Jun 16 • Not all who wander are lost🏞️
The Art of Noticing (Day 1: Conduct a Scavenger Hunt)
𝐃𝐀𝐘 1 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄: 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓 𝐀 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓
Most of us move through our days on autopilot, noticing only what's familiar or immediately relevant.
This scavenger hunt is designed to interrupt that pattern. By intentionally searching for specific objects, colors, shapes, textures, or experiences, you'll train your attention to pick up details that would normally go unnoticed.
So...pick a goal and tell us what you've found! Super plus if you can take a picture!
Some examples:
- Something yellow
- A heart shape
- A reflection
- Something older than you
- Something handmade
- A plant growing in an unexpected place
Observation-Focused
- Evidence that a human was here
- Evidence that an animal was here
- Something that has changed over time
- A pattern that repeats
- Something you have passed by many times but never really noticed
Creative
- Something that looks like a face
- Something that reminds you of your childhood
- Something that symbolizes hope
- Something that represents resilience
- Something beautiful that most people would overlook
- An object that could inspire a story
- Something that seems out of place
- A "hidden treasure" in an ordinary setting
People & Community
- An act of kindness
- Evidence of creativity
- Something that tells a story about your community
- A sign of hard work
- Something that makes you smile
What were you on the lookout for today and what did you notice?
Thanks to and his group 30daychallengers for introducing me to the book The Art of Noticing. His community offers one live 30-day challenge every month. It provides a space where we can turn good intentions into action and each day there is a daily prompt/action related to the month's challenge.
This month's challenge is 30 days of sunlight, movement, and remembering what the real world feels like. There's access to previous challenges as well and the community is great about support!
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Background: In The Art of Noticing, Rob Walker argues that the world is far more interesting, creative, and surprising than we often realize...we just stop paying attention. Our routines, assumptions, and distractions can make us blind to the richness that's all around us.
This challenge is an invitation to slow down, look closer, and see the ordinary with fresh eyes. Over the coming days, I'll try to post some of the challenges on here and we'll be on the lookout for different things, noticing details, patterns, and perspectives we may otherwise miss. I probably won't post daily, but I thought it would be a helpful little activity to help us step out of autopilot.
The goal isn't to find something extraordinary but rather to discover how extraordinary the ordinary can be when we truly notice it. :)
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