The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

August Notebook

The importance of not quite growing up; Savor of the Month updates; and The Heard

Rob Walker
Aug 28, 2025
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I’m pleased the mail is still coming! My thanks to Patricia, Laurie, and Teresa!

A few stray notes today.

First, I didn’t do the usual “main post” earlier this week because I needed a little mental health break. Regularly scheduled programming will now resume :) Thanks for understanding!

Second, if you haven’t checked out the August Savor of the Month thread on Everyday Artists, you absolutely should! Tons of great finds that definitely deserve attention. Check it out here.

Lower 9th Ward, August 2025

I’m thinking September’s Savor of the Month theme will be Ornamentation. What do you think? Do you have ideas? I’d love to hear! (The Everyday Artists theme came from the comments, after all.)

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Third, I heard the following great riff on imagination and curiosity in an episode of On Being that came out a few months ago and that I finally just got to. The speaker is Jason Reynolds (I’ve trimmed a bit):

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