An imaginative, thought-provoking gift book to awaken your senses and attune them to the things that matter in your life. Welcome to the era of white noise. Our lives are in constant tether to phones, to email, and to social media. In this age of distraction, the ability to experience and be present is often
An imaginative, thought-provoking gift book to awaken your senses and attune them to the things that matter in your life.
Welcome to the era of white noise. Our lives are in constant tether to phones, to email, and to social media. In this age of distraction, the ability to experience and be present is often lost: to think and to see and to listen.
Enter Rob Walker’s The Art of Noticing. This gorgeously illustrated volume will spark your creativity–and most importantly, help you see the world anew. Through a series of simple and playful exercises–131 of them–Walker maps ways for you to become a clearer thinker, a better listener, a more creative workplace colleague and finally, to rediscover your sense of passion and to notice what really matters to you.
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My brain needed this! This book is a perfect anti-dote to how I (or, culturally: we) have fallen into a habit of reverting to my phone in idle moments: standing in line, waiting for someone, whatever–this book has not only made me aware of how quick I am to turn myself off and tune out of my surroundings, but encourages me to be more aware of where I am and what is around me. This isn’t a stern lecturing, but rather a playful approach–treating things as games of awareness and observation. I’ve also started giving…
Really gives you some simple things to do to start noticing things around you. Doing some of the challenges and having fun and really noticing new things.
I noticed I thought I noticed a lot already. But this book offers so many more great ideas! I recommend it to anyone interested in looking at their surroundings in a different way.