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You could also choose to train your attention, by taking photos of an object that you like anytime you see it in your life. Virgil Abloh observed an acquaintance taking a photo every time he saw a specific luxury handbag, which essentially trained his mind to see it during his day-to-day life. Abloh said, βIf you want to find new space, if you want to get to another crescendo of design, and having your brain figure out how to aesthetically put together something, you have to do it often.β You could also do this with visual patterns, as Abloh did with diagonal stripes.
If you prefer writing fiction, you could respond to the r/WritingPrompts subreddit, which surfaces new prompts every day. If youβre more interested in nonfiction or memoir writing, you can try author and speaker Suleika Jaouadβs The Isolation Journals.