How to be Insightful
Creative people are intensely observant, paying careful attention to everything they think and hear. They realize that anything in their environment can serve as a catalyst to lead their thinking down new paths, leading to new insights and ideas.
Is it possible to practice noticing? I think so. But I also think it requires a suspension of yearning And a pause in the desire to be pouring something out of yourself. Noticing is about letting yourself out into the world, Rather than siphoning the world into you In order to transmute it into words. Practicing noticing will also help you learn mo
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One indicator of inspiration is awe. We tend to take so much for granted. How can we move past disconnection and desensitization to the incredible wonders of nature and human engineering all around us?