Noticing Matters

Noticing Matters

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Noticing Matters
Let's play! (part 1)

Let's play! (part 1)

First in a series of four posts on noticing objects as a pathway for delight, creative expression, and more

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Melissa A. Butler
May 06, 2022
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Let's play! (part 1)
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Make friends with an object.

One the most thrilling ways I’ve found to notice an object is to make friends with it.

It’s pretty automatic for me these days to go through the Find-Receive-Shift-Be process (Loop One in How to Notice) with objects that find me throughout my days. And much of my creative practice happens inside Loop Two, where I’ve discovere…

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