Agalia Tan
@agaaalia
Senior Strategist at We Are Social
RADAR Chapter Lead for Singapore
Agalia Tan
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How did we get here?
“Amplification is at the core of Filterworld’s problems.” (pg. 208)
What could count as good amplification and what could be bad? How can we nurture the former?
I believe publishing my thinking is the best way to discover my true opinion. Even if it’s just in a group text. Writing about anything usually shows me that I didn't know it quite as well as I thought.
Andrew Ettinger • 30 more things I believe
Describe your ideal self—the qualities you’d most like to embody—in five words. Then, to find your shadow self, locate the opposing qualities of each one. The shadow self describes the parts of ourselves we most ardently reject and repress. I think my ideal self would be: insightful, generous, authentic, funny, discerning. That means my shadow self... See more
Haley Nahman • #222: In what specific way are you annoying?
The difference today is that in Filterworld, the metrics-the number of likes, the preexisting attention-tend to speak louder than the piece of culture itself. Not only do they act as a measure of success, but they create success, because they dictate what is recommended to and seen by audiences in the first place.
— Filterworld, pg. 132
We’ve been sold this bill of goods by hucksters capitalizing on the human inclination for results. And the chance to bring that goal sitting on the horizon a little closer. Yet somehow we’re all surprised when things we’ve barely fought to acquire fail to deliver satisfaction. The instant gratification disappears nearly as fast as it arrives. As th... See more
Martin Brodsky • How to Life Hack
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