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“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is
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visual collect and
the way of the artist-entrepreneur — kening zhu
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Everyone’s office looks the same (a blend of WeWork/Soho House lite). Everyone’s coffee shops look the same and everyone’s coffee looks the same. Our high streets and malls all look the same (Main Street = chain street). Check into a hotel aimed at people in their 20s-40s...which city are you in? Which country, then? Ok, which continent?
Beth Bentley • Is the Algorithm Making Us LESS Stylish, LESS Interesting, LESS...ourselves?
What feeds your reference system?
Snobs. Haters. It’s a system enlarged by call and response. Making something successful is not just doing whatever you want. It’s knowing what works, then also knowing the opposite of what works and syncing those two things up with the moment.
Snobs. Haters. It’s a system enlarged by call and response. Making something successful is not just doing whatever you want. It’s knowing what works, then also knowing the opposite of what works and syncing those two things up with the moment.
Thom Bettridge • VIRGIL ABLOH: “Duchamp is my Lawyer”
Optimize for legacy, not empire. Empires die because they’re alone, legacies live because they involve others.
-OH, on building teams and brand communities
Don’t be surprised if you’re in a conversation with someone who has many interests and they take you off topic and on an adventure. Without realising it Multi-Passionate people have picked up so many unique perspectives, original insights and different ideas that the natural path to them can disorient others. This allows them to colour any conversa... See more
Multi-passionate people have what singular focused people are missing
When you can lean into that one ‘thing’ that nobody else has but you, that’s where you can stand out without even trying to stand out.
The best differentiation strategy isn't a strategy.
It is yourself.
The best differentiation strategy isn't a strategy.
It is yourself.