# Post x_358321576938192898

- Post ID: `x_358321576938192898`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2013-07-19T20:24:55.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_358321576938192898
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_358321576938192898/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_358321576938192898.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “Going with your instincts requires tuning in to everything around your decision.” – Think Big

## Engagement

- Likes: 147
- Reposts: 293
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.289Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T21:16:05.590Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Promotional Book Quote — July 19, 2013

### Overview
This post is a verbatim excerpt attributed to Trump's book *Think Big*, functioning as a routine brand-maintenance and self-promotional message. It contains no reactive, political, or emotionally charged content. It is the least clinically significant category of Trump social media output.

### Level 1: Dispositional Traits
No salient trait signal is present beyond a background level of **extraversion** (public self-promotion) and mild **conscientious achievement-striving** (citation of own published work). The post does not activate neuroticism, agreeableness deficits, or openness/closedness markers.

### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations
The post reflects **agency motives** in their most benign register: the self as a source of wisdom worth amplifying. The implicit schema is *I have insight that others need* — consistent with his broader narrative but expressed here without hostility or threat. This is passive supply-seeking rather than active grandiosity.

### Level 3: Narrative Identity
The protagonist role is **sage/advisor** — a departure from the fighter or victim roles dominant in political posts. Redemption and contamination sequences are absent. The identity claim is soft: *I am a published author whose words merit quotation.*

### Level 4: Clinical Indicators
No clinically significant markers. The post does not activate narcissistic rage, paranoid vigilance, splitting, or dehumanizing rhetoric.

### Authorship
Local time (Trump Tower, New York, EDT = UTC−4): **4:24 PM**. Business hours. The post is polished, correctly formatted, cites a specific publication, and carries no impulsive or reactive qualities. This profile is consistent with **aide-managed or scheduled social media content** (consistent with Scavino-era promotional automation). Confidence: medium-high. Note that 2013-era Trump Twitter was significantly more managed than his 2015–2021 output.

### Rhetorical Devices
The quote employs **chiasmatic structure** (going out → tuning in) and an implicit **appeal to authority** (self-citation). There is mild **aphoristic compression** — the hallmark of pop-business wisdom literature. No propaganda techniques, dehumanization, or violent imagery.

### Contextual Note
The surrounding same-day posts show a more authentic voice: commentary on Weiner and Spitzer (both using derogatory framing), ObamaCare criticism, and curated links — all consistent with his documented early-Twitter style. The quote-post stands stylistically apart, reinforcing the aide-written attribution.

### Danger Assessment
None. No indicators of any threat category.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Quote attributed to Trump's book 'Think Big'" | **Mostly True** | Trump published 'Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life' (2007) and 'Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life' (2008). The aphoristic style is consistent with content in those works. Exact provenance of this specific sentence is unverifiable without the text. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Post time 4:24 PM EDT — core business hours, atypical for authentic Trump posts
- Clean formatting with em dash attribution, no typos or misspellings
- Structured book citation ('– Think Big') consistent with promotional scheduling
- No emotional reactivity, ALL CAPS, or stream-of-consciousness markers
- 2013 account was more managed than post-2015 period

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (book brand promotion)

Sentiment: +0.25

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 10%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- self-citation as wisdom authority
- passive supply-seeking via aphorism

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> Quote attributed to Trump's book 'Think Big'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Trump published 'Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life' (2007) and 'Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life' (2008). The aphoristic style is consistent with content in those works. Exact provenance of this specific sentence is unverifiable without the text.

Sources: General knowledge of Trump publishing bibliography

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- book-promotion (90%)
- aide-written (75%)
- supply-seeking-passive (30%)
- low-activation (90%)
- aphorism (80%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**A Quiet Day of Brand Maintenance, Book Plugs, and Savoring Weiner's Collapse**

A calm, routine day of brand management and light political commentary. Trump promoted his O'Reilly Factor appearance multiple times, scattered motivational quotes throughout the day, plugged his books and golf course, and thanked fans. The sharpest moment came when he went after Anthony Weiner's polling collapse with evident relish, calling him "the pervert" — a post he liked enough to repeat. Notably absent: any reaction to President Obama's deeply personal remarks about Trayvon Martin and race, despite being active on social media all day.

Full digest for 2013-07-19: https://trump.fm/date/2013-07-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2013, July 19). “Going with your instincts requires tuning in to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_358321576938192898
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Going with your instincts requires tuning in to everything..." X (Twitter), 19 Jul. 2013. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_358321576938192898. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Going with your instincts requires tuning in to everything...," X (Twitter), July 19, 2013, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_358321576938192898.

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