Attention Lab Episode 2: SANCTUARY
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Jan 12, 2026 Explore the concept of attention sanctuaries, where community meeting spaces protect against the harms of the attention economy. Discover how these sanctuaries relate to labor history, advocating for collective attention rights. Engage with a guided practice that combines visual and tactile exercises, enhancing your focus. The hosts encourage listeners to reflect on their experiences and share their personal insights, filling a metaphorical cup of shared attention. Join the dialogue and envision brighter futures together.
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Attention Is Social And Political
- Attention is social, physical, and political, not just an individual inward practice.
- Designing spaces and time shapes how attention supports humanity and autonomy.
Collective Protection Mirrors Labor Organizing
- The attention economy creates new forms of extraction that demand collective responses.
- Protecting attention requires organizing solidarity similar to labor movements.
Historical Parallel With Labor Movements
- The podcast likens today's attention struggles to 19th-century labor extraction during the Industrial Revolution.
- It cites the slogan 'eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, and eight hours for what we will' as a model for boundary-making.
