In this episode hear the passion of John Muir Laws, a scientist, teacher and author who helps people forge deeper, more personal connections with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals.John and I talk about how he entered into nature journaling, the importance of parents encouraging kids to explore their interests, ways sketchnoters and visual thinking can enter into nature journaling, and more.This is a fantastic interview I know you’re going to love!SPONSORED BYThis episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by The Sketchnote Ideabook, the sketchbook designed for sketchnoters.Equipped with a no-bleed, now show through paper, The Sketchnote Ideabook can take almost any marker or pen you can throw at it.Save 15% on your entire order of Sketchnote Ideabooks and Autoquill Pen sets at the Airship Store when you use code IDEABOOK15 through April 30th, 2021.To claim your 15% off visit airship.store today!RUNNING ORDERIntro: Who is John?How John got into nature journalingWhat is nature journaling?Using journaling to slow down and pay attentionNature journaling is an invitation to the infiniteI notice — words, pictures, numbersI wonder — what, why, how, when?It reminds me of — what else is like this in my experience?Creativity is useful connections between seemingly unrelated thingsObserving the world this way opens up your brain to curiosityThere are infinite opportunities for curious explorationObservations can lead to biomimicry innovationNoting relationships between observations and things you understandJohn’s Sketchnote Handbook storyHow sketchnoting nature ideas expanded John’s process thinkingWe think we understand, but we’ve only scratched the surfaceThe differences between science and mathematicsYou can be part of the process through observation and curiosityHuman memory is unreliable: visual documentation is criticalVisualization is a critical thinking toolToolsOutroLINKSJohn Muir Laws WebsiteJohn’s Blog Archive - loads of gems in thereWild Wonder Nature Journaling ConferenceJohn Muir Laws on TwitterJohn Muir Laws on InstagramThe Nature Journal ClubJohn Muir Laws StoreBook: The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and JournalingBook: The Laws Guide to Drawing BirdsBook: Sierra Birds: a Hiker’s GuideBook: The Laws Guide to the Sierra NevadaTOOLSAmazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.Growth Mindset is criticalActively, intentionally harness your curiosity - do curiosityPrismacolor Col-Erase Non-Photo Blue Pencil No. 20028Pentel GraphGear 1000 Mechanical Pencil 0.5mmBic Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint PenStrathmore Hardbound Toned Tan Paper Art JournalStrathmore Hardbound Mixed Media Gray Paper Art JournalJohn’s Field Sketching Supplies and Naturalist EquipmentCREDITSProducer: Alec PulianasTheme music: Jon SchiedermayerSUBSCRIBE ON ITUNESYou can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.SUPPORT THE PODCASTTo support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!