Agalia Tan

The question becomes, what is that fear, and how can I do exactly what scares me?

Because if it scares me, there’s probably something valuable there.

There is so much I loved in those archives. There is so much I would delight in rediscovering. But I can’t find what matters in the morass. I’ve given up on trying.

It speaks to the fact that as individuals, we’re all expected to perform at the same scale as major brands. We're supposed to have monetizable output at all times. We can't have hobbies that are meaningless. Everything we do has to be a product.

You can't even express an interest in a particular social cultural landscape without somebody asking you ... See more

PowerPoints have long dredged up flashbacks of dull meetings and interminable briefings, with some even calling for the presentation software to be banned. But it’s gotten a makeover in recent years, with millennials and Gen Zers repurposing the software for social entertainment: A workplace and educational tool by day has become a zany social game... See more

Everyone is making it up as they go along. Even and especially the people who seem like they’re not.

It can be hard for us to leave what we need to leave outside, in order to be present.

When the threshold is instant, when we step from whatever the clatter is of the external and instantaneously find ourselves somewhere radically new, we are rarely ready.

We hold onto the thoughts and feelings and needs and worries we had a moment ago. Our attention ... See more

The app also has a serendipity slider from “Only show my selected interests” to “Show me everything.”