The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday

“It’s not just about observing what a person does,” says Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and the author of Predictably Irrational, among other books. “It’s trying to understand the reasons behind that.”

Barry Schwartz, a Swarthmore psychology professor and the author of The Paradox of Choice—argue

Kalman hopes to “remind us that we should really be very curious and look around and not take things for granted,” he said. “Find the joy in wondering about that toilet paper roll or that coffee cup lid or that onion ring, and think: ‘Perhaps this is just as strong a definition of who we are as anything some sociopolitical journal might stamp on us

“joyous exploration”—defined as “the recognition and desire to seek out new knowledge and information, and the subsequent joy of learning and growing.”

Change is to could be, and you become more mindful. —ADAM GRANT

Deep attention is good for the soul.

The Field Guide to Typography: Typefaces in the Urban Landscape

He speculated about an alternate reality in which every murder scene was clearly and lastingly marked—with a plaque, perhaps, to permanently commemorate what happened and who was lost.

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