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Vicky Blume is an arts worker based in New Haven, Connecticut. After moving to the city to study art and psychology at Yale, Blume lit up communications for a contemporary art gallery and a community art school. Most recently, she served as Creative-in-Residence at the New Haven Free Public Library's Tinker Lab. In her artistic practice, Blume builds interactive websites, animations, and installations that offer calming and consensual alternatives to the Attention Economy. At home, she is passionate about her houseplants but struggles to care for more sensitive plants. She aspires to create a home environment where every houseplant can thrive.
Tips and Tools | Fundraising | Gratitude | Writing
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Vicky Blume
December 22nd, 2022
The best thank you note I got this year was a 16-word email. But before we unpack what made it special, we need to talk…
Big Ideas | Tips and Tools | Arts | Creativity
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Vicky Blume
December 19th, 2022
Fellow perfectionists, I invite you to imagine the following scenario: you just printed a huge, adhesive sticker. It’s the height of a fully grown hobbit, and feels like a perfect, two-dimensional newborn (“they have your eyes!”). Now, imagine slowly unpeeling it, heart pounding, painfully aware that you have one chance to get it right. To your horror, the sticker begins clinging desperately to every surface it can find, including your skin, your clothes, and itself.
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Big Ideas | Tips and Tools | Learning | Purpose | Arts | Creativity | Resilience | Resistance
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Vicky Blume
December 5th, 2022
I’ll never forget the first time I took myself on an artist date. Okay, to be honest, I forget most of the details. But I’ll never forget how it felt. The clarity! The creative freedom! The subversive undertones. It was my first taste of anti-productivity.
Tips and Tools | Scarcity | Personal Finances | Economic Justice
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Vicky Blume
October 27th, 2022
A high stakes barter exchange takes place in my apartment every morning. My cat, Zart, has determined that the fair market value of one (1) hour of additional sleep in the morning is equivalent to ¼ cup of dry food. Most recently, he has stipulated that ½ can of wet food can be exchanged for two (2) hours of additional sleep. If neither of these goods appear in his bowl at 6AM, I will not receive any additional sleep.
Tips and Tools | Resistance | Scarcity | Self Care | Personal Finances | Economic Justice
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Vicky Blume
October 6th, 2022
My measuring stick for rising inflation is the cost of an iced oat milk vanilla matcha latte. It used to be $5, then $6, now a harrowing $7. Every time I reach the checkout screen, a familiar, condescending voice comes blaring through my head:
Big Ideas | Tips and Tools | Social Media | Workplace
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Vicky Blume
September 26th, 2022
Being transparent with your followers, friends, and family is scary. I’ll go first: