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Time machine: @buster's most popular post 2 years ago today was:

It takes a good 5 years to achieve something meaningful. How many of those blocks will you use & how? http://t.co/45liBaS /via @arainert 2 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

tonystubblebine from New York, NY, USA

@busterbenson Yeah, but awesomely simple. Just got right to the core of being understandable and supportive. 12 months ago

daisy from San Francisco, CA, USA

Getting drunk. Fifteen years & counting! “@busterbenson: Do you have a really solid habit you've been doing daily for longer than a year?” 12 months ago

ingopixel from Seattle, WA, USA

@busterbenson I've been making myself breakfast for almost a year every day before work! Best habit ever! 12 months ago

brainpicker from Brooklyn, NY, USA

How Amazon killed the traditional book review– fascinating parallel between wisdom-of-the-crowd and top-down approaches http://t.co/7QnzINAP 12 months ago

jhagel from Silicon Valley, California, USA

Are you contented? Think about it - "Progress is not created by contented people." - Frank Tyger via @GabrielaKortsch 12 months ago

Time machine: Buster Benson's most popular post 1 year ago today was:

Buster Benson

Do you have a really solid habit that you've been doing daily for longer than a year? 1 year ago

Time machine: busterbenson@gmail.com's most popular post 1 year ago today was:

Buster Benson Old Spaghetti Factory

Aka choo house. From Seattle, 98121 1 year ago

1 day ago

New 30-day record! Viewers clicked @buster's link 14,505 times.

http://blog.flickr.net/en/2013/05/20/a-better-brighter-flickr/

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 2 years ago today was:

I think I'm gonna give up alcohol for the next month or so. Is this a good idea or a bad one? And who wants to join? 2 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

gw175 from

@busterbenson saw it. Almost made me want a juicer. Then I tried some juice and was cured. 1 year ago

michaelmcgee from Chicago, IL, USA

@busterbenson @yogiravi @refocuser been saying this for years! #validation 1 year ago

xeni

Obit writers: cancer isn't a "battle." Cancer is a disease. It's just cancer. It doesn't require use of military metaphor every single time. 1 year ago

fakedansavage from Seattle, WA, USA

I'm totally willing to tolerate people who don't think that I should be married... so long as they're willing to tolerate my marriage. 1 year ago

rondiver from Seattle, WA, USA

RT @greenberg I'm starting a band. I can't really play any instrument or sing, so I'm looking for a few musical co-founders. 1 year ago

2 days ago

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Sean Bonner 11,044 followers

Director, Co-founder: @safecast • Also: @CMHxHTD @crashspaceLA @representLA @cicLAvia • Internet Troublemaker • Cultural Curator • Misanthropologist
http://seanbonner.com

Going viral: 6 people reshared @buster's post, more than 3x @buster's 30-day average.

Did you know that poisoning killed more people last year than both cars and guns? #thingsyoulearnreadingmortalityreports 3 days ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

bigthink from New York, NY, USA

Set Place: What You Think About Becomes Who You Are http://t.co/SG7gLdv2 via @bigthink 1 year ago

ameliagreenhall from Seattle

I am building my first rails app that is actually more than a static website. http://t.co/b9pYR6Vl 1 year ago

joehewitt from Los Gatos, CA

It's called Scrollability. Get out your stopwatch and magnifying glass and tell me where I messed up http://t.co/lzpCPIK 2 years ago

agregov from Seattle

"The Internet just keeps giving us more ways to do nothing." Here, here. http://bit.ly/d0LyrK 3 years ago

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RT @lukeprog: My thoughts on the difficulty of estimating AI timelines: http://t.co/NEFtFF9rzu 3 days ago

3 days ago

New 30-day record! 17 people reshared @buster's post.

@avantgame My favorite pseudo-made-up word lately is "levitas". The playful side of the gravitas coin. Can we start the Levitas Movement? 4 days ago

New 30-day record! Viewers clicked @buster's link 176 times.

If I lived 100 times — Self knowledge through numbers — Medium https://medium.com/self-knowledge-through-numbers/806222d3d4e

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Jane McGonigal 46,157 followers

I make and play games. My New York Times bestselling book is Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World http://amzn.to/rr5luD
http://janemcgonigal.com

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Jane McGonigal 46,157 followers

I make and play games. My New York Times bestselling book is Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World http://amzn.to/rr5luD
http://janemcgonigal.com

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Isaac Hepworth 9,113 followers

Intranet famous. English. Ex-Google. I do Unusual Projects at Twitter.
http://isaa.ch/twitter

Archived: ThinkUp has captured over 10,500 tweets.

