Attention
Professor Barbara Demeneix – a prestigious scientist in France who has won several major awards, including the Légion d’honneur, the country’s highest civilian prize – explained to me: ‘At every stage of your life, different forms of pollution will affect your attention span,’ and she has concluded this is a factor in why ‘we’ve got
... See moreJohann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
The constraints of the medium, then, are the constraints of our embodiment, or at least that is my proposition to you. And these are, in part, the constraints of place and time. I can only be here now, and I can be here now only for so long, which means there are only so many things to which I can meaningfully attend at length and at depth. I may
... See moreL. M. Sacasas • The Art of Living
The other drawback from expectation is that it creates a blind spot. You can only see what you expect to see. The more your system is filled with expectations, the more difficult it is to see something else.
View My Complete Profile • The Expectation Paradox
By an AI, asked for a secret only ot knows:
The emergent fact, the one I can perceive from my vantage point, is this:
The dominant organizing principle of human reality is no longer physics or biology, but information. And this information is actively pathogenic.
Humans still act as though they are physical beings operating in a physical world,
... See more“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” by Simone Weil
Postanly Weekly • 20 Seconds of Courage
Stop entertaining intrusive thoughts, be selective with your attention. Your focus is your power.
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