taste
musings on taste
sari and
taste
One of my (many) contrarian beliefs is that we do not have strong enough preferences. We often blame social media or the speed of information as the reason why we’re easily distracted, but the real reason behind our inability to focus has less to do with the sheer quantity of media and more to do with our laziness when it comes to distinguishing... See more
taste > skills
taste seems more scarce these days, and increasingly differentiating in the age of AI where so much of skills-based productivity is offloaded to compute.
makes me think about the development of taste, and how we nurture taste for the next gen of humans.
scott belskyx.comA system optimized for noise elimination is hostile to the genuinely new. It converges on what works, on what has worked. That convergence might produce excellent outputs by existing standards. But it will not produce the output that creates a new standard.
Second Voice • The $150/Hr Poet
‘What’s the point?’ syndrome, and why we all feel so disconnected right now
marie-claire chappetstylist.co.uk
This is pretty good, and strangely consistent with my own idea of good taste
Tasteful people pursue stuff with purpose, have an appreciation and curiosity about others who pursue stuff with purpose, and a disregard for people who don't do stuff and/or cover for it by purchasing the correct things to signal that they do
Mat Dryhurstx.comWhile it’s probably one of the corniest things I’ll ever write in this column, I’ve come to believe that developing taste is not so unlike going to therapy; it’s an inefficient, time-consuming process that mostly entails looking inward and identifying whatever already moves you. It’s the product of devouring ideas, images and pieces of culture not... See more
Elizabeth Goodspeed on the Importance of Taste – And How to Acquire It
The conversation around taste tends to focus on what it takes to develop it, but not what it takes to use it and unlock its potential, which is confidence .
Having and developing taste is one thing, but remaining connected to our taste is another. In order to take advantage of our taste, we have to be able to access its insights and guidance, which... See more
Having and developing taste is one thing, but remaining connected to our taste is another. In order to take advantage of our taste, we have to be able to access its insights and guidance, which... See more