write thank-you notes to authors/artists

the most lovely idea on earth. will be doing this immediately.

when you encounter art you love (a magazine story, an illustration, etc), spend 10 minutes writing a thank-you email to the person who made it. best-case scenario, you have a lovely exchange with an artist you admire and affirm their reason to make art. worst-case scenario, you just learn how to recognize and articulate your taste better. the stakes are low, nobody will ever find you annoying for saying you appreciate their work! a martha gellhorn quote that made me start doing this a decade...