The Art of Noticing

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Some "Pointless" Details

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Rob Walker
Sep 03, 2024
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Way back in March I wrote about my fondness for “pointless” projects — borderline random, no-specific-goal exercises in paying attention or staying engaged. As an example, I shared my collection of street-mirror selfies.

More recently, reader Gail asked:

Since these were taken over a time span, how did you go about finding all the ones that you did in t…

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