J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
To describe the current situation in the executive branch as merely a constitutional crisis is to understate the significance of what we’re experiencing. “Constitutional crisis” does not even begin to capture the radicalism of what is unfolding in the federal bureaucracy and of what Congress’s decision not to act may liquidate in terms of... See more
Jamelle Bouie • Opinion | There Is No Going Back
“I believe in freedom of speech and people are entitled to articulate their views but they’re not entitled to have an alternative set of facts”
— taoiseach simon harris
The agency world runs on pursuit of the ideal, while the business world runs on what moves things forward. Both valid, just different values. I think that's why agencies still have a place.
Felicia Zhang on LinkedIn: For all the ex-agency folks out there, one thing we don’t talk about… | 196 comments
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Dickie Bush 🚢 • Tweet
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
W. David Marx argues in his book “Status and Culture.” We want what other people have in order to fit in, but eventually abandon those same things once we see them as too accessible to the masses.
New York Times • rw-embedded-content[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/style/gen-z-trend-cycle.html]
too many trends, not enought taste
Everything is accessible to everyone, which means that people’s desire to reel it in and “gatekeep” is a natural response. At least according to W. David Marx
“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 Rise of the Union Right - The Atlantic