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A review by caropullen
The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday by Rob Walker
5.0
How many books have changed your everyday life for the better? I don't mean books that have given you a spiritual awakening or whatever - I mean books that have changed the normcore experience of say a random Tuesday morning so it's just a little more magical, a little more curious, a little more colourful.
This book has had me conducting playful experiments on my own life in various ways for about 3 months now - I have spent ten minutes looking out of the window I most persistently ignore. I have collected photos of 'things growing on walls' and I now notice things growing on walls everywhere I go. I have been inspired to make art after being stuck for some time.
My main takeaway is we actually do have power over how we direct our attention.
"You may learn something about yourself in what you notice."
This book has had me conducting playful experiments on my own life in various ways for about 3 months now - I have spent ten minutes looking out of the window I most persistently ignore. I have collected photos of 'things growing on walls' and I now notice things growing on walls everywhere I go. I have been inspired to make art after being stuck for some time.
My main takeaway is we actually do have power over how we direct our attention.
"You may learn something about yourself in what you notice."