The benches
people choose.
People gather at the edges of the square, not its centre. The most-used bench faces the bakery. Is the attraction sunlight, movement, or the smell of bread?
A small detail. A direction worth following.
For those who notice things.Good ideas
Good ideas
begin outside
the outline.
A place for the observations, fragments and unexpected connections behind your next piece of research.
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The benches
A little less filing.A little more
A little more
finding out.
01
Catch the detail.
Write the thing you noticed before you decide what it means.
02
Follow a thread.
Bring related observations together without losing their context.
03
Keep the question.
Leave room for the next visit to change your mind.
Room for a thought
that isn’t finished yet.
that isn’t finished yet.