If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.

John Cage
John Cage

An American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music and one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.

Focus on one thing …

Choose an everyday object. This can be something you find on the street or something you have. Look at the top half of the object for 15 minutes. Record everything you see there in detail. Then do the same for the bottom half. The longer you look the more you will see.

Creativity often arises from our ability to see things from many different angles.

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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum

How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum (Book) by Keri Smith

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