dive deeper into influences/inspirations
i should be able to list the things/creators i love (any medium) if asked, like the guys saying "jacques cousteau" like five times in pierre barouh's "le pollen"
if i cannot recall names/titles i have not been talking enough about them
it's okay to know/read/experience less quantitatively if i invest more in the things i do experience and love
i am not obligated to complete the work but neither am i free to desist from it, i.e. write/share more about the things that i do love
develop my own thoughts/framework without depending on those of others
… but do not close yourself off (and in fact, remain voraciously curious) from the thoughts of others
it is important to reflect and write about both thoughts you agree with and thoughts you vehemently disagree with
abandon pretentions of "cool" and aim for something individual
this is not a demand to valorize "authenticity," but rather (like everything else) an invitation to be more vocal about what i like and why
friends should be able to identify when something feels like me, even when it is not something I have talked about before
we should be associated with the things we love!!
stop putting off things for later.
it is not that hard to watch a fucking movie (or read a book/manga or listen to an album, etc.). you are putting off watching the fucking movie bc you feel like you need to have grand thoughts about every movie you see. but if you just watch more movies then you will have more grand thoughts about movies as a whole. you will not feel like any one movie is important to your development and it will not feel like it has been a waste just bc you don't have thoughts on a specific movie. instead you will feel grateful for the experience and that you can move on to the next one.
cultivation is a practice, not a personality
what i read/watch is not an identity. how i react to it, what i say about it, to whom i say it, and how i share it with friends/strangers, is the identity.
when you find something you love, tell the creator (if possible). interact with the creators you like. you are not a museum. you are not just a collection of things you like. cultivation is not about moodboarding your favorite things but about allowing it to change you as a person and how it inspires you to interact with the world.
the world is other people, not just the works they create.
further reading: rian phin, "new taste signifiers, post-moodboard culture [prada, the row, jw anderson agenda"
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