for - fourth of four pillars of wellbeing - purpose - finding it in our everyday life here and now - Youtube - Tukdam talk - An Overview Of CHM’s Work On “Well-Being And Tukdam” - Prof. Richard J. Davidson - comparison - intention vs attention

comment - Davidson does not provide much rich commentary on purpose, although it is quite an important idea to consider. - Intention is synonymous with purpose - The reason we consider the word intention instead is that we can compare to attention - intention - purpose or focus direction of future work (fourth pillar) - attention - focus awareness (first pillar) - Both of these acts are acts of constraining from the infinite field of our reality to a very narrow one - intention - among the infinite things I CAN do, I choose to do THIS specific one - attention - among all the infinite things I can sense, I choose to sense THIS specific one

for - first of four pillars of wellbeing - awareness - capacity to regulate our attention - Youtube - Tukdam talk - An Overview Of CHM’s Work On “Well-Being And Tukdam” - Prof. Richard J. Davidson

Paul Conkin 1929-2022 no wikipedia page, US historian suggested to graduate students to spend an hour reflecting for every hour read. Anecdotal quote from David Blight lecture (link to vid in post). There is a point here, wrt to keeping one's own pace and intent behind attention. [[Attention literacy and the value of slow learning 20211209063437]] [[Stuur aandacht met intentie 20220213080032]]

Again lineair and productivity/effectiveness overtones. 'learning something irrelevant' as 'wasting time and energy'? ugh. Curiosity and interestingness/surprisal can be directed with intention without being goal oriented, which seems to be the premise here.

#openvraag I wonder if Wu put relevance in the eye of the learner or not. Vgl Feynman's [[Twaalf favoriete vraagstukken 20201006163045]] vs 'society's' relevance.

46:00 Social anxiety as "disordered attention" (HealthyGamer) where we fixate on certain signals too much. It warps incoming information. Positive signals are filtered out and attention is fixated on negative information.

54:00 "Distorting the flow of information" (also see Mihaly jump) Information is internal based rather than external (because attention is internally directed rather than externally).

Reminds me of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi his notion of psychic entropy where consciousness is essentially disordered. One can say that social anxiety contributes to entropy.

45:00 Social anxiety as more of an attention problem than it is an emotional problem.

Also see other HealthyGamerGG on how directing attention can help with awkwardness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrCLOyoRq8

0:40/2:40 Trying not to be awkward leads to being awkward. Thus the awkwardness arises from the desire to not be awkward (paradox of trying). Not being awkward is more about where attention and awareness goes, than it being about doing something about it.

Definition:: projective attention

It takes into account the 3D space the points live in, and the rays of light that explain their 2D preojcetions.

MvP : "Direct Multi-view Multi-person 3D Pose Estimation" Tao Wang, Jianfeng Zhang, Yujun Cai, Shuicheng Yan, Jiashi Feng

Influential paper on learning consistent skeletal models of human pose from multiview images

For true deep processing and learning, intellectualism, one must think beyond the single source they are consuming and think about everything they know. Although keep in mind selective attention for true learning and thinking.

This process is habitualized by means of Zettelkasten and further aided in tool like hypothes.is

The song's criticism on mass media is mainly related to sensationalism.

"Good" things are usually not sensational. They do not demand attention, hence why the code of known/unknown based on selectors for attention filters it out.

Reference Hans-Georg Moeller's explanations of Luhmann's mass media theory based on functionally differentiated systems theory.

Can also compare to Simone Weil's thoughts on collectives and opinion; organizations (thus most part of mass media) should not be allowed to form opinions as this is an act of the intellect, only residing in the individual. Opinion of any form meant to spread lies or parts of the truth rather than the whole truth should be disallowed according to her because truth is a foundational, even the most sacred, need for the soul.

People must be protected against misinformation.

for - question - How to respond when asked what's the point or what's in it for me? - adjacency - what's the point? - what's in it for me? - human attention - progress traps

question - How to respond when asked what's the point or what's in it for me? - When these questions pop up, - it can be a good opportunity to engage the other in deeper dialogue to reveal deeper complexity

adjacency - between - questions - what's in it for me? - what's the point? - human attention - progress trap - complexity - emptiness - adjacency relationship - These questions come up a lot - and they indicate a normative human tendency: - When we focus attention on what we consider salient in our dynamic, constructed salience landscape - at the same time it defocuses our attention from the rest of the field the salient feature occurs within - In this sense, overemphasize on these questions could reveal a dependency on oversimplification - of the complexity inherent all every life situation - Remember that emptiness, with its pillars of - intertwingledness and - change - pervades everything, everywhere and everytime - and such continuous oversimplification is tantamount to - ignoring the empty nature of reality and - leads to progress traps

