Francesco
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Francesco
A rare meme that’s equal parts educational and entertaining. I wish I made it! Via @qvarantine.events on IG
Tatum Dooleysubstack.comSuper interesting take on “how” to name a work of art
You can’t found a new faith system with the words “I am publishing a very good vegetarian cookbook”. For this, you need something stronger. You need the assurance of make-believe, whispered sweetly. Grind this cauliflower into tiny pieces and you can make a special kind of no-carb rice! Avoid all sugar and your skin will shimmer! Among other... See more
Honestly
👩💻How to Reinvent Yourself (& Your Website) — with Anita Cheung
podcasts.apple.comslow and steady wins the race!!
On starting over, pivoting, learning how to be comfortable with risk and widening our window of tolerance
say you’re writing a book, aren’t you afraid that the words you’re saying won’t be true anymore once the book is out and you’re reading it back? Is anyone else also afraid to say things out loud, especially about your own work and creative practice that won’t be true to you in a month, a year, a decade’s time?
Good branding signals other things related to class and positionality – if an experience looks good, it’s because it was crafted at some point by a designer and a creative director who had the time, skills, and zeitgeist awareness to know what looks good (one of the founders of the swim club mentioned above is a graphic designer by trade, as an... See more
Elise Granata • What We Lose When Optimizing Community
All pretenses aside, Andy Warhol’s quote is the dominant sentiment of our time: “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” Making money is a high. Like sex and drugs and gambling and art. That all these activities cluster together at things called “art fairs” is no mistake.
Hardly agree. I don’t think that becoming a bigger well-lubricated cog and turning that wheels of capitalism = being a good artist. But here good is a word I’ve added, as it was never mention. Or could it be this concept of “making money is art” is also true and I just don’t want to believe it?
Conventional hiring processes are designed to recruit the most skilled people to fill a specific role at the right price. The experience can feel dehumanizing — it’s laden with unwritten rules, negotiation, posturing, and indirect communication (if you’re lucky) through recruiters.
The process, at its core, is a transaction of resources. It’s not... See more
The process, at its core, is a transaction of resources. It’s not... See more
Sharan Bal • Hiring Humans, Not Resources
Great question. How do we make hiring more about humans than resources?
everywhere.tools
everywhere.tools
Good work advice and Decent web design
aaaa! what an awesome collection
‘consistency is key on substack’ okay but i’d much rather read essays of people who got suddenly so inspired that they wrote everything in one go, than those essays who are posted weekly called ‘how to be an it girl'.
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