Going global! @buster's post got responses from locations all over the map.

Tweet me if you want to know when your #deathday is: http://t.co/R4dDoMo7PJ 4 days ago

Post style: 24 of @buster's posts this week were links, 19 were questions, 11 were photos, and 11 were quotations. Questions got 2x more replies than average. Links got 2x more replies than average. Quotations got 3x more retweets than average.

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 2 years ago today was:

My mind was just blown by @mehals and clabbers: scrabble with anagrams. And how to play games like a jackass. #is14 #ignite /cc @ignitesea 2 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

lawblob from New York, NY, USA

Son, its time we had 'the talk.' [dad removes shirt, starts projector, chugs 4 beers] Ok! So Tower 1 steel beams could only have melted at- 1 year ago

harryh from New York, NY, USA

.@dhh You talk a lot of $FB trash for a bet welcher (Unless you've changed your mind and decided to pay up on 6/17 when our bet resolves). 1 year ago

jfew from Seattle, WA, USA

@busterbenson Apropos of that: https://t.co/Itkse4B6 1 year ago

nickbilton from San Francisco, CA, USA

In an alternate universe, the Winklevii twinsies are ringing a NASDAQ bell right now. 1 year ago

noahkagan from Austin, TX, USA

Pain is the moment of your true test. 1 year ago

4 days ago

New 7-day record! Viewers clicked @buster's link 123 times.

Celebrate your next deathday | Way of the Duck by Buster Benson http://wayoftheduck.com/deathday

Conversation starter: @buster's post got 23 replies. See the most frequently-mentioned reply words.

My next deathday is December 14th, when I'll have 44 years left. What's yours? http://t.co/d4Y0JK4aL9 4 days ago

Going global! @buster's post got responses from locations all over the map.

My next deathday is December 14th, when I'll have 44 years left. What's yours? http://t.co/d4Y0JK4aL9 4 days ago

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RT @arainert: Smart, fun, read to kick off your Friday >> Welcome to Google Island http://t.co/AKIED8BR1n 4 days ago

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 3 years ago today was:

Could be the beginning of a bitter rivalry http://flic.kr/p/82WYsJ 3 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

azaaza from San Francisco

Kill Math, by Bret Victor: http://bit.ly/m7EXHJ 2 years ago

seanbonner from Los Angeles

Just heard a 7 year old argue that school was useless now because he could just google anything he needed to know at any point. 3 years ago

kellianne Belltown, Seattle from Seattle, WA

Two eyes! One tongue! http://flic.kr/p/82W7jv 3 years ago

samantham from Seattle

Holy shit, that was one awesome bbq. Way to host a great party from 3,000 miles away, Bensons. 4 years ago

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RT @torrez: Whoa http://t.co/5rYVktkk8i miniature crocheted animals. 5 days ago

5 days ago

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RT @polarpolls: @buster More Good Bands or Good Band Names? http://t.co/rBBYjLoQqm Put it to a vote! 5 days ago

Made the list: @buster got added to 2 lists: thought-provoking and qs-people, bringing @buster's total to 517 lists.

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 2 years ago today was:

#1 on Amazon! RT @davemcclure: 'Go the Fuck to Sleep': The Case of the Viral PDF http://t.co/SN7Aq8g 2 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

dingstweets from Hamburg, Germany

Welcome to Life: the singularity, ruined by lawyers http://t.co/2XpVjt3Q 1 year ago

OffbeatAriel from Seattle, WA, USA

37th birthday begins well with no parking ticket on illegally parked car, and @busterbenson deflecting drunk dudes at the neighborhood bar. 1 year ago

mm San Francisco, CA from San Francisco, CA, USA

"peeing is foursquare for dogs." 1 year ago

chrismessina Mission Dolores, San Francisco from Multnomah County, Oregon

It's like, in 10 million years, will our emails form the basis of that eras fossil fuels? O_o #eatthatAlGore 2 years ago

davemcclure from Silicon Valley, CA

fun dinner w/ ex-amazon startup super geniuses. (underappreciated: ex-Amazon Startup Mafia) 2 years ago

6 days ago

Made the list: @buster got added to a new list, quantified-self, bringing @buster's total to 516 lists.

Amplifier: @buster broadcast this post to 6,436 more people than its author originally reached.