Lawrence Levine<br /> The Opening of the American Mind (1996)<br /> note the coverage of "how our memory should function"

for - progress trap - post comment - LinkedIn - Ralph Thurn article - progress trap - adjacency - progress trap - maladaptive - attention - focus of attention - cultural evolution - duality - dualism - dualistic

adjacency - between - progress - progress trap - maladaptive - cultural evolution - attention - focus of attention - Exploring this statement further, it isn't just that it is our dualistic thinking applied here is a problem - but that it is the very nature of human analytic reasoning coupled with our innate ability to focus our attention which requires a deep unpacking - For to focus on an object of attention - is something we can only accomplish by defocusing on everything else - Indeed, it is the very act of attention on the one, that is inextricably accompanied by the act of inattention of the many - Our body, and that of many other organisms is evolutionarily designed - to focus our attention in our field of view on emergent phenomena that is salient to our survival - The nature of reductionist-type research - which is to say, most research - is that we continue applying this evolved adaptive behavior, even though cultural evolution (ie. progress) has accelerated exponentially to such an extent - that this same biologically evolved behavior has become maladaptive in the context of modernity

Media is the foundation of many businesses. Media is where attention goes to. Businesses need attention (to sell). In this sense, a business is indeed an extension of the self (similar to how media extends the self).

A 'typewriter rebellion' is underway. Here's what that means and why it's attracting kids from 2024-04-15 from Joe Dana / 12 News / Phoenix, AZ

Résumé de la Vidéo

La vidéo explore l'importance de l'apprentissage de l'attention chez les enfants en maternelle, en mettant en lumière les méthodes et les stratégies pour développer cette compétence essentielle. Elle souligne l'aptitude naturelle des enfants à se concentrer et la manière dont les enseignants peuvent structurer les activités pour renforcer l'attention et la concentration. La vidéo aborde également les liens entre l'attention, la concentration et les fonctions exécutives, ainsi que l'impact de la maturité neurologique sur la capacité d'attention des enfants.

Moments Forts: 1. Introduction à l'attention en maternelle [00:00:15][^1^][1] * Discussion sur la capacité des enfants à être attentifs dès le jeune âge * Importance de l'apprentissage de l'attention pour le développement * Présentation de Marie Bolbeançon et du projet Atol 2. Les bases de l'attention et de la concentration [00:02:40][^2^][2] * Comparaison entre l'attention et la concentration * Exemples d'attention focalisée et soutenue chez les enfants * Rôle des fonctions exécutives dans l'attention 3. Développement neurologique et attention [00:03:46][^3^][3] * Impact de la maturité neurologique sur l'attention * Plasticité cérébrale et développement sensoriel et moteur * Importance des rythmes cérébraux dans la perception et la cognition 4. Stratégies pédagogiques pour l'attention [00:11:39][^4^][4] * Méthodes pour structurer l'enseignement et stimuler l'attention * Création d'un environnement engageant et interactif * Encouragement de la curiosité et des discussions en classe 5. Outils et techniques pour la gestion de l'attention [00:14:19][^5^][5] * Utilisation d'outils visuels et métaphores pour enseigner l'attention * Programme Atol et son application en classe * Quatre piliers du programme Atol pour le développement de l'attention Résumé de la Vidéo

La vidéo aborde l'apprentissage de l'attention chez les enfants en maternelle, soulignant l'importance de comprendre le fonctionnement du cerveau et de développer des stratégies adaptées aux différents profils d'élèves. Elle met en lumière l'intégration holistique de l'attention dans l'enseignement et l'importance de cultiver un état d'esprit dynamique pour surmonter les défis.

Points Forts: 1. Comprendre le cerveau et l'attention [00:23:48][^1^][1] * Importance de connaître le fonctionnement du cerveau * Rôle des neurones miroirs et chefs dans l'apprentissage * Nécessité de découper les tâches complexes 2. Stratégies d'enseignement holistique [00:26:00][^2^][2] * Intégration des enseignements de manière globale * Adaptation des stratégies aux besoins spécifiques des élèves * Utilisation de l'attention dans divers apprentissages 3. Réduire les distractions et la surcharge cognitive [00:29:30][^3^][3] * Éviter les sources de distraction sonore et visuelle * Importance de ne pas surcharger la mémoire de travail * Cultiver un état d'esprit dynamique face aux difficultés 4. Importance de l'apprentissage transversal [00:33:00][^4^][4] * Apprentissage de l'attention comme base pour d'autres compétences * Utilisation de programmes clés en main adaptés à la maternelle * Partage de ressources et d'outils sur les réseaux sociaux 5. Défis et soutien dans l'enseignement de l'attention [00:37:00][^5^][5] * Compréhension de la maturité neurologique des enfants * Importance du soutien hiérarchique dans la formation des enseignants * Restez informé des avancées en neurosciences pour améliorer les pratiques

the importance of colours

Oh awesome can I CITE this? It an online Blog okay because this is great.

Since 1908 there's also been the move towards small digestible social media which increases the dial on repetition and duplication, but the sense of flow created by dopamine hits to be found in the attention economy make these difficult things to overcome.

