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How can the simple act of paying attention make you more creative and spark joy in your every day life?

Rob Walker, the acclaimed author of "The Art of Noticing," is here to show you how to use your attention to sharpen your senses, attune to your inner creator, and uncover hidden beauty and meaning in everyday moments.

During the interview, we discuss one of my favorite exercises for honing your observational skills, The Color Walk, and how you can begin to use it to engage your own Art of Noticing. Rob emphasizes how this simple (and fun!) challenge can help us slow down, pay attention, and savor the richness of the present moment.

Rob also shares his passion for demystifying mindfulness practices, highlighting how accessing the benefits of presence does NOT require you to be a perfect yogi or a meditation guru (or even a breathworker!) Though I am a breathwork facilitator and teach some of the more "intensive" mindfulness practices, I am in complete agreement with him on this and a big advocate for incorporating mindfulness in the ways that feel great to you! 

One of the most practice applications of The Art of Noticing that I use in my coaching is supporting people in discerning what is meaningful to them – which is an underlying theme Rob mentions in the episode.

Whether you're an artist, a business professional, or simply someone seeking a more meaningful existence, this conversation will help you untether the creative inside of you.

Listen to this episode to hear:

• Why paying attention pays off.
• How simple creative exercises can train your brain in mindfulness.
• How noticing the world around you can support you in becoming more creative.
• Why the things that only you notice are where you should be paying the most attention.

After listening to this episode:

• Take yourself on a Color Walk!
• Use the Art of Noticing to start noticing things that bring you joy.

The big, important question from this episode:

• Is chili a soup?  (What do you think?) 

MEET ROB WALKER
Rob Walker is a columnist and journalist covering design, technology, business, the arts, and other subjects for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Fast Company, The Atlantic, NewYorker.com, Design Observer, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Lifeacker. He is the author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, Letters from New Orleans, and The Art of Noticing. He lives in New Orleans.

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