The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday

Book review by Deane Barker • • tags: creativity •
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An absolutely lovely little book detailing 131 interesting and sometimes absurd ways to notice more things. Exercises like coming up with a script for random video footage you’re watching, interviewing an inanimate object, calculating the exact halfway point between you and a friend and meeting there, purposefully looking for and reading every plaque you find, etc.

It’s a breezy read, and genuinely has some remarkable insights on things we don’t do, that we probably should. I loved it.

Book Info

Author
Rob Walker
Year
Pages
256
Acquired
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  • A hardcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.
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