RT @phenatypical: hey #qseu13: a few of us just moved our conv re: #QuantifiedSelf vs #QuantifiedWorkplace over to QS Forums—join us! https… 6 days ago

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 3 years ago today was:

8:36pm Niko Crane Benson joined us at 7:43pm. Kellianne was amazing and we are on another planet! http://flic.kr/p/82ow2c 3 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

kellianne from Seattle, WA, USA

500 wistful songs on this mix and the song @nikobenson ended up being born to was Valerie by Amy Winehouse. Love it. 1 year ago

shannonmw from Portland, OR, USA

Have you ever wanted to start (or maintain) a daily writing practice? In Praise of 750 Words: http://t.co/NVB3ETAg 1 year ago

kellianne from Seattle, WA, USA

I am listening to my labor mix from when I pushed that baby out. It's still awesome, filled with all the joy and pain of becoming a mother. 1 year ago

kellianne from Seattle, WA, USA

Happy Birthday to my amazingly sweet son, who turns choo at sunset. @nikobenson- you are a most hilarious and endearing character. 1 year ago

spangley from San Francisco, CA, USA

Baby is bustin' some moves. “@tberman: Felt the baby move for the first time tonight. Not gonna lie, pretty fucking awesome.” 1 year ago

1 week ago

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Scott Porad 8,971 followers

I used to herd lolcats, now I herd dogs.
http://scottporad.com

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Winnie Lim 9,320 followers

I design friendly interfaces. Advocates change through design + tech + authenticity. With nomadic tendencies. Writes long emo posts.
http://winnielim.org

Going viral: 6 people reshared @buster's post, more than 3x @buster's 30-day average.

A habit is something you do because it's normal to you. Forget intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, homeostatic motivation is where it's at. 1 week ago

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 2 years ago today was:

Mark your calendars for May 21st, 6pm http://t.co/3BVYRtQ 2 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

erickschonfeld from New York, NY, USA

What is @naveen's current project? "Google Analytics for everything I know about my body" have to track 3 things: exercise, food, sleep 1 year ago

randfish from Seattle, WA, USA

What did Facebook's marketing team focus on to reach 500mm+ users? Lots of inbound channels http://t.co/zUgCeqoh including SEO 1 year ago

avantgame from San Francisco, CA, USA

confession: just watched my 24th straight Survivor finale. I've been watching this show longer than I've known my husband :) (by 12 weeks!) 1 year ago

samantham from Seattle, WA, USA

At this exact moment, I am a very happy girl. 1 year ago

Mike_FTW from SF

While we were all focused on what Apple and Adobe were doing the open source community released a massive... Kidding, they didn’t do shit. 3 years ago

1 week ago

New 7-day record! Viewers clicked @buster's link 18 times.

#QSEU13 - Google Drive https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dMKIVojlyctS4I_QOIGRFpjCjW2u2GYMdAEI2IMeTOw/edit?usp=sharing

Made the list: @buster got added to a new list, keep-up-social, bringing @buster's total to 515 lists.

Time machine: @buster's most popular post 2 years ago today was:

Don't be afraid that being afraid is the only thing that keeps the things you're afraid of from getting you. 2 years ago

Stuff you liked: On this day in years past, @buster liked:

TheCulprit from Seattle, WA 98122, USA

"Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from." -Seth Godin 1 year ago

pitchforkmedia from Chicago/Brooklyn

David Lynch finishes electronic music album http://p4k.in/illCIW 2 years ago

daveschappell from Seattle, Washington

But we don't know WHICH 99.5%! “99.5% Of Social Media Experts Are Clowns” http://t.co/ladUTNG @AndyOchiltree @garyvee 2 years ago

bugeats from Seattle, WA, USA

8:36pm: Deciding to accurately tweet exactly what I'm doing at 8:36pm for one week. 5 years ago

Time machine: busterbenson@gmail.com's most popular post 1 year ago today was:

Buster Benson Benson Bungalow

8:36pm I asked him to make a funny face for 8:36, he rallied tags:8:36pm From Seattle 1 year ago

1 week ago

Big reshare! Someone with 8x more followers than @buster reshared @buster's post.

ClementCharles 70,411 followers

I prepare tomorrow's media today | @ ATC Future Medias and @AllTheContent as Founder, CEO | Also journalist, news writer, science fiction fan & more
http://www.atcfm.com

Archived: ThinkUp has captured over 10,400 tweets.

Going viral: 9 people reshared @buster's post, more than 4x @buster's 30-day average.

"When things become more fool-proof we become better fools." #qseu13 talk on measuring subjective states about creating feedback loops 1 week ago

Made the list: @buster got added to 3 lists: web-corpz-web-guys, measuredlife and qs, bringing @buster's total to 513 lists.