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Coined by my best friend, ānoticing walksā are for walking around and taking the time to notice the things around you. Itās about letting every little bit of litter, graffiti, obnoxious bumper sticker, and poorly designed advertisement catch your eye. Finding glamour and beauty in things that are usually considered ordinary, accidental, mundane.
By nature of who I am, Iāve always been one to notice on most walks I take, often taking pictures of my findings and sharing them to my instagram story like a true archivist. Electing to take the alley rather than sidewalk to see what people have written on trashcans and what lives between dumpsters. Taking a true noticing walk, with nowhere to be, allows you to reflect on what you are naturally drawn to and puts you more in touch with your surroundings, your neighbors, etc. Even if youāre like me and usually have your headphones on.
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a super unique and cool rec for u all...
but i just moved from the Oakland hills to a more walkable area and !breaking news! it is completely changing my life for the better. at first i found it difficult to motivate myself but setting out my clothes shoes and headphones the night before so i can just slip into the fit and goooo has helped a ton.
i also like to give myself little, informal quests to complete on each walk just 2 spice things up so here are some from the past week:
- listen to a new episode of POOG or Seek Treatment (the only 2 pods i listen to)
- find a blue box and finally mail that damn letter to Laura
- re-fill bag of coffee from Ain't Normal cafe
- call my BFF in Copenhagen bc time zones align at 7 in the morning
- buy q-tips at Walgreen's
some ideas for next week to pay more attention to my surroundings and connect:
- bring my film camera and take 5 pictures
- notice 5 birds, trees, flowers, plants, etc
- smile at 5 strangers!!!
- call my parents bc they're probably on a walk too
- call my grandparents in India bc time zones also align...
anyway. i love 2 walk now
Feb 29, 2024
Iāve taken a 45 min walk everyday for the past 2 months and itās fixed something. Donāt know what the science is. Donāt really care. Bring a notebook with you. Listen to music or just your surroundings. My favorite thing has been catching 6 seconds of the funniest conversation, youāll never know the rest of. Just noticing more things that you might overlook in a car, or a train, or on a bike. If youāre stressed, angry, sad, confused etc., a walk might not fix you but it will change something!
Mar 18, 2025
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i think in college i got so used to walking just for the sake of getting to a place, like a class or meeting. i am trying to go out and Wander more, led by instinct or curiosity and paying closer attention to everything around me. even better with a friend or two
Jan 16, 2025
