Self · Deep attention
10 min · pencil, timer, any small object
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Five-minute slow look
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Pick a leaf, a shell or a shoe. Look at it for 5 whole minutes.
- Set a timer for 5 minutes.
- Look and draw slowly. Notice tiny things.
- Tell a grown-up 3 things you never saw before.
- Look for: lines and marks, shadows, edges, the colors.
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Artists and scientists both practice slow looking. It trains patience and noticing.
- What did you notice in minute 4 that you missed in minute 1?
- Was 5 minutes long or short?
Extend it: Do a slow look together outside and compare drawings.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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