Emily Sokolow

@emsok

Fine artist, writer & communication strategist. Moved from tech to advertising to the woods. NYC ~ Israel ~ LA.

🔎Communication strategy (integrated - brand, digital, content, messaging, SEO)

🎨Oil painting, surrealism, portraiture

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WORDS: Genius by David Whyte

David Whyte thevalueofsparrows.wordpress.com

Things to come back to when I’m feeling meh

“To live out our genius is to live out the conversation between our particular inherited body and the body of the world from which we seem to have been made.”

on perfectionism

happiness less as a goal and more as a by-product of mastery and meaning.

Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

motivation

our achievement budget is a function of the number of priorities we have.

Henrik Karlsson • Almost Everyone I’ve Met Would Be Well-Served Thinking More About What to Focus On

sharpening the blade

Alex Katz’s New Paintings in Venice Celebrate Grass, Water, and Clothes

Andy Battaglia artnews.com

artist inspiration

At age 96, Alex Katz is still expanding as an artist.

It’s up to artists to use language to turn the sublimity of the mystery into nuggets that we can cognitively behold.

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artist inspiration

Tom Morton on LinkedIn: I feel like we're in a Cambrian Explosion of new businesses founded by… | 73 comments

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Things to come back to when I’m feeling meh

Future of work for strategists

By sharing your writing: “You’re putting signals out into the world that you earnestly think are accurate, but at the same time, you’re humbled by the fact that the actual wisdom of your readers is more intelligent than you are, but you become more intelligent as a result of their feedback” – David Perell

Anthony Pompliano • Writing for Leverage, Teenage Billionaires, The Problem with Mainstream Media, and More - David Perell on Off the Chain, Hosted By Anthony Pompliano • Podcast Notes

writing bravely

There are about 4,000 weeks in a lifetime. It’s a lot easier to make time for things you love when you view the world in weeks, rather than years.

Krista Tippett • Oliver Burkeman – Time Management for Mortals

how to create a meaningful life and motivation