Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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When a brand builds a universe specific enough, coherent enough, richly curated enough, the right people recognize their own taste reflected. The shouting becomes unnecessary.
The world speaks for itself. And the people who belong there find their way home.
But most brands won’t do this. It’s too slow, too difficult, too dependent on taste as a real... See more
The world speaks for itself. And the people who belong there find their way home.
But most brands won’t do this. It’s too slow, too difficult, too dependent on taste as a real... See more
Fatema Raja • The Taste Renaissance
When we sing in the shower, we hardly expect applause. In fact, that would be awfully weird.
But online, when just about anyone might be clicking, watching or sharing, it’s disappointing to put your work into the world and hear nothing.
Nothing but a black hole that absorbs your best work and reflects nothing back.
And if that happens again and again,... See more
But online, when just about anyone might be clicking, watching or sharing, it’s disappointing to put your work into the world and hear nothing.
Nothing but a black hole that absorbs your best work and reflects nothing back.
And if that happens again and again,... See more
Crickets
“When you learn what you can live without, you are able to ask life for the very best because you possess the gift of discernment. You are able to create an authentic life because you are able to make conscious choices.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
I suppose you could call that gift “ taste .”
But what I love about this quote is that it’s not the... See more
sydney rheeder 𖣠 • the power of knowing what you like
Curating isn’t extra work.
It’s simply letting people see what you already notice.
It’s simply letting people see what you already notice.
Jon Schindehette • The Role of Taste
Like it or not, passion is about to be just as important as profit. No career is safe now, which means your healthy obsessions—those things that kindle your flame and stir your soul—are the only things that will carry you through.
Rick Rubin Is the Future of Work
But taste requires subtraction. It means not participating in every viral moment. It means not resharing something just because it’s getting attention. It means opting out of the churn.
That doesn’t mean being contrarian for the sake of it. It means noticing when the culture’s default setting no longer reflects what’s true for you—and walking away.
That doesn’t mean being contrarian for the sake of it. It means noticing when the culture’s default setting no longer reflects what’s true for you—and walking away.
