We’re Drowning in Messages
Here's another one
There’s no shortage of messages right now.
No shortage of takes, reactions, content, commentary, or things asking for our attention.
And yet I think a lot of us still feel the same tension: we’re surrounded by language, but still trying to make sense of things in real life.
You probably feel this even more if other people look to you for direction. Maybe you’re leading a team. Maybe you’re building something. Maybe you’re raising kids. Maybe you’re just trying to live honestly inside a noisy moment without getting swept away by it.
That tension is a big part of why I started the Reculture Podcast.
In which CJ becomes self-aware: I realize launching a podcast technically adds one more message to the pile. But the hope is that this one helps us make a little more sense of the ones we’re already living inside.
It’s a place to explore better messages. Messages that don’t just tell us what to react to, but help us understand where we are. Messages that don’t just grab attention, but orient us, map us, and point us somewhere.
Episode 1 is called Better Messages Send People on Adventures. It’s about why so many messages capture attention but fail to move people, and why the best ones don’t just inform us. They invite us into something.
You can watch/listen here:
If this feels like a conversation you’ve been wanting, I’d love for you to subscribe and come along for the ride. Over the next few months, I’ll be exploring themes like myths, artifacts, voice, and culture, along with conversations with people who are living these ideas out in the real world.
Let’s see where this goes.
Watch/Listen to Episode 1