different ways to say it.

Dickie Bush (@dickiebush)·Post source

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