Attention Lab Episode 1: STUDY
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Jan 5, 2026 Dive into the intriguing realm of Attention Activism and explore the pressing issue of attention commodification. Discover the three foundational pillars of the movement—study, sanctuary, and coalition—designed to offer systemic solutions. Engage in a guided attention practice that distinguishes awareness from mere focus. Challenge conventional definitions of attention, linking it to deeper concepts like care and love. Reflect on Henry James' metaphor of the 'empty cup' to ponder how you would fill your attention.
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Attention Is An Engineered Problem
- The attention economy is an industry engineered to maximize our scatteredness and convert attention into profit.
- Hayeni Cantizano emphasizes this systemic cause to explain why individual blame is insufficient.
From Friends To A School
- The Friends of Attention began as friends meeting worldwide to attend to art and became political after events in São Paulo in 2018.
- They formalized into a coalition and later founded the Strother School of Radical Attention.
Three Pillars Of Attention Activism
- Attention activism rests on three pillars: study, sanctuary, and coalition building.
- These pillars combine learning, creating interruption-free spaces, and organizing for systemic change.
