Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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But what I began to notice, through all of it, was that something felt increasingly off. Not just in my own experience, but in the culture surrounding it. What once felt full of possibility had started to feel constricted. The language of freedom was still there, but beneath it was a kind of pressure that didn’t feel creative at all.
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The rise of the Sovereign Creator
Do you see yourself as an entrepreneur or a creator?
This is an important question to answer.
It’s tempting to lie to yourself. However, being truthful about your motivations is essential.
While there is obvious overlap between entrepreneurs and creators there are key core differences which drive behaviour in diverging directions.
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Benjamin Antoinesubstack.comentrepreneur vs creator
what are the differences?
WILD BARE THOUGHTS
How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me
because taste is self-pursuit—and self-pursuit requires taste
stepfanie tyler
Jul 16, 2025
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Most people think AI makes you lose yourself. That it kills taste. That algorithms flatten us into sameness, rewarding short attention spans, cheap aesthetics, and dopamine over depth... See more
How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me
because taste is self-pursuit—and self-pursuit requires taste
stepfanie tyler
Jul 16, 2025
∙ Paid
Most people think AI makes you lose yourself. That it kills taste. That algorithms flatten us into sameness, rewarding short attention spans, cheap aesthetics, and dopamine over depth... See more
How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me
We used to associate intelligence with accumulation. Who knew the most. Who could recall the fastest. Who sounded the smartest in a room.
But in a world where AI knows more than anyone—and everyone is shouting into the void—intelligence has quietly changed shape. It’s no longer about how much you know. It’s about how well you filter .
But in a world where AI knows more than anyone—and everyone is shouting into the void—intelligence has quietly changed shape. It’s no longer about how much you know. It’s about how well you filter .
How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me
our digital environments have turned us all into curators. Not just of aesthetics, but of inputs. What we consume, what we follow, what we amplify—it all becomes a mirror of how we think.
How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me
Studies of individuals who report high life satisfaction consistently show one pattern: they engage in activities with naturally extended feedback loops. Mastery of skills, service to others, deep relationships, creative expression—all require tolerating periods of boredom or frustration before delivering their rewards.
The Waiting Room of Greatness: Why Boredom is the Key
Without effort, struggle, and time investment, achievements become meaningless.
The value isn't just in the outcome—it's in who you become through the process of pursuing it.
The Waiting Room of Greatness: Why Boredom is the Key
“Find your passion” is also... well, bullshit.
We tell young people to "find their passion" as if there's a vast forest before them, and somewhere among the millions of trees stands the one perfect specimen that will unlock their life's purpose.
This metaphor used to paralyze me more than inspire.
Most eighteen-year-olds' genuine passions involve ha... See more
We tell young people to "find their passion" as if there's a vast forest before them, and somewhere among the millions of trees stands the one perfect specimen that will unlock their life's purpose.
This metaphor used to paralyze me more than inspire.
Most eighteen-year-olds' genuine passions involve ha... See more
Maalvika • why are we lying to young people about work?
Meaning emerges not from avoiding struggle but from choosing struggle that serves something larger than yourself.