Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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To understand is to enter into a relationship with people, with things, with ideas. AI can imitate the language of relationships, but it stands outside of them. Our task is to keep knowledge alive by remaining in conversation with the world that gives it meaning.
The Meaning of an Apple
"The most effective thought leadership strategy is contrarian specificity: take a clear, defensible position that challenges conventional wisdom in your domain, then back it with original frameworks, data, or lived experience others can't replicate.
Most thought leaders fail by being either too agreeable (becoming background noise) or contrarian... See more
Most thought leaders fail by being either too agreeable (becoming background noise) or contrarian... See more
Michael Simmons • This One Article Written By AI Will Change How You Interact With AI Forever (At Least It Did With Me)
helping readers discover work they’ll actually subscribe to.
I Just Learned How Substack’s Notes Algorithm Really Works (And Now Everything Makes Sense)
Read that again.
The Substack Notes algorithm is optimized for one thing: helping readers discover work they’ll actually subscribe to.
Not time spent. Not endless scrolling. Not ad clicks.
Subscriptions. Paid conversions. Real connections between readers and writers.
Rick Rubin on “taste”
via Tom White - https://www.whitenoise.email/p/rick-rubin-is-the-future-of-work
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
Unlike influencers, curators do not lead with self-exposure, but with interpretation. A curator’s authority comes not from personal relatability, but from perspective, context, discernment, and intellectual labour that has since been lacking in recent social media years.
