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In Praise of Meditative TV
There are two ways to make the world more mesmerizing: to seek out new and increasingly intense experiences, or to loosen the filters that make ordinary experience “ordinary”. You can go skydiving, or you can meditate for long enough that walking feels like skydiving. Either way, I think what we’re seeking is an escape back into what we used to be,... See more
Kasra • Tastes of magic
Like earlier eras of TV, ambient television is less a creative innovation than a product of the technological and social forces of our time.
Kyle Chayka • “Emily in Paris” and the Rise of Ambient TV
Television stays a treat, I concluded, if: • I anticipate with pleasure watching a particular show (I’m not just flipping through the channels). • I watch with someone else. • I turn off the TV when the episode is over. • I feel energized, not listless, when the episode is over.
Gretchen Rubin • Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
At bottom, I guess I meditate because attention is my art form. I’d even wager that much of what we call art — paintings, novels, poetry — are secondary, byproducts of rarefied attention. Attention, then is the primary art form.
Oshan Jarow • Why I Meditate
There are two ways to make the world more mesmerizing: to seek out new and increasingly intense experiences, or to loosen the filters that make ordinary experience “ordinary”. You can go skydiving, or you can meditate for long enough that walking feels like skydiving. Either way, I think what we’re seeking is an escape back into what we used to be,... See more
Kasra • Tastes of magic
To avoid this condition, people are naturally eager to fill their minds with whatever information is readily available, as long as it distracts attention from turning inward and dwelling on negative feelings. This explains why such a huge proportion of time is invested in watching television, despite the fact that it is very rarely enjoyed. Compare
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