Agalia Tan
- We’re just happy to see a great creative idea that hasn’t been crushed by the forces of mediocrity that have a stranglehold on the behind-the-scenes stuff: channels, distribution, platforms, shelf space.
If a person seems to have a good grasp of a book or other artistic or aesthetic object, by all means be willing to let the conversation flow in that direction, because you will end up staring right into that person’s soul.
from Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World by Tyler Cowen
I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am.
- Charles Horton Cooleyfrom i am who i think you think i am by botharetrue.substack.com
- I am willing to take as much time as needed between projects to find my next thing. But I always want it to be a project that, if successful, will make the rest of my career look like a footnote.
from How to Be Successful by blog.samaltman.com
- How to describe “Uniform,” the debut collaboration by the groups Chaotic Goods and Out of Office Network? Is it fashion? A social experiment? A shibboleth for unlocking IRL conversation? The collective behind the project emphatically says YES to all of the above.
“Out of Office Uniform” is a limited edition sweatshirt that invites people to interact... See morefrom Rethinking the Unbearable Weight of Self-Promotion by Yancey Strickler
- I’ve ultimately realised that the best way to let others know about your work is to get rid of the word ‘promote’ altogether - it just isn’t a good fit for what creative people do. Instead, I like to tell people what my work is about, and let them make up their own minds. There’s no force, no pushiness required, and everyone involved can come away ... See more
from How to talk about your work in public
free ideas, by jordan gonen
- I KNOW that the most important thing to do when you’re launching a brand is to explain to people why the f*ck they should care. Why do you exist? Why are you different?
And yet the thing I used to do for other companies in my sleep is what currently keeps me up at night.
Sublime continues to be my nebulous life project. Part web clipper, part PKM, pa... See morefrom Lessons I'm still learning
- The key premise of algorithms is efficiency. Algorithms optimise data for decision-making that we previously did not have before. But humans are not efficient. We are messy and inherently flawed, which makes us human. We value serendipity, community and experiences, which may not be efficient but is impactful.
from How To MozFest: An Open Book