Robin Good

Some women are memorable because they are beautiful. Some because they are charismatic. Some because they are wealthy or visibly accomplished.

But there is another category of woman who leaves a stronger impression than all of them.

A woman with perspective.

She can speak about things with depth. She has her own lens on the world. She notices details... See more

The algorithm rewards what can be quickly understood, quickly desired, quickly copied, and quickly shared.

What it rarely rewards is slowness. And...

• Depth develops slowly.


• Taste refines slowly.


• Wisdom arrives slowly.


• Originality builds slowly.

This is why so many people today appear highly curated but strangely interchangeable. They may have a... See more

There are many people who have mastered the art of presentation . They know how to curate a life that looks appealing from the outside. They have a recognizable aesthetic, a polished routine, a personality that translates well online. They know what to wear, what to say, what to post, and how to appear interesting.

Far fewer people have something... See more

Ce que la curation implique, et que la sélection n’implique pas, c’est la responsabilité. Le curateur signe ses choix. Il peut se tromper et sa réputation en dépend. Cette prise de risque intellectuel est ce qui distingue un acte curatorial d’un acte algorithmique et c’est précisément ce qui lui confère de la valeur dans un monde où les algorithmes... See more

Nietzsche wrote in Thus Spoke Zarathustra that “Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können” – “One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”

I plan to foster this chaos in me by staring into the eyes of my beloved, walking into a forest at dusk, or writing a poem whose wild... See more

curation is, if nothing else, interdisciplinary and relational, often mediating between past and contemporary ideas for an audience. If done skillfully, the curator performs multiple roles simultaneously, as storyteller, educator, critic, collaborator and entertainer.

build a reputation as someone worth following even beyond their own writing.

The orchestration of people, products, and ideas into systems of meaning that others recognize, adopt, and aspire to.