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Attention is presence. And presence isn’t just powerful, it can be radical. In a world where attention is monetized, captured, and manipulated - reclaiming it is an act of resistance.

Firmness, commodity, and delight (Latin: firmitas, utilitas et venustas ) are the three aspects of good architecture declared by the Roman architect Vitruvius in his book "De architectura" ("On architecture", 1st century BC) and also known as Vitruvian virtues , Vitruvian Triad .

Rather, the coincidence must feel random, beyond imagination—only then does it become a story.

If I care about self-realization, fulfilment, and joy, which I do above almost anything else, then I cannot reasonably sit back and do nothing as my attention is in someone else’s hands more than it is in mine.

However, high stimulation over time leads to desensitization. The more novelty you consume (think how much content you consume in just 5 mins of doomscrolling), the more you need to feel engaged. Everything else (reading a book, sitting still, writing an email) starts to feel slow, boring, uncomfortable even.

A third preregistered study showed that positive and negative affect might not serve as a strong mechanism that mediates the link between meaningful coincidences and real-life creative activities. We need further research to explore the reason for this robust link between meaningful coincidences and real-life creativity.

social media algorithms are fundamentally designed to eliminate coincidences. They optimize for predictability, since more predictable consumers are more profitable. They want us to stay indoors and isolated so that they can mediate more of our interactions. They neatly categorize us into separate filter bubbles, making it easier to impose their... See more