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Ben Saltiel's avatar

Differentiated taste requires a strong view and a willingness to think independently. Read different things, have different inputs.

Being okay with other people not agreeing / seeing things your way.

Meghan Swidler's avatar

do you feel like this can be learned? i think it's honestly just something you just have or don't. i've always just felt like i have had that since birth.

Gaurav Singh's avatar

Great practical framework. One thing I would add: taste can’t be fully built through consumption and curation alone. It requires shipping, putting something in front of real users and feeling the gap between your intention and their experience. The ‘library of references’ Emily Weiss built is necessary but not sufficient. The reps of shipping are where taste actually develops.