Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

The Noticing Practice

Daily Chase #322

Sep 09, 2026
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man in black and yellow stripe shirt wearing black cap standing near lake during daytime
Photo by Brandon Hoogenboom on Unsplash

Noticing is not a personality trait.

You don’t have to be an artist or an introvert or someone who already sits on porches watching thunderstorms. It is a practice — which means it is a skill — which means you can get better at it.

When we talked with her, installation artist Christina Watka described noticing as “me…

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