ethos

The idea of this persuasive fluency of speech as something constructed, something striven for and achieved

Glamour is unnatural and unordinary. It’s a decadent breakfast or a long stroll. It’s a rejection of the tedium of everyday life and the status quo.

Glamour is about creating a story to tell, even if it’s just to yourself

a “cultured lifestyle” filled with not just fashion but also movies, books, and experiences.

a person acquires such a halo of enchantment not by way of money, fame, or power but through cultivating knowledge and life experience—creating one’s own codes by way of research, repetition, and relentless curiosity.

it’s a way of carrying oneself that values style over fashion and intention over optimization

Instead of being a passive consumer of the web, I begin to feel as though the internet is molding itself around my intentions, transforming from a distraction machine into a precision instrument for creativity.