Agalia Tan
@agaaalia
Senior Strategist at We Are Social
RADAR Chapter Lead for Singapore
Agalia Tan
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He does not measure his work in days (as he used to do Hemingway ), but by months or years. “That way you don't feel terrible if you put together three days without going out with God knows what. You don't feel blocked"
John Barth • John Barth about himself, the story of a writer and a conversation: A drummer in an ocean of stories
what’s the most surprising thing that’s happened to you over the past year?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a group of humans tagged as a bowl of olives and a mezcal negroni. I'm not even hurt when this happens; it feels societally accepted at this point and I’m actually a little camera shy. But if you really think about it, doesn’t that say something about our priorities?
A Major Regret in My Life: My Camera Roll
Novelist Toni Morrison on invention:
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. The same is true of any endeavor: if the solution you seek doesn't exist, create it."
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. The same is true of any endeavor: if the solution you seek doesn't exist, create it."
3-2-1: Four questions for life, how to learn like a child, and seeing things in a generous way
The mass market is dying. There is no longer one best song or one best kind of coffee. Now there are a million micromarkets, but each micromarket still has a best.
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Our strength should not be measured by our ability to push away our tech, but by our ability to hold and live with tech in peace
Unplugging Is Not The Solution You Want
we have agency! and seeds
Create a "failure resume". Document your mistakes and what you learned from them. This helps normalize failure and turn it into a powerful tool for growth. You'll read it and be reminded