This website is almost a decade old. Someone reminded me of that fact the other day over email. I’d like to think we won’t make a big deal out of it. Seems pretty self indulgent to do so. Perhaps so is this post. Take it or leave it.
This applies to both clothes and writing/blogging/content. There’s often a simmering conflict between trying to do your best, and not putting something/yourself out there for fear of not meeting an unreasonable (or impossible) expectation. The ever expanding number of armchair “experts” who have never stood on the stage and absorbed the jeers they so love to emit only increases this dissonance.
Pedantry is a symptom of sh*tty judgement. This also applies to both clothes as well as writing/blogging/content.
I recently went a couple months without putting on a suit. And even I, the clown behind Dappered.com, felt a little weird putting a suit back on after that time. If you want to be comfortable in your clothes, especially your “nice” stuff? Wear it. If you want to get better at something, like writing or running a website? Do it as often as you can.
“You do you” is weirdly wise. Especially if it entails not standing out quite so much. Because maybe you want to keep the focus on the big picture. Which here, is the readership. Not the writer(s).
Cheap & lazy content device that drives clicks? Or comfortable reading comprehension mechanism that’s pleasing to most? Why not both?
The Huck team is off on vacation. Which means their big winter clearance is very…
Brooks Brothers starts their winter clearance with an additional 25% off sale items.
Plus a Christmas album you probably haven't heard yet this year. Maybe.
With a focus on holiday events. It's their last sale before their shipping cutoff.
Style choices to make for those times when how you're perceived is critical.
Timex grows into a solid, grown-up dive watch design.