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The appreciation and study of nature is the best nutrient for the intellect. Take up amateur astronomy, biology, and geology as hobbies, they will open up worlds of experiential richness in the world around you. Start with the physical sciences, and start physically by going outside and learning to appreciate nature. The appreciation of nature is a skill, the better you get at savoring nature, the more beautiful it becomes. The presence of profound natural beauty inspires the curiosity to inquire about where the wonders witnessed came from, and what is involved with them.

Basically, "you've got to stop and smell the roses," such moments of reflective savoring are the birth of art and science alike.