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We trust the geometry of the world far more than we realise. When we walk through a doorway or look down a street, we assume that space behaves in a stable, predictable way. Parallel lines stay parallel. Corners meet logically. Objects occupy volumes we can move around and understand. Reliable geometry is the framework that makes daily life navigable. Some shapes seem perfectly reasonable at first glance; coherent, solid, even elegantly constructed, yet collapse under the sli

The stillness that once filled daily life has been replaced by movement and distraction. We fill every gap in our attention with something, anything, to keep ourselves occupied. Yet in losing that space, we may also have lost something essential, one of the key conditions on which creativity depends. Stillness is often the entry point to deeper perception. It is the foundation stone before a new thought forms, the brief moment of emptiness before our imagination is set free.

Drawing is often seen as a skill reserved for the talented or the naturally gifted, but for me it has always been something more ordinary and more profound: a way of paying attention. The Habit of Drawing: Fast and Slow grew from this belief. I wrote the book because I wanted to offer a clear, steady path for anyone who wants to draw, not as a performance, but as a daily practice, a way of seeing the world with more clarity and presence. For many people, drawing feels intimi