Wellsbaum.blog

Writing about life and arts

consumption

  • Make culture, don’t just consume it

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    1 min read

    Consumption is a conduit to creativity. Reading and curation inspire us to reproduce our thoughts and ideas to others. The problem is, most people eat the news for entertainment’s sake. Scrolling through Facebook and Instagram are passive experiences, doing more to keep us in our seat rather than encouraging us to get out of it.…

  • What matters isn’t always popular

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    2 min read

    If you’ve ever published anything on the web you know what it’s like when all you hear are crickets. No likes, no comments, no reshares. You think your content sucks because no one’s acknowledging you. But it’s a misconception to sell your work short, especially if it’s your labor of love. There are 2.1 billion+…