Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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Technology treats the process of consuming and the process of creating as distinctly different, when the reality is that for our brains, the process of absorbing a book is not all too different from the process of producing one. We are always seeking new connections, combining and recombining old ideas to produce new ones. So why is it that we cons... See more
sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About
Curation as a bridge
Sommeliers emerged as luxury goods in a world where the product (wine) was getting commoditized, and curation was the new differentiator. That’s exactly where jobs are headed.
Sangeet Paul Choudary • Humans as 'luxury goods' in the age of AI
What the sommeliers figured out, before the rest of us eventually do, is that value is not in giving people more information. It’s in giving them confidence in a moment of uncertainty, making them feel like connoisseurs even if this is the first sip they’ve ever had.
“ The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been before. ” ~ Einstein
The myth comes first [465]
Most times, the best way to create value is continue to double down on the domain-specific insights you've collected over your entire career.
Nikita Bier • Tweet
Temptation is always strong to try something completely different.
But you’re able to add the most value if you can stick to one thing and go deeper and deeper.
Source: Jakob Greenfeld - https://brainstorms.substack.com/p/business-brainstorms-my-favorite-7c6
In an era of information abundance, the ability to filter effectively has become a premium skill. Good taste is cultural literacy: knowing the right references, understanding history, and recognising what matters beneath the surface noise.
Issue 007: The Curation Renaissance
Replace every single instance of “synthesised strategists” with “curators” and everything will make much more sense.