Programmable attention
the phenomenon of interleaving suggests that even within a solid block of focus, it can make sense to alternate between different aspects of the skill or knowledge to be remembered.
Scott H. Young • Ultralearning
attention is a way of prioritizing and tuning sensory data
The Battle for Attention
One thing I have learned about attention is that certain forms of it are contagious. When you spend enough time with someone who pays close attention to something (if you were hanging out with me, it would be birds), you inevitably start to pay attention to some of the same things. I’ve also learned that patterns of attention—what we choose to noti
... See moreJenny Odell • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
We might be predisposed to think of attention as a laborious effort of the will. But I don’t think this is quite right. Our attention can, for example, be solicited by what is beautiful or compelling in such a way that we will find it a pleasure to give and sorrow to withdraw. As Simone Weil has put it, “Attention is bound up with desire. Not with ... See more
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • The Face Stares Back
In other words, if we know a digital tool is going to remember a fact, we’re slightly less likely to remember it ourselves.