There is a range of reading lengths and levels of argumentation which can be found in these various ranges.

Some will complain about the death of books or the rise of articles or the rise of social media and the attention economy. Where is balance to be found.

Kaiser speaks to these issues in ¶75-79. One must wonder what Kaiser would have thought about the bite-sized nature of social media and it's distracting nature?

Ongweso Jr., Edward. “The Miseducation of Kara Swisher: Soul-Searching with the Tech ‘Journalist.’” The Baffler, March 29, 2024. https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-miseducation-of-kara-swisher-ongweso.

ᔥ[[Pete Brown]] in Exploding Comma

The pushing of the attention economy broadly prevents society from facing its most important problems. We're constantly distracted and are ultimately unable to focus on what is really important.

Résumé de la vidéo [00:00:10][^1^][1] - [00:28:18][^2^][2]:

Cette vidéo présente une conférence sur l'attention et le déficit d'attention, soulignant l'importance de l'attention dans la navigation à travers des situations complexes et la manière dont notre cerveau traite les informations. Ilaria S., professeur au Département des neurosciences fondamentales de l'Université de Genève, explique les mécanismes neuronaux de l'attention et comment différents outils d'investigation aident à comprendre cette fonction cognitive essentielle. Nader P., psychiatre, discute ensuite du trouble déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité (TDAH), abordant les controverses et les critères de diagnostic.

Points saillants: + [00:00:10][^3^][3] Introduction à la conférence * Présentation du thème de la santé mentale * Annonce des intervenants et de leurs sujets + [00:03:06][^4^][4] L'importance de l'attention * Explication des fonctions et des mécanismes de l'attention * Démonstration de la capacité de l'attention à filtrer les informations + [00:19:56][^5^][5] Le trouble déficit de l'attention (TDAH) * Discussion sur le TDAH et ses controverses * Explication des critères de diagnostic et de l'impact du TDAH + [00:27:02][^6^][6] Impact environnemental sur le TDAH * Influence de l'environnement sur la fréquence du diagnostic * Comparaison du TDAH avec d'autres pathologies mentales Résumé de la vidéo [00:28:21][^1^][1] - [00:50:10][^2^][2]:

Cette partie de la vidéo aborde le trouble déficitaire de l'attention avec hyperactivité (TDAH), en mettant en lumière les aspects neurodéveloppementaux, génétiques et les mythes associés. L'orateur explique que le TDAH est caractérisé par un retard de développement cérébral et une forte héritabilité génétique. Il souligne également l'impact significatif du TDAH sur la vie des individus, y compris les défis professionnels, académiques et sociaux. La discussion porte aussi sur les traitements, en déconstruisant les idées reçues sur les médicaments et en soulignant leur efficacité et sécurité.

Points saillants: + [00:28:21][^3^][3] Neurodéveloppement du TDAH * Retard de développement cérébral chez les personnes atteintes * Zones antérieures du cerveau affectées, impactant le fonctionnement exécutif * Dysfonction des systèmes dopamineergique et noradrénergique + [00:32:00][^4^][4] Mythes et réalités du TDAH * Prévalence chez les garçons et les adultes * Sous-diagnostic chez les filles, souvent moins hyperactives * Le TDAH n'est pas une invention moderne mais un trouble bien établi + [00:37:20][^5^][5] Traitements et médicaments * Efficacité des psychostimulants sans créer de dépendance * Comparaison avec d'autres traitements somatiques * Importance de la prévention du surdiagnostic + [00:41:01][^6^][6] Évolution du diagnostic du TDAH * Changement des critères diagnostiques avec le DSM5 * Augmentation des diagnostics et prescriptions * Impact de la société administrative complexe sur la prévalence du TDAH Résumé de la vidéo [00:50:25]¹[1] - [01:13:13]²[2]:

La vidéo aborde les différents types d'attention et les défis associés au Trouble Déficitaire de l'Attention avec Hyperactivité (TDAH). Elle explique comment l'attention soutenue, sélective et divisée est affectée par le TDAH et souligne l'importance de l'environnement dans l'expression de la vulnérabilité génétique à ce trouble.

Points forts: + [00:50:25]³[3] Types d'attention et TDAH * Difficultés avec l'attention soutenue et sélective * Problèmes de concentration sur des tâches ennuyeuses * Incapacité à gérer plusieurs tâches simultanément + [00:53:02]⁴[4] Origines du TDAH * Forte héritabilité et composante biologique * Influence de l'environnement sur l'expression du TDAH * Rôle de la vulnérabilité génétique et des facteurs périnataux + [00:59:31]⁵[5] Gestion du TDAH * Impact de l'environnement familial et scolaire * Importance de la psychoéducation pour les parents * Stratégies pour améliorer le quotidien des enfants atteints + [01:02:49]⁶[6] Traitement médicamenteux du TDAH * Possibilité de diminution de l'efficacité avec le temps * Acquisition de compétences permettant de réduire la dépendance au traitement * Comparaison avec l'utilisation d'une béquille pour la rééducation physique

