A Few Quick Things You Should Know About Where the Green Train Goes
Jess Davisjessdavisbooks.substack.com
A Few Quick Things You Should Know About Where the Green Train Goes
Imaginative Engagement
Scrambling Your Senses
Notice something. What would it sound like
Smell something. What would it look like?
⁃ Changing your senses to increase noticing and curiosity
Create stories to change otherwise mundane experiences
Example: Subway rides
⁃ would you wear that? When is that person getting off? Who would be in charge of the... See more
Scrambling Your Senses
Notice something. What would it sound like
Smell something. What would it look like?
⁃ Changing your senses to increase noticing and curiosity
Create stories to change otherwise mundane experiences
Example: Subway rides
⁃ would you wear that? When is that person getting off? Who would be in charge of the... See more
It’s not about logic; it’s about linking wonder. That’s how new ideas are born — not in forced thinking, but in childlike seeing.
We were on a walk — me and one of my daughters — when she spotted the giant reeds growing along the path.
She was fascinated.
We stopped. She reached for the tall stalk, and I helped her snap off the plumy head. Then she... See more
We were on a walk — me and one of my daughters — when she spotted the giant reeds growing along the path.
She was fascinated.
We stopped. She reached for the tall stalk, and I helped her snap off the plumy head. Then she... See more
Greg Wheeler • Greg Wheeler (@gregwheeler2)
"ideas are discovered in wonderlands this Insight occurred to me during a conversation with my notes" (Greg Wheeler, I Let My Notes Surprise Me—Here’s What Happened)