Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share. (Do Books Book 36)

Writing in a notebook is about transferring things from the world to your brain, not to your notebook.

you should collect whatever you fancy. And some things are obvious: images, quotes, facts. But there are non-obvious things that will come in handy one day. Analogies, metaphors, ideas, models, assumptions, habits, patterns, vibes, objects that express ideas, images that evoke occasions, things you don’t understand yet but that you feel will mean s

What you want is a soft openness — to be attentive to the things you’re doing but not single-minded, because then you’re missing other opportunities.

the best people at that job are always the ones that can get interested in any problem, no matter how tedious it seems on the surface. They don’t get drawn to the obviously cool problems — sport, tech, fashion, purpose — they get stuck into things that seem a bit boring — insurance, infrastructure, finance, logistics — and they find what’s interest

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager. Susan Sontag

Task switching increases creativity. If you want to be creative, you should actually be switching tasks a lot more than you are already.

As the Borussia Dortmund footballer Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens once said, ‘You’ve got to take stuff from other people to make the best version of yourself.’

You can make your own photobooks via various online services. Build a world like Anne does — super-condensed vibes.

Circle the thing you’re working on at the moment. Google it. Look up the etymology. See if there’s some fiction about it. Go around.

Do something visual every day for 30 days.