The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

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TAoN No. 74: Creative thinking. Plus, a new icebreaker, and more

Rob Walker
Jun 29, 2021
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In a slight departure, I’d like to start today not with a prompt but with thoughts about why creativity matters. I doubt any of you need to be convinced — but perhaps some of you, at times, feel you need to convince others?

A few weeks ago Kottke pointed to this 9-minute Ethan Hawke Ted Talk. (And yes I am aware that the phrase “Ethan Hawke Ted Talk” so…

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