Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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Where we can compete with AI is with our hearts—and by hearts, I mean the sense of feeling and the synergy that comes when we are together. I call it emotional articulation—it’s a practice.... See more
If you’re racing to the response, your mind is thinking, and you might be missing the magic—you might be missing the opportunities. The only way to avoid that is
Deep Synergy
It’s in the slowing down and in the deep reciprocal listening that new relationship building spaces can be built. Not by racing to respond to every idea or concept that enters your ears.
The phone is not the enemy. The enemy is fear—fear of stillness, fear of silence, fear of being alone with one's own thoughts.
So let this be the final word: use it, but do not be used by it. Hold it, but do not be held by it.
And above all, remember: the truest moments of life happen in the spaces where there is no screen.
So let this be the final word: use it, but do not be used by it. Hold it, but do not be held by it.
And above all, remember: the truest moments of life happen in the spaces where there is no screen.
Six Meditations on the Phone
the critical skill of the future isn’t generating new ideas but curating those developed by generative AI. The role of idea curators will be crucial in discerning the most promising concepts, refining them to enhance their viability, and then promoting them to gain widespread acceptance.
In the Age of AI, Idea Curation Will Eclipse Creation
the megalomaniacs , who may be talented and motivated, but are bedeviled by a deadly overconfidence that ultimately renders them careless and unrigorous in their work. Cajal writes:
People with this type of failure are characterized by noble and winning traits. They study a great deal, but love personal activities as well. They worship action and... See more
Maria Popova • Diseases of the Will: Neuroscience Founding Father Santiago Ramón y Cajal on the Six Psychological Flaws That Keep the Talented from Achieving Greatness
Dreamers, oh dreamers, I know too well some of you. Wake up, before too much of your precious lives has passed by.
not letting algorithms decide what deserves your attention. If you want to feel creatively and intellectually alive, stop mindlessly consuming the internet and start mindfully curating it. You need a space away from social media's compulsive rhythm, where your ideas can grow at their own pace
Sari Azout • What Matters in the Age of AI Is Taste
Curation provides value even to the most mundane objects value by connecting them with a point of view, with a perspective or purpose that makes them stand out in the chaotic, unorganized tsunami of superficial published content.
“It matters where you get your dopamine. Get your dopamine from clarifying your ideas more than from their visibility.”
Sari Azout • Every Job Will Become an Art or Die
Question the common belief that happiness is the primary purpose of life.
Consider instead that a life aimed at being useful—creating, helping others, and making a difference—could be more fulfilling and meaningful.
Darius Foroux via Glasp