J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
Regardless of what happens, our six weeks taught me that the deepest connections don’t come from trying to prove our worth, but from having the courage to be exactly who we are while trusting that we can be loved for it. They come from sharing pieces of our lives with someone without obligation, simply because we want to.
Like entangled particles,
... See moreI also believe taste is something we can and should try to cultivate. Not because taste itself is a virtue, per se, but because I’ve found a taste-filled life to be a richer one. To pursue it is to appreciate ourselves, each other, and the stuff we’re surrounded by a whole lot more.
Notes on “Taste” | Are.na Editorial
agree. also similar to thoughts about beauty as a right not a privilege. so is taste I think.
late stage social; peak social
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
What happens when you give a load of engineers a brief? I always ask the question: What would’ve happened if you hadn’t given the brief for High Speed 2 to a load of engineering firms who immediately focused on speed, time, distance, capacity? What if you’d given the brief to Disney instead?
They would’ve said, “First of all, we’re going to rewrite... See more
They would’ve said, “First of all, we’re going to rewrite... See more
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
a good point about how asking the right questions at the outset leads to different results
25 things you won’t learn in brand strategy school: #2 What the hell is a brand strategist, anyway?
linkedin.com
Sycophancy has a kind of momentum. Like any form of groupthink, it is part conformity, part self-preservation. The first person to grovel is undignified, but each subsequent act of cowardice allows the next person to acquiesce more easily.
“Things that are iconic are those things steeped in purpose and intention”
Janelle Monet