Source : conversation avec Bing, 14/03/2024 (1) undefined. https://www.education.gouv.fr/education-la-sexualite-en-milieu-scolaire-341103. (2) undefined. https://soseducation.org/docs/notes-etudes-entretiens-tribunes/education-a-la-sexualite-danger-ou-prevention-final.pdf. (3) undefined. https://www.planning-familial.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/LIVRE_BLANC_WEB.pdf. (4) undefined. https://www. Résumé de la vidéo [01:13:15][^1^][1] - [01:31:52][^2^][2]:

Cette partie de la vidéo aborde le diagnostic et le traitement du Trouble Déficit de l'Attention/Hyperactivité (TDAH), les risques de surdiagnostic, et l'impact des changements sociétaux sur la prévalence du TDAH. Elle souligne également l'importance de la formation et de l'attention aux détails pour éviter les diagnostics erronés.

Points forts: + [01:13:15][^3^][3] Surdiagnostic et diagnostic précis * Discussion sur le risque de surdiagnostic du TDAH * L'importance d'un diagnostic précis pour éviter de traiter des non-TDAH * Les pressions sociétales et environnementales influençant le diagnostic + [01:15:57][^4^][4] Traitement du TDAH * L'approche combinée de médicaments psychostimulants et de thérapie cognitive comportementale (TCC) * Le défi de trouver des spécialistes pour traiter le TDAH à Genève * L'impact de la formation des professionnels sur la qualité du diagnostic + [01:17:03][^5^][5] Diagnostic du TDAH et du Trouble du Spectre de l'Autisme (TSA) * La possibilité que le TDAH masque un TSA et vice versa * La nécessité d'une formation approfondie sur les deux pathologies + [01:25:14][^6^][6] Entraînement de l'attention * Les méthodes pour entraîner l'attention, y compris la méditation et les jeux vidéo * L'impact de l'entraînement sur les connexions cérébrales et l'attention à long terme

for - adjacency - boredom - attention

adjacency - between - boredom - attention - adjacency statement - often, when we are forced to pay attention, - boredom emerges as a possibility<br /> - to express our desire to not be present

Résumé de la vidéo [00:00:00][^1^][1] - [01:44:47][^2^][2]:

Cette vidéo est une conférence de Jean-Philippe Lachaux, un neuroscientifique spécialiste de l'attention, qui présente le programme ATOL (Apprendre à être attentif à l'école) aux enseignants. Il explique les principes et les enjeux de l'éducation de l'attention, ainsi que les activités et les exercices proposés aux élèves pour développer leur attention et leur concentration.

Points forts: + [00:00:00][^3^][3] L'attention, une compétence transversale et essentielle * L'attention permet de sélectionner et de traiter les informations pertinentes pour apprendre * L'attention n'est pas un état stable, mais un processus dynamique qui varie selon les situations et les individus * L'attention n'est pas innée, mais se construit et s'améliore avec l'entraînement et la pratique + [00:23:15][^4^][4] Les trois dimensions de l'attention * La sélectivité: la capacité à choisir une cible parmi les distractions * La flexibilité: la capacité à adapter son attention selon le contexte et le but * La stabilité: la capacité à maintenir son attention sur la durée + [00:41:07][^5^][5] Les trois composantes de l'attention * La perception: ce qu'on perçoit avec nos sens ou notre imagination * L'intention: ce qu'on veut faire ou obtenir avec notre attention * La manière d'agir: comment on réagit ou on transforme ce qu'on perçoit + [00:57:20][^6^][6] Le programme ATOL * Un programme conçu avec des enseignants pour apprendre aux élèves à être attentifs à l'école * Un programme basé sur des activités ludiques et interactives qui sollicitent les trois dimensions et les trois composantes de l'attention * Un programme qui vise à développer la conscience, la compréhension et le contrôle de son attention

Résumé de la vidéo [01:00:00][^1^][1] - [01:44:47][^2^][2] :

Cette vidéo est la deuxième partie d'une conférence sur l'attention et la concentration à l'école, animée par Jean-Philippe Lachaux, neuroscientifique et directeur de recherche à l'INSERM. Il présente le programme ATOL (Apprendre à être attentif à l'école), qui vise à développer les compétences attentionnelles des élèves à travers des exercices adaptés à leur âge et à leur niveau. Il explique les principes et les objectifs de ce programme, ainsi que les bénéfices attendus pour les apprentissages scolaires et la vie quotidienne.

