attention is sacred
exploring the sacred nature of "attention"
sari and
attention is sacred
Short-form content captures attention and brings immediate gratification, but it sacrifices lasting enrichment.
Watching a bunch of reels doesn’t match the full immersion of a movie.
Reading a series of posts doesn’t rival the depth of insight of a book.
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Adam Grantx.com"The information you consume each day is the soil from which your future thoughts are grown."
I don’t have to care about algorithms if I have people who care about me. And I get people to care about me by first demonstrating that I care about them. Some people I’ve talked with over the years have said that this seems like “too much effort,” but I counter with “it’s effort that actually pays off over time,
contrasted with... See more
andrea and
The Internet is Destroying Your Attention: How to Survive the Attention Economy
highexistence.com
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... See more
Mandy Brown • Coming Home
“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks.”
― Jeff Hammerbacher
If you want to change your life, change what you pay attention to.
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: a book by Austin Kleon
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
― Simone Weil
― Simone Weil