Agalia Tan
@agaaalia
Senior Strategist at We Are Social
RADAR Chapter Lead for Singapore
Agalia Tan
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I’m not one for resolutions. I do, however, like the idea of focusing on interests that I want to make more of an effort to dig into. In 2025, that’s becoming more intentional with where I give my attention, and slowing down to experience actual immersion rather than overwhelming my senses with an abundance of distractions. Less TikTok, more books ... See more
More people optimising for slowness 😌
And obviously that has caveats, but I think that fear is a good omen. I'm exploring the right stuff, you know, and it reminds me that, like it is hard and it can take time. And that's good. That's a good omen that I often don't even recognize as such. That framing is so key, it changes the entire experience of writing from like, terrified to like, ... See more
reframing fear
- “Are you two a couple?” - which has become a recognised catchphrase
- “Would you mind telling us the story of how you first met?”
- “X years in, what's your favourite thing about her/him?” or
variations like "What's the secret of X years together?" - the
interviewer always establishes the length of the relationship - "What are your names?" marks the en
Formats Unpacked: Meet Cutes LDN
MeetCutes NYC: “I see this format as a contemporary form of Documentary (which is my heartland) and just as effective at documenting our times as any of the more traditional doc formats. This is especially true when taken as a whole (rather than individual films), it’s a kaleidoscope of love, connection and human interaction today.”
In either case, the big idea is not another small logical step on the journey. It’s a giant imaginative leap. The big idea transports you to somewhere else entirely. You know you’ve landed in a good place, but it’s not where you expected to end up when you set off. It’s exciting. It feels right. But you’re not entirely sure how you got here.
So you ... See more
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How the work really gets done
I know that sometimes, persistence is not a virtue. I would trade my other abilities to be an exceptional songwriter. I gave it a serious enough try to know that I don’t have the knack, for years, and I’m not interested in being publicly mediocre at the performing arts. My life is incalculably better for having let the dream go. The world will be h... See more
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
the conversational nature of reality
Great strategy isn’t about working forwards from backward-looking data in the form of numbers. It’s about working backwards from forward-looking data in the form of ideas.
How the work really gets done
"The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light."
- Nothing Personal, James Baldwin