J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
Families teach us love, and tribes teach us loyalty. The village teaches us tolerance
What we’re dealing with is a full-blown cultural moment. The 20-year nostalgia cycle, climate-change nihilism, information saturation, streaming-era content overload, and our collective Long COVID of the soul have converged in a tidal wave of tackiness. What TikTok teens, white collar workers marooned in home offices, and the gatekept super-rich... See more
judy berman • Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste
The thrill of a vibe is that it leads with emotion, not with spending power. It feels like playing hooky from a world where we are kettled by capitalism.
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too many trends, not enought taste
Shifting from trends to vibes (especially in fashion) as a shift from spending to emotion.
“There’s little new here beyond the names we’re giving macroeconomically induced changes in consumer behavior and the pace at which we’re casting one meme off for the next,”
Remy Tumin • Tired of Influencers, TikTok Users Try ‘Underconsumption Core’ to Cut Costs
too many trends, not enought taste
Nothing is new, speed is the difference
The Mathematics of Creativity | Why Genius Follows a Formula
youtube.comhow to cultivate creativity and media diet
Quantity builds quality, law of large numbers
Zips law of creativity
Creativity is combinatorial by nature
Skill follows a exponential curve
Chaos and order, complexity theory, creativity emerges at the edge of chaos
"There is freedom in constraints."
- Timothy Keller
“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
Coco Chanel
The emerging Octavia made three rules for herself: Don’t leave your home without a notebook, paper scraps, something to write with. Don’t walk into the world without your eyes and ears focused and open. Don’t make excuses about what you don’t have or what you would do if you did, use that energy to “find a way, make a way.”
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Octavia Butler’s approach