Points forts : + [01:00:00][^3^][3] L'attention et la perception * L'attention influence la façon dont on perçoit le monde * L'attention peut être sélective, globale ou locale, selon la cible * L'attention peut être entraînée à mieux percevoir les détails + [01:15:00][^4^][4] L'attention et l'action * L'attention permet de contrôler son comportement et ses réactions * L'attention implique des conversions entre différents types de données (visuelles, auditives, etc.) * L'attention nécessite de programmer ses actions en fonction de son intention + [01:30:00][^5^][5] L'attention et la mémoire * L'attention est liée à la mémoire de travail, qui stocke temporairement les informations * L'attention permet de transférer les informations de la mémoire de travail vers la mémoire à long terme * L'attention permet de récupérer les informations de la mémoire à long terme vers la mémoire de travail + [01:40:00][^6^][6] L'attention et la motivation * L'attention est influencée par la motivation, qui donne du sens et de la valeur aux activités * L'attention peut être renforcée par des récompenses, des encouragements ou des feedbacks * L'attention peut être régulée par des stratégies de gestion du stress et des émotions

Résumé de la vidéo [00:00:00][^1^][1] - [00:35:42][^2^][2] :

Cette vidéo est une conférence de Jean-Philippe Lachaux, directeur de recherche à l'INSERM et spécialiste du système attentionnel, sur l'attention et la concentration à l'école. Il présente les principes de base de l'attention, ses enjeux pour l'apprentissage, et les moyens de la développer chez les élèves. Il propose également des exemples d'activités et de programmes d'éducation de l'attention, comme Atol et Adolesc.

Points forts : + [00:01:13][^3^][3] L'attention est sélective et limitée * Elle permet de choisir ce qui est important parmi les informations disponibles * Elle nécessite d'identifier la cible de son attention et de s'y connecter activement * Elle peut être perturbée par des distracteurs internes ou externes + [00:10:10][^4^][4] La concentration est différente de l'attention * Elle implique une intention claire et une seule à la fois * Elle demande de coupler la perception et l'action * Elle peut être facilitée par des stratégies mentales adaptées + [00:21:00][^5^][5] L'attention s'apprend et se développe * Elle peut être entraînée par des exercices spécifiques * Elle peut être renforcée par des habitudes de vie saines * Elle peut être stimulée par des situations pédagogiques variées et motivantes + [00:29:00][^6^][6] L'attention est au cœur de l'apprentissage * Elle permet de se connecter à son objet d'étude et d'en extraire le sens * Elle favorise la mémorisation et la compréhension * Elle contribue à la motivation et à la confiance en soi

DoFA is enabled / driven by outrage-induction / attention hijacking in service of adtech. Vgl [[Aandacht als geletterdheid 20201117203910]]

Shanks saves Luffy from a sea beast. He shows complete mastery over his mind. First, he saves Luffy without any regard to his arm that is bitten off. Second, he directs and focuses his attention and anger at the sea beast. His anger is focused and redirected.

"It's only an arm. It's no big deal" says Shanks

One Piece Ep 4.

04:00 passion creates focused attention which, in turn, creates a flow state, which creates more passion (virtuous cycle)

Doleac, Jennifer. “New Evidence That Lead Exposure Increases Crime.” Brookings (blog), June 1, 2017. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/.

A brief meta analysis of the evidence provided by three different studies on the effects of lead exposure to children and the increased incidence of their potential adult criminal behavior.

Compare this with the levels of insanity induced in TEL production discussed in https://doi.org/10.1179/oeh.2005.11.4.384 (or alternately at https://environmentalhistory.org/about/ethyl-leaded-gasoline/) via https://hypothes.is/a/7MBWvHW7Ee6a8dvvDy9Aqw

Example of the repetition of the body text of an article immediately after it as a featured pull quote to draw the attention of the skimming reader to the importance of the portion of the passage.

https://typeshare.co/go-go-golems/posts/under-the-hood-how-to-use-chatgpts-attention-mechanism-for-better-prompts

07:00 structuring the mind with information (away from entropy), via setting a vision, which you break down further into goals, projects, tasks

06:30 focus on info (input/output) as building identity

Bacteriophages are virus that can infect bacteria host. Phages were used to treat infectious disease

Good writing is pointing out the interesting things you see to others. It's pre-literate, and even pre-oral.

My view: intention as what to gather/learn, attention as what to do in the moment, looking at a note, which makes us aware of that thing, which results into curiosity (also good entry to flow)

(14:20-19:00) Dopamine Prediction Error is explained by Andrew Huberman in the following way: When we anticipate something exciting dopamine levels rise and rise, but when we fail it drops below baseline, decreasing motivation and drive immensely, sometimes even causing us to get sad. However, when we succeed, dopamine rises even higher, increasing our drive and motivation significantly... This is the idea that successes build upon each other, and why celebrating the "marginal gains" is a very powerful tool to build momentum and actually make progress. Surprise increases this effect even more: big dopamine hit, when you don't anticipate it.

Social Media algorithms make heavy use of this principle, therefore enslaving its user, in particular infinite scrolling platforms such as TikTok... Your dopamine levels rise as you're looking for that one thing you like, but it drops because you don't always have that one golden nugget. Then it rises once in a while when you find it. This contrast creates an illusion of enjoyment and traps the user in an infinite search of great content, especially when it's shortform. It makes you waste time so effectively. This is related to getting the success mindset of preferring delayed gratification over instant gratification.

