Agalia Tan
@agaaalia
Senior Strategist at We Are Social
RADAR Chapter Lead for Singapore
Agalia Tan
musingsandmore.substack.com
- We very often do not have the time to create what we need by ourselves. It’s reasonable to ask who on Earth is expected to return our emails or make our dinners while we wile away our time crafting. We’ve increased the distance between ourselves and the things we need or want—and also made for ourselves a steeper learning curve for meeting our own ... See more
from Redefining "Handy" and Learning How to Make Things
You need to let yourself have time! The effects are intangible but so so important
- “I’ve often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us unless it’s inside a frame.” - Abbas Kiarostami
from Why Frame Problems? — Frame Problems by Jake Orthwein
- Feedback is a gift
Honest, thoughtful feedback is a gift. While it's fun to think about how other people should change their approach, it's empowering to know that you have control as a feedback recipient. You're 50% of a one-on-one feedback conversation, so if the conversation isn't going the way you hoped, think about what you could do differentl... See morefrom Wes Kao — Stop learning to give feedback. Learn to receive it. by Wes Kao
David Hieatt on LinkedIn: Before that first step, ask yourself this question. Do you believe?…
going the long hard stupid way is the best way and reminders to trust the process
- You always hear people say, "Well, it's the market, it's the market." What the hell does that mean? I don't even know what that means as opposed to what did you do to ... I mean, the world's going to exist whether you like it or not. I always say I got to live in this world; I don't create it. The world's happening, what are you going to do about i... See more
from Brain Food: The 98/2 Rule
- Blame your tools
Blame the clients. And blame the conditions.
But then, you’re on the hook to get better tools, find better clients and work in better conditions.
It’s not convenient, but it’s possible.
If it’s not worth the effort, we can simply accept what we’ve chosen and get back to work.from Seth's Blog : Blame your tools
sometimes you have to exist within the system and on working
why does this make me a little scared? like i’m desperately hoarding everything that i’ve done within gmail for the last 13 years — as though I’m able to remember everything that was done and believe that there is value in keeping them.
It’s the same thing with my whatsapp message where I keep everything from 8 years ago for that one time i’d choose to scroll back and see my younger self making a fool of herself :”)
What is it with digital artefacts that make it so difficult to let go? Is it because of the fact that it’s there?
