Agalia Tan

Where this really becomes harmful, is when someone with a style that fits well with an agency, becomes management. This is when you see an entire department delivering work in a way that fits the preferences of a leader, rather than the needs of a problem or a client. Training a team of people to act as though your personal style is the only good... See more

"We're not trying to please everybody. We're not cooking for critics. I cook for customers. If I started cooking for critics, I'd probably be really miserable." - David Chang

How might I locate what I learn and experience in ways that equip me to apply them in the fleeting moments when I sense opportunities to do so?

• What’s one word on your mind right now?

• What’s an idea that jumped out at you from what you just heard?

• What did this remind you of?

• Share one way you might make this better. 

• On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident/excited/clear are you on what you just heard?

• Raise your hand if you felt ____ about this. Raise your hand if you felt _____ about this. (Bonus

... See more

Don’t ask yourself where your true gifts lie. Ask what other people seem weirdly bad at.

until the behavior became habit, the habit became the culture, and the culture became accepted

Commodities are interchangeable (who can tell the difference between a Polo and a Tommy Hilfiger shirt if it wasn’t for the logo?); merch was a unique expression of a specific time, place, community, and context

Look at nature itself. Trees don't apologise for shedding their leaves. Bears don't feel guilty about hibernating. The moon doesn't try to stay full all month. Yet we've convinced ourselves that constant output, constant consumption, constant "productivity" is the only way forward.

It’s madness.