real wisdom is usually not frictionless. It’s hard to seek out, hard to understand, and something that reveals itself in time. However, if you do have a habit of getting cozy with this type of content, you’re not alone. Three things that will change your life, though:

1. Wrestle with ideas before saving them for later


2. If an idea is truly indispensable,

... See more

Cue The Visuals: Repackaged Sameness

The reason the same corny ideas cycle endlessly online isn’t just because people love bite-sized wisdom—it’s because graphic design can breathe new life into the same tired advice. The aesthetic evolution of a message—whether it’s slapped onto a hope-core edit, stock image or Canva template — makes it infinitely... See more

Since platforms reward those whose content gets saved, creators forgo shame, regularly rounding off content with a “Save this for later!”. But what do we get in return? A digital junk drawer that can weigh us down in the same capacity as physical clutter. There are other architectural features of the digital experience that contribute to this, such... See more

The truth is, the circulation of snackable, ‘life-altering’ content is way more than a quirky trend. It’s an embodiment of a much larger, manifesto-fication of personal beliefs in the digital era, where advice becomes typed and simplified for mass consumption. Of course, simplified forms of advice are not, in themselves, new. All the way back since... See more