People say that we all make use of some of our senses to a greater extent than the rest of them. In my case, despite my myopia, I consider myself a very visual person, who lives life through the images that make it up. Although in general I am very sensitive to sensory stimulations, and it seems that they will remain forever engraved in my memory (sounds, smells...) images have a major preponderance in my brain, even those that occur in dreams.
When I visit a place, I will probably seek to approach the spaces that allow me greater visibility to the outside world. In a coffee shop, for example, I will not focus on a specific person or thing; my favorite place will probably be the windows. I look to position myself in front of them and simply detail the world going on around me: that group of people talking to each other, the child laughing and playing with his dog, the executive talking on the phone outside his office, the cars in motion. I like to notice the things that are moving, the things that are changing, and contrast them with those that seem more static (the trees, the buildings, the mountain).
So, when I go to a coffee shop to have a coffee, I try to position myself near the windows, or near a strategic place that allows me to have a wide view of what is going on around me. As a good reader, I have a "writer" brain, so watching humans being human gives me lots of ideas for books I've never developed but entertain myself with in my head does that make sense?
Last time I went to a coffee shop near my work. I was in a hurry, I should have grabbed the coffee and drank it while walking. But I looked for the window, sat down and just watched what was going on around me. It's interesting to see how one can be on pause, just drinking coffee, and life goes on non-stop around you. Drinking coffee in front of the window is my personal way of stopping time.
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The content is also original and mine.