There are days when the appointment with the artist needs height. Going up to a viewpoint, looking at the city from above for ten minutes, taking out your notebook and writing is one of the most complete practices I know. It changes the mental perspective literally by changing the physical perspective. Here are five viewpoints where you can write.
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512m high. Go up at sunset. 360° view of all of Barcelona.
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Bunkers of the Civil War. Front view of Eixample. The local viewpoint.
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Horizontal viewpoint. Walk the 9km while Barcelona spreads out below.
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Medieval castle with views of the port and the sea. Take the funicular or walk through the park.
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Free access with drink. View of the Rambla and the historic center. Sunset.
How to build your appointment with the artist from this list
Julia Cameron's rule about the appointment with the artist It's simple: once a week, two hours, no phone, no goal. You don't have to visit all 10 sites on this list. You have to visit UNO, and dedicate two hours to it. The difference between tourism and an appointment with the artist is exactly that: slowness.
This week, choose one of the locations above. Block two hours on your calendar on a specific day. Bring a notebook and pen. Go. Stay. Look. Writes. You come home with creative material you didn't have before. That's the promise of Julia Cameron's method, and it works.
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