Discover the story behind an encounter on your morning commute that usually goes unnoticed

Use the 5 curiosity exercises to consider objects, processes or places that are part of your morning commute, and ask why. Identify the thing, and uncover more about it.

5 Curiosity Exercises:

Dig into what you know
Vary your content consumption
Approach a situation or object as if it's your first time
Trigger your awareness everyday
Improve upon anything

Share: a photo, a piece of writing, or a combination of both telling its story, and explain what made you curious about that thing.

Additional Resources

5 Curiosity Exercises:
1. Dig into what you know
2. Vary your content consumption
3. Approach a situation or object as if it's your first time
4. Trigger your awareness everyday
5. Improve upon anything
Read: On Keeping a Notebook by Joan Didion. This essay examines the recording of our observations and how they propel our creative work.
Watch: My Journey in Design by John Maeda, a relentless observer and explorer through design.
Read: 4 Reaons Why Curiosity is Important and How to Develop It.
Read: 7 Things Leonardo da Vinci Can Teach You About Creativity. Inc. Magazine examines the life of da Vinci and how you can learn from him today.

Felicia Severson

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