Process
If I believe my inner world is an “ecology” and social media’s algorithms are “incursions” and “extractive”—then I have to think hard about my own part in sustaining the fragile space of my attention, a place I’ve been cultivating with great care all these years.
Lia Purpura • The Ecology of Attention
Hall of Mirrors
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A site dedicated to reflection and reflective practice.
ethos
what are systems, beyond structures of imprisonment, extraction, and control? why build systems for the wilderness of the creative spirit, and how do we do it without diminishing or killing its essence? it starts with getting the machinery of “productivity” out of our heads — deprogramming as liberation. then, slowly, cultivating a new relati... See more
what are systems, beyond structures of imprisonment, extraction, and control? why build systems for the wilderness of the creative spirit, and how do we do it without diminishing or killing its essence? it starts with getting the machinery of “productivity” out of our heads — deprogramming as liberation. then, slowly, cultivating a new relati... See more
creative systems — kening zhu
Advice from Cal Flynn as quoted by Mike Sowden,
““A quotation, commonly attributed to the writer and pioneering French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, says: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” This, if
... See moreThe 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 that
Rachel Botsman • How to curate your life to find more meaning
Whenever you’re debating what to do, explicitly ask yourself “what do I predict will happen if I choose option A?” and try to unroll the trajectory. Even if you think you’re already intuitively predicting the results of your choices, I’ve found it helps surprisingly much to be explicit—one of my manager role models asks me this (“what do you think ... See more
Ben Kuhn • Impact, agency, and taste
I’ve noticed a lot of people underestimate their own taste, because they expect having good taste to feel like being very smart or competent or good at things. Unfortunately, I am here to tell you that, at least if you are similar to me, you will never feel smart, competent, or good at things; instead, you will just start feeling more and more like... See more
Ben Kuhn • Impact, agency, and taste
How to Remember Everything You Read
youtube.comPACER method to learn that goes over how to consistently reflect on the information we consume to process and learn it.
Procedural (Practice), Analogous (Critique), Conceptual (Mapping), Evidence (Store & Rehearse), Reference (Store & Rehearse)