Agalia Tan

There is no such thing as closeness without friction.

A flywheel, based on Walt Disney’s original concept (seen in the infamous diagram below) was to find new opportunities to build upon the love that people have for the set of characters they’re introduced to however they’re introduced. It couldn’t feel like a money grab. Look how that panned out for the comic book industry in the late ‘90s. No, it... See more

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

Schematics are guides for experts in a subject.

A map for those in the know.

Diagrams simplify something to transfer the idea from an expert to an audience.

A summary for those who haven’t done the reading.

Schematics ask; “whats the most efficient way to include all the information?”

Diagrams on the other hand require you to decide “what information do... See more

AD: One thing I clocked early on about all this AI stuff is the language around it. When we talk about Google, we say, “I Googled something.” I’m the one doing the Googling. But with ChatGPT, we say, “ChatGPT did it.” We gave it agency pretty quickly. I think that’s really hard to claw back. Most people don’t even realize they’re giving it soul.

The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person who negotiates with themselves every day.

Let inertia work for you.