It would be useful to reflect and introspect on your dopaminic baseline, and see what actually increases and decreases your dopamine, in addition to whether or not these things help to achieve your ambitions. As a high dopaminic baseline (which means your dopamine circuit is getting used to high hits from things as playing games, watching shortform content, watching porn) decreases your ability to focus for long amounts of time (attention span), and by extent your ability to learn and eventually reach success. Studying and learning can actually be fun, if your dopamine levels are managed properly, meaning you don't often engage in very high-dopamine emitting activities. You want your brain to be used to the low amounts of dopamine that studying gives. A framework to help with this reflection would be Kolb's.

A short-term dopamine reset is to not use the tool or device for about half an hour to an hour (or do NSDR). However, this is not a long-term solution.

03:54 Attention as most valuable resource (which media can take away)

1) the point that multitasking can offer different experiences with texts and tasks is interesting to me. initially, the comparison between multitasking and single-tasking seems like a clear distinction between what is beneficial (focus) and what is detrimental (distraction)

2) taking a bold stance, i would venture to say that there exists a significant number of individuals who engage in deep work, which is perhaps one of the most profound pursuits throughout human history. after all, most of us have experienced a state of flow at least once, to some extent, and our brains subconsciously crave this state of heightened focus and productivity

3) this observation all the more underscores the rarity of deep work in a world that is perpetually plagued by distractions

here is one of my notes from deep work by cal newport:

the connection between depth and meaning in human experience is undeniable. whether approached from the perspectives of neuroscience, psychology, or philosophy, there appears to be a profound correlation between engaging in deep, meaningful activities and a sense of fulfillment. this suggests that our species may have evolved to thrive in the realm of deep work and purposeful engagement

reply to u/bestlunchtoday at https://www.reddit.com/r/Zettelkasten/comments/12gadut/benefits_of_sharing_permanent_notes/

I love the diversity of ideas here! So many different ways to do it all and perspectives on the pros/cons. It's all incredibly idiosyncratic, just like our notes.

I probably default to a far extreme of sharing the vast majority of my notes openly to the public (at least the ones taken digitally which account for probably 95%). You can find them here: https://hypothes.is/users/chrisaldrich.

Not many people notice or care, but I do know that a small handful follow and occasionally reply to them or email me questions. One or two people actually subscribe to them via RSS, and at least one has said that they know more about me, what I'm reading, what I'm interested in, and who I am by reading these over time. (I also personally follow a handful of people and tags there myself.) Some have remarked at how they appreciate watching my notes over time and then seeing the longer writing pieces they were integrated into. Some novice note takers have mentioned how much they appreciate being able to watch such a process of note taking turned into composition as examples which they might follow. Some just like a particular niche topic and follow it as a tag (so if you were interested in zettelkasten perhaps?) Why should I hide my conversation with the authors I read, or with my own zettelkasten unless it really needed to be private? Couldn't/shouldn't it all be part of "The Great Conversation"? The tougher part may be having means of appropriately focusing on and sharing this conversation without some of the ills and attention economy practices which plague the social space presently.

There are a few notes here on this post that talk about social media and how this plays a role in making them public or not. I suppose that if I were putting it all on a popular platform like Twitter or Instagram then the use of the notes would be or could be considered more performative. Since mine are on what I would call a very quiet pseudo-social network, but one specifically intended for note taking, they tend to be far less performative in nature and the majority of the focus is solely on what I want to make and use them for. I have the opportunity and ability to make some private and occasionally do so. Perhaps if the traffic and notice of them became more prominent I would change my habits, but generally it has been a net positive to have put my sensemaking out into the public, though I will admit that I have a lot of privilege to be able to do so.

Of course for those who just want my longer form stuff, there's a website/blog for that, though personally I think all the fun ideas at the bleeding edge are in my notes.

Since some (u/deafpolygon, u/Magnifico99, and u/thiefspy; cc: u/FastSascha, u/A_Dull_Significance) have mentioned social media, Instagram, and journalists, I'll share a relevant old note with an example, which is also simultaneously an example of the benefit of having public notes to be able to point at, which u/PantsMcFail2 also does here with one of Andy Matuschak's public notes:

[Prominent] Journalist John Dickerson indicates that he uses Instagram as a commonplace: https://www.instagram.com/jfdlibrary/ here he keeps a collection of photo "cards" with quotes from famous people rather than photos. He also keeps collections there of photos of notes from scraps of paper as well as photos of annotations he makes in books.

It's reasonably well known that Ronald Reagan shared some of his personal notes and collected quotations with his speechwriting staff while he was President. I would say that this and other similar examples of collaborative zettelkasten or collaborative note taking and their uses would blunt u/deafpolygon's argument that shared notes (online or otherwise) are either just (or only) a wiki. The forms are somewhat similar, but not all exactly the same. I suspect others could add to these examples.

