Words thatobsess_
I am not sure if you should expect practical, proven, tested knowledge — at least they weren't that when they first emerged. But I am sure you'll feel the same level of obsession and visceral desire that made them so in the first place. And these are not all my words. What you get out of them is part yours, part the voices in my head. I just whisper and spell.
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[02]EN
On the Only Surprise You Can Afford_
4 min read
[03]EN
On the Moments That Make Us_
5 min read
[04]EN
On Strategic Surprise, and the Persuasion No One Sees_
5 min read
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On the Seduction of What You Don't Show_
6 min read
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On What Surprise Rewrites_
5 min read
[07]EN
The Surprise You Don't Choose_
5 min read
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Comfortable Is Not Alive_
5 min read
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You can see them as interviews being run by your favourite Vogue editor — questions more alive than the answers, whispered by someone who has been obsessing for over a decade.
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