I think about this a lot—Ira Glass on the virtue of taste in creative work. (But cf. Dunning–Kruger: how can we know if we have good taste?)
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Q: In which (single) area of life do you have the best taste?
Optional follow-up: Do you work in that area? Why or why not?
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Not trying to be a wiseass, but I actively try to avoid having or navigating by taste. It's the reason I often butt heads with tasteniks
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But then how do you write? Even at the phrase/sentence level, you must be guided by something like taste, no?
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Taste is always social, but not all social things are about taste. And language is partly social. It would be useful on a desert island.
As for "guided by"... it's old-fashioned, but simply being mindful of whether something is true/accurate is usually all the guidance needed

