Natalie Audelo
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Natalie Audelo
🔥 this Bob Dylan lyric: "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now"
The things we think will make us feel happier – acing exams, securing a dream job, buying that dress – usually don’t, but small habits can make a big difference. One of them is talking to strangers.
Sophie McBain • The big idea: why we should spend more time talking to strangers
It was not fun to walk around with my ghosts, despite what my positive memories wanted me to believe. I think this is because inherent in “revisiting” is the palpable reality that everything ends, the reminder that soon the way you are experiencing your present moment will be the past; it too will end.
Anna Fusco • Somebody That I Used To Know
Something that helps me dispel confusion or feelings of resistance in my body is listening to "The Pearl Dive," a 30-minute guided imagery journey created by Dr. Rosalind Watts. This meditation prompts me to dive deep into my body and away from my thoughts, uncovering buried emotions and desires that I have yet to shine light on. It amazes me that ... See more
Walk and Talk/Close.city/The Pearl Dive
We love to convince ourselves that things are circumstantial. Like, I love painting, but I don’t paint anymore because I’m too bus y. Like, I’m not really happy with my suburban life, but I’m trapped in it indefinitely . But what if these things aren’t circumstantial? Instead of blaming the external world, imagine believing that some part of me wan... See more
you have what you want
When I was younger, I was skateboarding a lot. I was listening to music and skateboarding. There were two songs, that are widely different: DJ Shadow’s “Building Steam With a Grain of Salt,” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right.” And I remember skateboarding to them and they made me just stop. And the world felt so cool. I would look a... See more
On redefining what it means to be successful
But the real root of the problem is something much deeper than cost-cutting exercises, maximizing shareholder value, and a general loss of craft and bold originality. Somewhere along the way, we lost respect for each other. We’ve broken our social contract, forgotten our manners, ignored the golden rule. The producers have lost respect for the cons... See more
Catherine Shannon • The Great Diminishment
This isn't about bad strategists or failed campaigns. This is systemic. The entire apparatus of
commercial strategy - how we think, how we work, what we optimise for - was built for a world that no
longer exists.We're practicing 20th-century strategy in a 21st-century reality. Using industrial logic to
navigate post-industrial complexity. Applying fra... See more
commercial strategy - how we think, how we work, what we optimise for - was built for a world that no
longer exists.We're practicing 20th-century strategy in a 21st-century reality. Using industrial logic to
navigate post-industrial complexity. Applying fra... See more