[118 words] Weird way to become excellent at what you do

To be a good artist, it’s essential to be observant.

Observing helps us visualize and remember what we see. It’s like looking around with an altered state of consciousness.

A type of trance, like daydreaming.

If you learn to observe like an artist, you will realize that everything we see looks different from how we saw it before. Our whole reality, our daily life, acquires a new dimension.

A new interest.

Developing this way of seeing like an artist can help us improve our lives. We get good at handling stress, solving problems, and even connecting with others.

I’m doing more of this these days.

It’s helping me see my work i.e. writing and strategy as my craft.

See you next week.

— Abhi

PS. Credits to my sketching instructor Puño for giving me this insight.