Agalia Tan
@agaaalia
Senior Strategist at We Are Social
RADAR Chapter Lead for Singapore
Agalia Tan
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As individuals, if we want to be creative, we need to give ourselves space to play and experiment without a set agenda. Amos Tversky famously said that the secret to doing good work is being a little unemployed so you always have hours in the day to waste as you wish. During that wasted time, you’ll likely have your best, most creative ideas.
“Jootsing”: The Key to Creativity
At T-minus seven minutes to the meeting, I rushed my laptop up a flight of stairs to the desk of a secretary and huffed out a desperate plea: Please print this for me, seven copies. She looked up at what surely was a normal speed, but which I perceived as the pace of a snail emerging from a shell, and said,
“Just give me a second, dear.” She smiled.... See more
“Just give me a second, dear.” She smiled.... See more
I Felt Important
it’s always a matter of perspective, and unless you’re saving lives, nothing is that urgent
If we don’t know the creative intent, we shouldn’t speculate.
Martin Weigel • The subtle art of stepping into an idea — Martin Weigel
“Desire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.”
#197: What is "personal style"?
Cultural Moneyballism, in this light, sacrifices exuberance for the sake of formulaic symmetry. It sacrifices diversity for the sake of familiarity. It solves finite games at the expense of infinite games. Its genius dulls the rough edges of entertainment. I think that’s worth caring about. It is definitely worth asking the question: In a world
... See moreThe "culture" of a society isn't a blob of random human activity, but an orderly ecosystem arising from the interactions between particular subunits. To maintain ecosystem health, we must reject the cynical “poptimist” framing of culture as a mere vehicle for entertainment and commerce and instead promote the benefits of constant cultural refresh.
Culture: An Owner's Manual • Culture Is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism
Otherwise, what’s the point of making it? You’ve got to be saying something.
Martin Scorsese: “I Have To Find Out Who The Hell I Am.”
Stop Ignoring All the Mundane Miracles in Your Life
nytimes.com
things you should remember and what "living life to the fullest" looks like
Phones, with their ability to transport you to other worlds, want to convince you that the one you’re stuck in doesn’t have anything worth paying attention to. But through my journaling, I realized something: We’re shoulder to shoulder with many universes; countless lives, hopes, dreams and fears as complicated as our own, all clustered in the same crowded shops, train cars and sidewalks. Why ignore all that?