Marlene
@marlenecreative
Marlene
We are a post-capitalist movement disguised as a DAO.
We believe ideas, labor, and creative intelligence are sacred—and worth protecting, funding, and redistributing on our own terms.
We’re not waiting for politicians to fix potholes or billionaires to give us a slice.
We’re building the tools ourselves—using Web3 not for hype, but for liberation.
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The truth (that I often don’t like) is that the majority of my ideas for a story, essay, tweet, and really anything else are bad.
Ed Sheeran says, “Your mind is like a dirty tap.” What he means is the first flow of your ideas comes out dirty. Then, after a while, the ideas become cleaner. Finally, after longer, they become like the water gurgling do... See more
Ed Sheeran says, “Your mind is like a dirty tap.” What he means is the first flow of your ideas comes out dirty. Then, after a while, the ideas become cleaner. Finally, after longer, they become like the water gurgling do... See more
Nathan Baugh • 7 Writing Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
How to write a story your readers can't put down:
Use the ABDCE framework.
It's in countless classics, from Romeo and Juliet to The Great Gatsby.
Here's how it works (every writer should know this): https://t.co/5Epln3O2Qu
"Creativity is the focused combination of unlikely things. Your mind locks onto a certain element and then searches widely for something unexpected that fits with it. What can scuba diving teach you about agriculture? What can trees teach you about public speaking? There is always some connective tissue between disciplines. If you wish to be more c... See more
3-2-1: The secret to creativity, how our challenges shape us, and the value of bad workouts
As images of any kind become easier to generate, the designers who stand out are those who can create a sense of cohesiveness and emotion.
An Inside Look at Every’s Design Philosophy
When you find a good article or essay, crawl its bibliography. Bibliographies are treasure maps. Follow the names. Follow the hyperlinks. Find the one-line citation that leads to a whole new rabbit hole. Some of the most insightful articles I’ve read were ones I found three clicks away from where I started.
How To Research Niche Ideas in Literature and Philosophy
... See moreMost critically, these roles tend to be self-reinforcing. Organizations using fear-based future narratives often develop risk-averse cultures that further reinforce defensive positioning. Conversely, organizations with aspirational future narratives tend to attract optimistic, innovation-minded talent that strengthens their future-positive culture.
Patrick Tanguay (Sentiers) • 📡 No.338 — Is AI Progress Slowing Down? ⊗ Future Orientation ⊗ the Power of Critical Sensemaking
Ritual prevents the ordinary from dissolving into invisibility. If you light a candle at dinner, the meal becomes an event. If you walk at the same time each day, it becomes more than exercise. Anthropologists will tell you that rituals function as technologies of attention: certain ordinary acts aren’t trivial, they’re the architecture of meaning.