I’ve been a productivity blogger for more than a year and a half now (related secret: I’m more of a simplicity blogger than productivity blogger, but don’t tell), and I’ve been keeping some secrets inside of me. But about six months ago, I began to realize that these secrets aren’t unique to me. In fact, every blogger I’ve talked to in this field seems to share them.

The productivity list is a common animal these days (goodness knows I’ve done my share), but how do you sort among them all?

Timothy Ferriss, author of the #1 NY Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek explains how you can automate and outsource the process of becoming prosperous, then spend the rest of your time enjoying the things you love to do. Timothy speaks six languages and runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide. He has been a popular guest lecturer at Princeton University since 2003, where he presents entrepreneurship as a tool for ideal lifestyle design and world change.

A very common criticism of Twitter (other than its uptime) is that it’s just a distraction, “noise” that doesn’t actually help you in any way. Well, here are 12 ways you can use Twitter productively.