attention is sacred
- There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our desires or frustrations. And it is then, perhaps, that a subtle truth begins to emerge: the only thing we truly possess, the only thing we might, with enough care, exert some mastery over, is our min... See more
from The Quiet Art of Attention by billwear.github.io
Alara added 1d ago
- And yet: as much as the Fediverse is different (the governing structures, the incentives, the moderation, the absence of ads and engagement tricks), so much of it is also unsettlingly familiar—the same small boxes, the same few buttons, the same mechanics of following and being followed. The same babbling, tumbling, rushing stream of thoughts. I ca... See more
from Coming Home by Mandy Brown
sari added 15d ago
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Stuart Evans added 2mo ago
“What I need, what I am trying to build, is — I coin this phrase by analogy to a memory palace — an attention cottage . ... When I sit down in a chair with a book in my lap, a notebook at my side, and no screens within reach or sight, I am dwelling in my attention cottage.
The great artists and thinkers cultivate a systolic/diastolic rhythm, tension
... See morefrom 1, #86 - How to survive in a world of distraction by Alan Jacobs
sari added 3mo ago
- 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
from What We Talk About When We Talk About God by Grace Capobianco
Stuart Evans added 3mo ago
Stuart Evans added 3mo ago
Attention is our Vitality. Our quality of life is equal to quality of our attention.
Prashant Patel added 4mo ago
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