đź’ On paying attention & getting your first big break
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đź’ On paying attention & getting your first big break
The late great Mary Oliver’s advice for life ❣️ “To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
instagram.comAttention, on the other hand, just is life: your experience of being alive consists of nothing other than the sum of everything to which you pay attention. At the end of your life, looking back, whatever compelled your attention from moment to moment is simply what your life will have been. So when you pay attention to something you don’t especiall
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Our attention is sacred. It’s an act of worship in itself. An act of spiritual, mental, and emotional formation. When you give something your attention – a movie, a conversation, a project at work – you’re declaring it the most important thing in your life. It may sound dramatic, but at its core, it’s true. When you pay attention to something, you’... See more