Agalia Tan
@agaaalia
Senior Strategist at We Are Social
RADAR Chapter Lead for Singapore
Agalia Tan
musingsandmore.substack.com
- What I write is all mine, it’s a living thing, it’s an extension of me that wanders out into the world. It is desire turned inwards instead of outwards, focused instead of displaced. It’s a way to access self-knowledge and self-respect.
from how to avoid half-heartedness by Ava
- THIS is the kind of information I want from the internet. The sharing of unpolished “here’s what worked for me” anecdotes and napkin sketches.
from STRAT_SCRAPS volume one hundred and fifty three
failings of the modern internet
everything is too embellished, too in the output phase? what we want is more process, more reflection, more in-the-midst-of-discovery and ruminating
- The self is not something you can set out looking for; it reveals itself gradually through the choices you make.
We must cease to concern ourselves with our unique suffering – whether we are happy or sad, fortunate or unfortunate, good or bad – and give up our neurotic and debilitating journeys of self-discovery. Art of true value requires, like a j
... See morefrom Two Kinds of Introspection - By Henrik Karlsson by Henrik Karlsson
the other side of feedback culture and things you should remember
- The basis for any approach to self-transformation is an ever-increasing awareness of reality and the shedding of illusions,” writes Erich Fromm in The Art of Being. He refers often to awakeness, to making conscious what is repressed. To not just hearing, but listening. Not just seeing, but looking, watching. You can do this anywhere, with anything.... See more
seeds and
- “Our only goal when we started was to make anything we wanted and only what we wanted.”
from The Art Of by Evan Armstrong
“Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder.”
― Henry David Thoreaufrom 30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024)
what "living life to the fullest" looks like and things you should remember
- Consider the difference between Trader Joe’s (a beloved grocery store with a wide variety of goods, all of which you can trust) and whatever new CPG goods are popular on TikTok. Hype is a flash in the pan. Narrative network effects are durable, long-lasting, and broadly applicable.
from The Art Of by Evan Armstrong
narrative network effects — how else can that be applied? personal branding?
- It succeeds because the company was founded on a strong sense of taste, and its employees work hard to protect the original vision. That means pushing each other to make objects that test their creative abilities and earn enough revenue to ensure that the vision survives.
from The Art Of by Evan Armstrong
- People choose places; places shape people; people go on to shape other people. We should be thoughtful about the kind of transformation we opt into.
from The Friendship Theory of Everything