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Journalist and author of The Art of Noticing; writes the newsletter The Art of Noticing (TAoN) on attention, creativity and the everyday.
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People can train themselves to notice soft fascination anywhere, not only in natural settings.
But I have a hunch (or possibly just a hope) that we can learn to notice our own soft fascinations anywhere.
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A few months ago I read an essay about silence by Amir Zadnemat in 3 Quarks Daily, called "The Symphony of Silence: An Exploration of the Sound of Absence"*. The most interesting section was a riff on various kinds of silence, especially in spoken language, each communicating something very distinct despite the fact that objectively each silence sounds (or I guess doesn't sound) identical:
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People can train themselves to notice soft fascination anywhere, not only in natural settings.
But I have a hunch (or possibly just a hope) that we can learn to notice our own soft fascinations anywhere.
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Liked The Symphony of Silence: An Exploration of the Sound of Absence
A few months ago I read an essay about silence by Amir Zadnemat in 3 Quarks Daily, called "The Symphony of Silence: An Exploration of the Sound of Absence"*. The most interesting section was a riff on various kinds of silence, especially in spoken language, each communicating something very distinct despite the fact that objectively each silence sounds (or I guess doesn't sound) identical:
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Liked 404 Media
Trigger warning to graphic designers: worst AI-designed fliers, via the excellent 404 Media. Heinous!
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Liked Unwilded
He's particularly insightful and inspiring on the natural world, so I was excited to hear about his latest book, Unwilded.
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Where they publish
Newsletter The Art of Noticing His newsletter on attention, noticing and creative practice.
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- Feedback Friday 18 Sept 2026 Be nice to yourself: a Big Boy story. And recent mail. Plus The Heard!
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- Same Old Song? 18 Aug 2026 Repetition with Variation. A TAoN audio essay.
- Feedback Friday 14 Aug 2026 What is the value of "negative attention"? And recent mail
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- @jimderogatis.bsky.social Hey there, regarding that terrific Le Snobs track, sounds like their take on The Toys' "Lover's Concerto." Love the show! 7 Aug 2025 youtube.com
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- "AR is at heart a new way of using public spaces by adding digital layers to them, potentially raising questions about how such content (commercial and otherwise) should be overseen or regulated." New City Tech column for @landpolicy.bsky.social 20 Jun 2025 lincolninst.edu
- NONSENSE POLL No. 8: Choose one 1️⃣ Frodo 2️⃣ 17 Jun 2025
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