Reminders for understanding
How to avoid cynicism:
Act in ways opposite to your instinct. If you hate something, find out more about it. Again ask 'What is this?', 'Who made this?', 'Who is this for?' Genuinely. Never stop doing this"
-via @being_on_line
Look in the mirror and consider the social and political kickbacks you get for your beliefs.
Understand and accept that social media is systematically pushing you towards ideological extremes.
Spend less time performing and more time connecting.
Ask stupid questions.
Be gentle in expressing your views.
Make fewer and better statements.
Show your... See more
Understand and accept that social media is systematically pushing you towards ideological extremes.
Spend less time performing and more time connecting.
Ask stupid questions.
Be gentle in expressing your views.
Make fewer and better statements.
Show your... See more
sari azout • Principles for sharing on the Internet
How to like everything more - by Sasha Chapin How to like everything more
Sasha Chapinsashachapin.substack.comDon’t just resist cynicism — fight it actively. Fight it in yourself, for this ungainly beast lays dormant in each of us, and counter it in those you love and engage with, by modeling its opposite
Maria Popova • 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings
The true value of unbaked scrawls and sketches and whatnot is as a window to an artist’s process. Process is an ugly-sounding word—pedestrian jargon for the inherently wondrous act of creation—but it describes a method by which a thing evolves, which has always had a hold on me.
Adam Moss • The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
The artist Gina Malek had made a similar suggestion …. "Just walk up to a piece and try to think of five things that it brings up," she suggested. Not five things that the art is about. The observations don't need to be grandiose, like this probes masculinity in the postinternet age. Just, what are five things you notice, either in the work or in
... See moreBianca Bosker • Get the Picture
The ingredients of ‘good’ curation
I think great curation comes down to five key elements that span the processes of searching, selection and contextualizing:
I think great curation comes down to five key elements that span the processes of searching, selection and contextualizing:
- Preservation: Caring for, reviving or resurfacing things that might otherwise be lost or forgotten in archives or streams.
- Connection: Inspiring moments of surprise –, “I didn’t think of
Rachel Botsman • How to curate your life to find more meaning
PAUSE: Postpone Action Until Serenity Enters.