provocations

provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on

We belong to times far more than we belong to places. We just don’t realize it because we can’t travel in time and can never see our time from the perspective of another. - vgr

aron

Don't overlook the basics. Don't ignore the foundation. How long can a tree remain standing without the roots?

Alara

The biggest mistake a consumer company can make, Arnault says, is to delegate advertising to the marketing department.

Suzy Wetlaufer • The Perfect Paradox of Star Brands: An Interview with Bernard Arnault of LVMH

sari

Journaling is a terrible solution to negative feelings I never understood why people recommend this. Writing is thinking. The more you write the more you ruminate and the unhappier you become. Writing is the last thing you should be doing when you’re feeling down:

Sherry x.com

alex

"You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another." — Ernest Hemingway⁠

phoebe

Expanded supply creates expanded demand, which in turn feeds even more supply. Over time, people learn. They discover more about what's aesthetically possible and more about what they like. Exposure changes tastes.

Virginia Postrel, The Substance of Style

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aaron

Embrace win-lose ideas

I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am.

- Charles Horton Cooley

Alex Dobrenko` • i am who i think you think i am

sari

A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that the majority of respondents would prefer to live in a world where TikTok and Instagram did not exist!

Jonah Peretti • The Anti-SNARF Manifesto

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