Natalie Audelo
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Natalie Audelo
There is a ton of nostalgic longing for these previous eras and scenes like “Indie Sleaze” without any of the desire to create the environment to make new versions of them possible . [...'] This forced synthesizing of the past for the sake of our generational feeling of missing out is the ultimate sign of the times. It’s preferable to try and crawl... See more
Playfulness, 'the marriage pact', nostalgia loops, an innovation idea for footwear brands lurking
environmental psychology
Esther Sternberg • Esther Sternberg — The Science of Healing Places | The On Being Project
Black Hole Words: To me, these are words that are commonplace in a given industry but everyone has a slightly different definition of them. You can have a whole meeting and if you don’t define the word, you just wasted an hour of everyone’s time. They suck all the meaning and consensus out of a room, out of a business, and out of a company.
Molly Graham • “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions
“Too often, we optimize for the numerical thing, time and speed. We’re not optimizing for the emotional state, which is disquiet or anxiety.”
311 / The fallacy of faster
We need to stop fearing boredom and be comfortable with what is going on around us, whether it’s exciting or not. This is an argument made eloquently by my colleague Ellen Langer, who defines mindfulness as the practice of actively noticing new things. You can do that only when you are not distracting yourself.
Arthur C. Brooks • Eight Ways to Banish Misery
