The Observer
A Noticing Field Guide
A free companion to Why We Do That.
The book closes its chapters with Field Notes. This companion does not repeat them. It gives you somewhere to gather what you notice over days rather than in a single sitting, so the noticing has time to accumulate.
Available now · Seven days, a few minutes a day
“What did I actually see, and what did I add to it?”
A place to collect what you notice across time, what you saw, what you assumed, and what else could be true.
- A single-observation page, repeatable
- A seven-day noticing record
- A closing “Notice more, assume less” reflection
This is a guide for noticing, not for diagnosing, profiling or deciding what someone else is really like. Another person’s reasons remain theirs, and staying uncertain about them is part of the practice.
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The seven-day noticing record
A line a day is enough. Missing a day is not a failure.
Notice more, assume less
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Why We Do That
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