The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

Practicing Attention

Postcard from a work trip. Plus The Heard

Rob Walker
Apr 20, 2024
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How do you practice paying attention?

I thought about this a lot on a recent quick work trip to New York. Unfortunately I didn’t have a lot of free time (apologies to friends I failed to reach out to), so that made it a challenge sometimes, but here’s what I tried.

  1. One of my favorite prompts is “spot something out of place.” Here’s an example from the tr…

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