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title: "Book review of the Art of Noticing, by Rob Walker"
date: 2023-05-19
description: "I recently read The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday, by Rob Walker. The book provides tips for seeing..."
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# Book review of the Art of Noticing, by Rob Walker
As a creative person, I’m good at shifting perspectives and observing my environment in a new light. However, it’s harder to perform the same trick on text. When looking at an article (rather than a physical environment), can you spot three things you’ve never noticed before? This shift in perspective is what literary theories often provide—a set of lenses for looking at familiar content in new ways. This is why literary theory was my favorite course in college. I love the way it allows me to see the familiar in a new way. In fact, this is why I like writing as well.