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Why we can't pay attention anymore

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

How to Pay Attention to Your Life Experience

Our attention is, in my opinion, the most important resource in our lives. And it is truly insane how thoughtlessly we give it away. A life where you can't pay attention is such a diminished life. We don't have to tolerate living in an environment that profoundly degrades our attention and focus. It's not inevitable. These are factors that are very specific to key aspects of how they live,. That can be fixed. I left the book much more optimistic than when i started.

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