Hannah

The danger isn’t losing taste, it’s outsourcing it. When every book, playlist, or movie rec comes from the same feed, you stop noticing what you’re genuinely drawn to.

That’s how filter fatigue works: you confuse what the system puts in front of you with what you actually want. Over time, your “preferences” flatten into the platform’s defaults. The... See more

what taste is:

• Personal opinion & a discerning eye (can interplay with the other pillars of personal style... example: taste can be influenced by your environment, but shouldn’t be defined by it entirely. Which leads me to...)


• Exposure, experience (broadening your worldview)


• Aesthetic/design awareness


• Contextual understanding


• A skill that can be

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Coherence is what the human mind longs for most. When life lacks meaning, it’s often because experiences feel unstrung. Experience, by itself, is inert. It is structureless data. The act of tracing a line through the events of our lives is what makes life feel like a life, as opposed to a series of disjointed impressions.