for the YOUNIQUE*
the urge of returning back to who you are.
for the YOUNIQUE*
Everyone’s faces have the same...glow. Glass skin, clean girl, glazed girl, cold girl. Everyone’s phone’s the same (and have since 2007 when the iPhone first shipped).
Everyone’s drinking the same amount of water, because ofc everyone’s water bottle looks the same (the Stanley Cup...the status water bottle as talisman of late-capitalism hyper-consu... See more
Everyone’s drinking the same amount of water, because ofc everyone’s water bottle looks the same (the Stanley Cup...the status water bottle as talisman of late-capitalism hyper-consu... See more
Beth Bentley • Is the Algorithm Making Us LESS Stylish, LESS Interesting, LESS...ourselves?
we unfortunately are in a culture of sameness.
no matter what area or industry, we are all pressured to live up to a specific standard, imitate those who we think we should become, and strive for the things that everyone deems as normal.
we start to forget who we really are under this noise of conformity.
Is the Algorithm Making Us LESS Stylish, LESS Interesting, LESS...ourselves?
Beth Bentleypatternrecognitionbytomorrowism.substack.com
Stand for something that’s all your own. Help us find unexpected things and think unexpected thoughts. Don’t create for the algorithm (as tempting as it is to try and give it what it seems to want, to help your brand gain visibility). Don’t drift to the middle in search of eyeballs. Think bigger, more long-term, more societal-level, even. Do things... See more
Beth Bentley • Is the Algorithm Making Us LESS Stylish, LESS Interesting, LESS...ourselves?
conformity culture:
Being a creative means embracing the urge to put more of yourself—your identity, personality, and unique way of seeing—into the world, whether it be the way you make your breakfast in the morning or your trick for getting through your morning commute, or the themes that keep coming up among the thousands of photos in your camera roll. When we confo... See more
Spencer Chang • field notes on being a creative [pt. 1]
The point is giving yourself permission to be you for more hours of your day. To let your guard down more often. To trust that your uniqueness is not something to hide but something to celebrate.
Your sacred business must support and encourage this authenticity. It needs to be a space where your weird isn't just accepted – it's essential.
Because whe... See more
Your sacred business must support and encourage this authenticity. It needs to be a space where your weird isn't just accepted – it's essential.
Because whe... See more
Carolina Wilke • 072:The Business of Being Different: Why Your Weird is Your Power
That version of you – the one who shows up without armor, without filters – that's your power. That's your weird. That's your magic.
Carolina Wilke • 072:The Business of Being Different: Why Your Weird is Your Power
From an early age, we trim our preferences and desires to avoid rejection from others. We're wired to follow the mass, to do what everybody is doing, to look like everybody around us. We learned to stop daring, to stop being different.
We were taught not to be weird.
But here's what I want to tell you: you are beautiful as you are. Your value comes... See more
We were taught not to be weird.
But here's what I want to tell you: you are beautiful as you are. Your value comes... See more
Carolina Wilke • 072:The Business of Being Different: Why Your Weird is Your Power
We were always taught to be somebody that we weren’t. Whether that was in life or even in business, there is always pressure coming from all sides of the world and of social-media to fit in, to follow, and to not “step out of line,” as if that was the only way
“Semiotically speaking, the most culturally incisive brands strategically leverage the self-awareness that a brand functions as a “myth” in culture, so to say. Iconic brands are comprised of signs and symbols that can resonate quite powerfully with people, particularly on a subconscious level. And so to be a culturally intelligent marketer today me... See more