Beachcombers know the best finds show up after the tide goes out. Look around after the rush is over.

CREATIVITY

WHAT THIS MEANS

What is worth having is often visible only once the commotion has passed. During a rush everything is in motion and covered over. Afterwards the ground is bare and you can see what was left behind. Most people have gone home by then, which is precisely why anything is still lying there.

Stay a few minutes longer than everyone else this week. After practice, after the shift, after class when the room empties. That is when the coach has time for a real question, and when you notice what you actually think about how it went.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What did you notice only after the rush had passed?

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