What Birds Can Teach Us About Attention, Wonder and Living with John Farnsworth
About this episode
Environmental writer and educator John Farnsworth on "deep birding" — and why attention, not productivity, may be the greatest gift in modern life.
In this episode
- What "deep birding" is, and how it differs from listing or spotting.
- Why attention is a practice we can train, not a resource we simply spend.
- How wonder changes the way we experience an ordinary walk.
- Small ways to slow down and notice more in everyday places.
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