Don't try to be interesting. That's a fool's errand. Do interesting instead. Make the world light up by paying proper attention. In this book, writer and strategist Russell Davies has rounded up a bunch of interesting people to help you: - Notice more - practise paying attention and everything gets more interesting - Collect more - gather together what you've noticed, new ideas pop out - Share more - get good at sharing it all and more magic arrives You'll turn the things you notice into a compost of creativity - slow hunches, sparkles, scrapbooks and mood boards. It's where unexpected elements collide to form new ideas. Then you'll share those ideas. And you'll learn something about yourself - your passions and interests. Your life and work will become more creative, fulfilling and fun. Interesting isn't a personality, it's a decision. Don't hunt for diamonds. Get fascinated by pebbles.
Don't try to be interesting. That's a fool's errand. Do interesting instead. Make the world light up by paying proper attention. In this book, writer and strategist Russell Davies has rounded up a bunch of interesting people to help you: - Notice more - practise paying attention and everything gets more interesting - Collect more - gather together what you've noticed, new ideas pop out - Share more - get good at sharing it all and more magic arrives You'll turn the things you notice into a compost of creativity - slow hunches, sparkles, scrapbooks and mood boards. It's where unexpected elements collide to form new ideas. Then you'll share those ideas. And you'll learn something about yourself - your passions and interests. Your life and work will become more creative, fulfilling and fun. Interesting isn't a personality, it's a decision. Don't hunt for diamonds. Get fascinated by pebbles.
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Russell Davies is a writer and strategist. He thinks about what happens when organisations and services meet the internet and he builds things to find out more. He's worked on communications and digital strategies for organisations like Nike, Honda, Microsoft, Apple and the Government Digital Service. He's written articles for Wired and The Guardian and books about cafes and PowerPoint. He's won creative awards for design, advertising and blogging. Oliver Burkeman once said his blog was interesting'. His local bookshop is Foyles on Charing Cross Road.
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