emmie
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emmie
don’t be a hunter-gatherer in the wild, competing for food.
go build yourself a magical forest-farm, and grow your garden of nourishing things. and wait. trust that the right people will come.
when they do, be hospitable and kind to them. you will recognize them, and they will recognize you.
they will want to come back, again and again, and linger... See more
go build yourself a magical forest-farm, and grow your garden of nourishing things. and wait. trust that the right people will come.
when they do, be hospitable and kind to them. you will recognize them, and they will recognize you.
they will want to come back, again and again, and linger... See more
build a world, not an audience — kening zhu
don’t chase, let them find your world
build a world, not an audience — kening zhu
instead of sharing something that will disappear on someone’s feed, focus, instead, on growing a digital garden on YOUR website, that belongs only to you.
build a world, not an audience — kening zhu
I didn’t want to play the game of striving to be seen.
build a world, not an audience — kening zhu
but I think, in this race to “build an audience,” somewhere in the process, something is missing, left behind — perhaps, a sense of humanity, or individual complexity, or truth, or intimacy.
build a world, not an audience — kening zhu
and in theory, I agree with underlying premise of building an audience. you find your people, and serve them — by giving something of great value. the execution of this, however, is something different.
build a world, not an audience — kening zhu
Your mind isn't creating thoughts—your thoughts are creating your mind. Every time you revisit a particular thought loop, you're voting for it to become your default operating system. Your thought patterns aren't just habits— they're prophecies, and what looks like a harmless habit today is actually destiny under construction.
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How great creatives build vast internal libraries through enthusiastic, constant consumption and lifelong reading, fueling their work
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Martin Scorsese used to watch a movie every single night. You look at someone like Ralph Lauren, people say, hey, you know, what was it like talking to him in the early days? He just knew every single thing about the different kinds of ties. Talking to a musician, musician was saying, hey, the way that you can remember how things look, I can
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