And of course if you've been following along with all of my links, you'll have found yourself reading not only these words here, but also reading some of a directed conversation with entry points into my own personal zettelkasten, which you can also query as you like. I hope it has helped to increase the depth and level of the conversation, should you choose to enter into it. It's an open enough one that folks can pick and choose their own path through it as their interests dictate.

Animating your text gives you more control over your audience's attention. You can easily move around graphics, but if the moving object is text you want your audience to read, they will follow along to gather the information within the text. It is important not too move your text around too much as this can also be a double edged sword.

Very important, most viewers on social platforms are Goldfish Brains. They will eventually click/engage with something that captures their attention based on the graphics and keywords used in the caption or thumbnail.

This has a higher rate of capturing your audience's attention, especially during presentations (which most videos are). If your audience is not paying attention to what you're saying, they can always view it.

This is a fact and I suffer from Goldfish Brain. As someone who creates content online, it is very important to factor in that my work will be views once and that's that. If I am lucky it will be viewed for more than 7 seconds.

It would seem that the word treasure here is being used to modify one's attention. Historically in books about "knowledge work" or commonplacing, the word was used with respect to one's storehouse of knowledge itself and not one's attention. Some of the effect is the result of the break in historical tradition being passed down from one generation to another. It's also an indication that the shift in value has moved not from what one knows or has, but that the attention itself is more valued now, even in a book about excerpting, thinking, and keeping knowledge!

Oh how far we have fallen!

It's also an indication of the extremes of information overload we're facing that the treasure is attention and not the small tidbits of knowledge and understanding we're able to glean from the massive volumes we face on a daily basis.

Recent improvements in transformers for long documents have focused on efficiencies in the attention mechanism but the feed-forward and projection layers are still expensive for long docs

This is a good quote that highlights the effect technology has on our attention span. It is a brief statement that highlights a really problem in our day to day life.

Profile of Ted Nelson

Dans le projet RobAutisTic le robot permet de capter l'attention de l'enfant améliorant ainsi sa capacité de concentration

La dernière difficulté énoncée dans cet article par l'auteur est sa difficulté à maintenir son attention. Qui plus est lorsque qu'il y a 2 actions conjointes (le pointage et la consigne pour cet exemple)

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  • beauty is one variable that directs our = selective attention
  • when our senses experience the unbroken continuum of appearances, a = gestalt, it is variables like beauty which selects the sensory and perceptual trajectory of experience

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• beauty determines how we perceive the world because beauty binds looks
• this is relevant for understanding how to focus people's attention

In addition to "critical thinking, resourcefulness, creativity, attention to detail, and academic pride and humility", the ability to use a note card-based research system like Umberto Eco's is the key to overcoming information overload.

It turns out Meng does refer to induction heads, just not by name.

Must choose -- echo of 4000 Weeks

This is the Key, Value, Query, yes?

Using the attention mechanism to determine global dependencies between input and output instead of using recurrent links to past states. This is the essence of their new idea.

Nice analogy. Drinking see water when you’re thirsty makes you even more thirsty. Checking social media in your break makes you even more exhausted.

Jeff clearly hearking back to the golden era of blogging wrt which values it (should) promote(s). Is the 'attention economy' only the 'corrupted biz model of mass media imported online'? The algo-induced raging sure is. Otherwise not sure: [[3 kwantitatieve veranderingen 20100420210721]] was in full effect way before it, and all three contribute to [[Aandacht is het schaarst 20201013163120]]. Maybe it's the flipside that's key? n:: Being economic with attention, as the core of what an attention economy really is like. Towards the end Jarvis slips in the responsibilities stemming from the triplet of obligations [[Obligation to explain 20120327173752]] [[Wie deelt bestaat 20130131133926]] and [[Obligation to re-use 20191223194129]]

Ahrens and others following him have argued that there is a sort of lightness imbued both in one's thinking processes and life by making and accumulating notes. The cognitive load is lessened by offloading one's thoughts onto pieces of paper that can be revised, compared, and juxtaposed as a means of building some written or creative endeavor, even if it's slowly over time.

Frederic L. Paxson's mode of life made this seem to be the case for him. There is evidence that he was easier able to manage his daily life by his note taking system. He accumulated no work on his desk and carried none home and was able to more easily give his attention to others.

Is this a result of breaking things down into tiny, bite sized chunks that were difficult to actually interrupt?

Was it the system or his particular temperament? Are there other examples of this easier mode of life for note takers? Is there a pattern? What portions can be attributed to the system and one's ability to stick to it versus their particular temperaments?

Other than small examples in my own life, this may be one of the first examples I've seen of this mode of work. Definitely worth looking at others.

Mary Oliver, poet

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/mary-olivers-poetry-captures-our-relationship-technology/589039/

The upshot of this paper seems to be "information overload alone can explain why fake news can become viral."

In the attention economy, social media is the equivalent of fast food. Just like going out for fine dining or even healthier gourmet cooking at home, we need to make the time and effort to consume higher quality information sources. Books, journal articles, and longer forms of content with more editorial and review which take time and effort to produce are better choices.

