What is the value of simply observing something for a long time?

It reveals what a glance cannot. Naturalists, artists, and scientists have all made discoveries by staying with one object far longer than seems necessary.

From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.

Where it sits in the book

Part

6: Humanity Unlocked

Gate

6.1: Attention and Awareness

In print

Page 184

• ← 6.1.9 · What is “flow,” and can I get more of it?
• 6.1.11 → · What does silence do for the mind?
• All of Part 6

Topics

• Attention
• Observation

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