Alara
@alara
recovering type A. aspiring type Be.
Alara
Sustainable Brands and Sustainable Fashion
this, from Ganni’s page is so honest and good. “We don't identify as a sustainable brand, because at its core fashion thrives on newness and consumption, which is a major contradiction to the concept of sustainability. That’s the honest truth. Instead, we're focused on becoming the most responsible version of ourselves.“
From George Saunders, on nuance and embracing complexity:
... See morethe writer doesn't have to have a fixed firm idea, but has to be able to take the reader on a journey to remind her that the world is complicated. From the very beginning, I understood writing to be about some kind of moral or ethical imperative. Absent that, I'm not that interested in it, ac
When I was in art school, one thing I discovered was that many people believed they were defined by the work they created. If their work wasn't good, they saw it as a reflection of their skill rather than a reflection of their taste, which was actually superior to their ability.
You are simply the person who created the work. You are a vessel, a med... See more
You are simply the person who created the work. You are a vessel, a med... See more
Jason Liu • Advice to Young People, the Lies I Tell Myself
you are not your work
I believe many young people struggle with the insecurity of being intelligent. They often feel the need to prove their intelligence by overthinking, excessively planning, and acquiring knowledge before taking action. However, this approach is a waste of time. The more you research, the more you realize how little you actually know. Instead, you jus... See more
Jason Liu • Advice to Young People, the Lies I Tell Myself
the curse of inteligence
I have led a toothless life, he thought. A toothless life. I have never bitten into anything. I was waiting. I was reserving myself for later on—and I have just noticed that my teeth have gone.
| Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason
