Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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While it’s probably one of the corniest things I’ll ever write in this column, I’ve come to believe that developing taste is not so unlike going to therapy; it’s an inefficient, time-consuming process that mostly entails looking inward and identifying whatever already moves you. It’s the product of devouring ideas, images and pieces of culture not ... See more
Elizabeth Goodspeed on the Importance of Taste – And How to Acquire It
High agency is such an important idea because the more agency an individual or society has -- the more problems they can solve.
High agency can be a confusing idea to understand because it’s not just one idea. It’s a combination of three distinct skills rarely found together:
High agency can be a confusing idea to understand because it’s not just one idea. It’s a combination of three distinct skills rarely found together:
- Clear thinking
- Bias to action
- Disagreeability
High Agency
“And now you ask in your heart, ‘How shall we distinguish that which is good in pleasure from that which is not good?’
Go to your fields and your gardens, and you shall learn that it is the pleasure of the bee to gather honey of the flower,
But it is also the pleasure of the flower to yield its honey to the bee.
For to the bee a flower is a fountain o... See more
Go to your fields and your gardens, and you shall learn that it is the pleasure of the bee to gather honey of the flower,
But it is also the pleasure of the flower to yield its honey to the bee.
For to the bee a flower is a fountain o... See more
A quote from The Prophet
Curation and life nudges
If creators were once the internet’s golden children , producing original content to feed our insatiable scroll, this next phase belongs to someone else: the curator. Not necessarily the loudest voice or the most prolific, but the most discerning.
Curators are the new digital tastemakers, and their currency isn’t volume - it’s taste. Instead of flo... See more
Curators are the new digital tastemakers, and their currency isn’t volume - it’s taste. Instead of flo... See more
The Creator-Curator Hybrid
1. Human-curated Content - Viewers are embracing human-curated content recommendations to mitigate the shortcomings of algorithm-based suggestions.
2. AI-human Collaboration - The blending of human insight with algorithmic efficiency is emerging as a trend in enhancing user content experiences.
3. Personalized Content Discovery - Offering unique and ... See more
2. AI-human Collaboration - The blending of human insight with algorithmic efficiency is emerging as a trend in enhancing user content experiences.
3. Personalized Content Discovery - Offering unique and ... See more
Human-Curated Content Recommendations
curation is not just about collecting; it’s about connecting the dots.
“What shocks me the most when i travel to the West is that even the new generations dread the future and display many of the symptoms associated with anxiety, including the inability to make plans and see them through.
As they can't identify the root cause of their distress, they indulge in fantasies about themselves and the world around them.
Thus
The Future and Reality
YC founder Paul Graham's latest prediction:
Within the next 20 years, the number of people who can truly write will decrease significantly. This is not just about the disappearance of writing skills, but also the divergence of thinking abilities. The emergence of AI technology will create a divided world of "those who can write" and "those who canno... See more