What You’ll Need
A dock, a bench, a porch, a patch of grass
No phone (or a phone you leave face-down and don’t touch)
Nothing to fix
Time you’re willing to let pass slowly
What To Do
Go somewhere quiet and just watch what’s happening.
Don’t try to solve anything, or capture anything, or look for a takeaway. Just see what you notice when you’re not looking for something specific.
The two kids in that sinking boat weren’t trying to have an epiphany. And they weren’t on their phones. They were just fishing. And that’s why they made such a clear decision in the middle of something that could have felt like chaos.
Some of the best logic comes from the stillest moments.
