Allison Armstrong
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Allison Armstrong
During the seventies, she pursued graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California, Santa Cruz. In the late seventies, she began publishing poetry under the pen name bell hooks—a tribute to her great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. (The lowercase was meant to distinguish her from her great-grandmother, and to... See more
The Revolutionary Writing of bell hooks
- The most exciting news for families in Tribeca last weekend was the opening of Words on Warren. The new children’s book store is designed to encourage reading and writing (there are typewriters throughout the space). I asked the store’s owner Jean Maeng what the biggest surprise has been since opening last month. “The amount of support from the
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Read across disciplines. Let yourself get interested in things that aren’t “relevant” or “productive.” Follow the weird stuff .
This strategy has a powerful track record.
As Robert Greene (whose interview with Scott you can check out here) describes in Mastery , progress begins with anomalies — strange outliers or overlooked curiosities that spark... See more
This strategy has a powerful track record.
As Robert Greene (whose interview with Scott you can check out here) describes in Mastery , progress begins with anomalies — strange outliers or overlooked curiosities that spark... See more
3 Human Skills That Make You Irreplaceable in an AI World
Taste is often dismissed as something shallow or subjective. But at its core, it’s a form of literacy—a way of reading the world. Good taste isn’t about being right. It’s about being attuned .
3 Human Skills That Make You Irreplaceable in an AI World
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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