Overview

Don't try to be interesting. That's a fool's errand. Do interesting instead. Make the world light up by paying proper attention. In this book, writer and strategist Russell Davies has rounded up a bunch of interesting people to help you: - Notice more - practise paying attention and everything gets more interesting - Collect more - gather together what you've noticed, new ideas pop out - Share more - get good at sharing it all and more magic arrives You'll turn the things you notice into a compost of creativity - slow hunches, sparkles, scrapbooks and mood boards. It's where unexpected elements collide to form new ideas. Then you'll share those ideas. And you'll learn something about yourself - your passions and interests. Your life and work will become more creative, fulfilling and fun. Interesting isn't a personality, it's a decision. Don't hunt for diamonds. Get fascinated by pebbles.

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'Humans are good at being creative, and also good at telling themselves they're not creative. Maybe sometimes we just need some encouragement and tips to re-see all of the interestingness around us and turn it into something new and, erm, interesting. Russell and a cast of experts do a great job of collecting their lifetimes' observations about noticing things, having ideas and then turning that stuff into a real thing, so just read the book (shouldn't take too long) and then you have the rest of your life to get on with all of the making, doing and being interesting that you can muster.' - Dan Germain, Executive Creative Director @ Google Brand Studio 'Tools, tips and new habits to spark curiosity, share ideas and live a more interesting life.' - The Bookseller' 'Russell Davies brings interestingness to life with juicy observations, delightful interviews and clever ideas you'll want to try, stat! I was immediately connected to a sense of appreciation for the countless ways to be interested in our days, and astonished by all the interesting things we find within them.' - Madeleine Dore, author of I Didn't Do The Thing Today

'It s a nimble little book built of prompts from Davies and his many clever friends, designed to spark your interest-ing practice from inspiration to expression.' - Rob Walker, The Art of Noticing

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Russell Davies is a writer and strategist. He thinks about what happens when organisations and services meet the internet and he builds things to find out more. He's worked on communications and digital strategies for organisations like Nike, Honda, Microsoft, Apple and the Government Digital Service. He's written articles for Wired and The Guardian and books about cafes and PowerPoint. He's won creative awards for design, advertising and blogging. Oliver Burkeman once said his blog was interesting'. His local bookshop is Foyles on Charing Cross Road.

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