Such a definite and heartfelt yes for me. Early on in the blog post you touched on something I feel so strongly about - the importance of making room for surprise by avoiding overly curating our experiences. Increasingly we are invited to preselect what comes our way - to listen, watch, read only what we already know we will like and agree with. Country music is a revelation partially because we have been told that we won’t like it - even though millions of our fellow humans love it. We have been way oversold on the high of being/knowing better than - and way undersold on the joy of humble non-judgmental pleasures.
Yep! This is exactly why I think the Readup Article of the Day (AOTD) is a concept that can really catch fire! One must embrace the wildness of it. Basically the only “known” is that it’s worth reading because others are devouring it. It could be snarky or serious; sports, politics, travel, business, fashion, culture, technology; even fiction versus non-fiction. Not to mention long or short. Anything! So many AOTDs have been stuff I would never choose for myself, but I end up so glad to have had them pushed on me.
A book club wouldn’t be fun if you were the designated book-picker every single month. Duh.
Such a definite and heartfelt yes for me. Early on in the blog post you touched on something I feel so strongly about - the importance of making room for surprise by avoiding overly curating our experiences. Increasingly we are invited to preselect what comes our way - to listen, watch, read only what we already know we will like and agree with. Country music is a revelation partially because we have been told that we won’t like it - even though millions of our fellow humans love it. We have been way oversold on the high of being/knowing better than - and way undersold on the joy of humble non-judgmental pleasures.
Yep! This is exactly why I think the Readup Article of the Day (AOTD) is a concept that can really catch fire! One must embrace the wildness of it. Basically the only “known” is that it’s worth reading because others are devouring it. It could be snarky or serious; sports, politics, travel, business, fashion, culture, technology; even fiction versus non-fiction. Not to mention long or short. Anything! So many AOTDs have been stuff I would never choose for myself, but I end up so glad to have had them pushed on me.
A book club wouldn’t be fun if you were the designated book-picker every single month. Duh.