In a society consumed with information overload, it is easier for our brains to allow our well evolved cognitive biases to decide not only what to pay attention to, but what to believe.

This part of the article is extremly pertinent to todays world. With social media being a core aspect of many individuals personalities, socializing and attention in the real world has been affected. Apps like Tiktok with short videos have made many individuals attention span extremely short. Often affecting their time spent on work and other activities. Seeing the long term affects on human attention due to social media apps will be interesting to watch.

Harford, T. (2021, May 6). What magic teaches us about misinformation. https://www.ft.com/content/5cea69f0-7d44-424e-a121-78a21564ca35

Hamblin, J. (2021, December 9). Perspective | Omicron won’t keep us from ending the pandemic. We’re doing that ourselves. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/09/omicron-coronavirus-individual-threat/

attention as mindfulness, and as a muscle to train.

Reminds me of my 2008/2010 projects in primary schools on this. I find myself explaining marketing ploys to our 6yo in response to material she sees in print, on billboards, and online. Perhaps I should be doing that more consistently

There's little training on reflecting and shaping how you wield your attention. Are there resources to be found, wrt workflows / choices / being mindfull of one's attention? Beyond the 'indistractable' material of Nir?

The exclusionary aspect of attention makes it a scarce resource [[Aandacht is het schaarst 20201013163120]] implying the need to wield it with intent [[Stuur aandacht met intentie 20220213080032]] or it becomes distraction again. It's a moral choice [[Aandacht is een morele keuze 20201217074345]] even. Making such training/understanding important.

This is, like some of his Stanford in-class attention experiments, a bit geared towards switching on/offline it seems. There's much to be said also about wielding attention within the digital space (see Pegrum/Palalas digital disarray above), and attention as it plays out in the interweaving of the digital and physical (like having information resources available within a conversation).

Aandacht als fundament onder zowel denken als communiceren.

Pegrum/Palalas 2021 talk about attention literacy as needed to counteract 'digital disarray'. They also call it a macro-literacy, encompassing a long list of 'digital literacies' which are more skills than literacy in the Rheingoldia sense. Bit of term inflation? Does put attention at the top of the heap of digital 'literacies' though. They also do incorporate relationships to others and the informational environment within scope of it a la Rheingold.

Cathy N. Davidson. Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn

https://www.amazon.com/Now-You-See-Attention-Transform/dp/0670022829/

This should be motivation enough for instructors to take the time - assuming their bureaucratic overloads allow it - to find ways to make education relevant. This is something, however, that must be baked into people at a young age. And that's the real problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmRRSp2PoU

meh....

The author uses excitement to grab your attention

Daher ist Rheingolds infotention so wichtig

American children aren't encouraged to as attentive imitators as their foreign counterparts and this can effect their learning processes.

Pavord, S., Hunt, B. J., Horner, D., Bewley, S., & Karpusheff, J. (2021). Vaccine induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis: Summary of NICE guidance. BMJ, 375, n2195. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2195

digital solutions takes my attention away

We already use programmable attention in everyday life, but it should be more integrated, potentially at an OS level.

HeyFocus and ad blockers could also be considered under this umbrella.

This is already happening with ads. It'd be nice if the same techniques were used to pre-emptively help us instead.

Frimer, J., Aujla, H., Feinberg, M., Skitka, L., Aquino, K., Eichstaedt, johannes C., & Willer, R. (2022). Incivility is Rising among American Politicians on Twitter. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/2hku3

How much history is covered here?

Will mnemotechniques be covered here? Spaced repetition? Note taking methods in the commonplace book or zettelkasten traditions?

operationstheoretisch - was geschieht - Der Begriff Operation hat mir auch ungemein geholfen, Latours handelnde Akteure besser zu greifen, weil er im Gegensatz zum Handlungsbegriff frei von (menschlicher) Intention ist. Und Intention wird für mich noch ein crucial point, weil Intention fuels Attention und Attention = basale digital literacy nach Rheingold

Don't know if I am too superficially thinking here, but this reminds me of thoughts about mindfulness - Gives me the idea, that coping with new media will be more successful if it is done mindfully

Kleine Pausen machen wenn man ein großes, ein longterm Ziel hat. De- und reaktivieren der intendierten Ziele soll den Forschungsergebnissen zufolge helfen, sich auf ebenjene länger und schließlich erfolgreicher zu konzentrieren.

Atemfokussierung als Mittel bzw. Startpunkt eines Mittels zur Aufmerksamkeitskontrolle - auch im Digitalen.

Intentionale Setzung eines Ziels, das erreicht werden will ist Voraussetzung für Aufmerksamkeitskontrolle.

Jede Verbesserung, so klein sie auch ist, von Aufmerksamkeit, ist eine tatsächliche Verbesserung im aufmerksamen Umgang mit digitalen Medien.