#117 - 👁️ Seeing vs Looking 🔍

I was looking at the meeting. I wasn’t seeing it

Last week, I sketchnoted a meeting exactly the way I always do.

Boxes. Arrows. Bullet points.
Everything captured. Nothing understood.

When I looked at my notes later, they were… accurate.
And completely useless.

That’s when I realized something uncomfortable.

I was looking at the meeting.
I wasn’t seeing it.

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So I opened the page again and asked a different question:
What actually mattered here?

I redrew the sketch—this time with fewer words and more intent.
One decision. One tension. One unresolved question.

That second sketch taught me more than the meeting itself.

Learning

Seeing is not about recording more.
It’s about noticing what deserves attention.

This year, as I write Learning in Lines, I want to explore this gap—
between what we capture and what we understand.

Invitation:
Think about your last meeting.
What did you look at—but not really see?

If you sketch, redraw one note today.
If you don’t, just notice.

That’s where learning begins.

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That’s all for today. See you next week.

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