attention is sacred
- “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
― Simone Weilfrom How to feel alive again. by Carissa Potter
Sarah Salvatoriello added 7mo ago
- Compassion, in contrast, means that I identify with the afflicted individual so fully that I feed him for the same reason I feed myself: because we are both hungry. In other words, I have paid him attention.
from Simone Weil’s Radical Conception of Attention
Alex Dobrenko added 5mo ago
going slow
calmness is a superpower and why we need to slow the fuck down.105 cards · by Keely Adler and
sari added 7mo ago
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beautiful things don't ask for attention
sari added 6mo ago
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The life we call “normal” isn’t normal at all. A spouse and kids, a mortgage, a 9-to-5 job... who said that was life? What’s so great about working in a factory or a cubicle? You and I, who are artists and entrepreneurs, live a life that’s closer to natural, if you ask me. We migrate, too. We follow the muse instead of the sun.
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All addictions share,from Turning Pro – by Steven Pressfield by Steven Pressfield
andrea added 8mo ago
“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks.”
― Jeff Hammerbacher
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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 minimal effort th... See moreSarah Salvatoriello added 5mo ago
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The fastest growing sector of the culture economy is distraction . Or call it scrolling or swiping or wasting time or whatever you want. But it’s not art or entertainment, just ceaseless activity.
The key is that each stimulus only lasts a few seconds, and must be repeated.from The State of the Culture, 2024 by Ted Gioia
sari added 3mo ago
- Being with somebody for an hour is much easier than paying attention to somebody for an hour. The former requires only physical (or virtual) proximity, and we do it every day. The latter happens only rarely. It requires us to donate all our emotional, spiritual, and intellectual energy to being with another person. I can recall only a few occasions... See more
from The Sacrament of Attention by Michael Austin
sari added 8mo ago