Fighting Distraction With the Noticing Game

When you open your eyes and really observe your surroundings, you'll find there’s beauty in every step.
Fighting Distraction With the Noticing Game
Studies indicate that actively noticing positive experiences can increase overall happiness. Flystock/Shutterstock
Walker Larson
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“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work,” wrote the poet Mary Oliver. Journalist Rob Walker argued in his book “The Art of Noticing” that “what we do with our attention ... is at the heart of what makes us human.”

These are serious claims, not to be taken lightly. Walker backs up his claim by explaining:

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."