On the order for tasks of priority- organizing where my attention goes and what information I personally consume this year is in fact on the list.
Reading this article, I kept thinking —where my attention goes energy goes. Although, recall now that William said our experience is shaped by what we attend to.
Regardless, I will be taking a harder stand on certain personal experiences and disavowing hatred and bigotry more vigorously.
That “where attention goes, energy goes” line is exactly the hinge. It’s also why William James’ point still hits: our lived experience gets shaped by what we repeatedly attend to.
I respect the move you’re naming here, too: taking a harder stand against hatred and bigotry. One thought to make it sustainable—pair the moral stance with an attention policy. What gets starved (rage-bait, dehumanizing frames), what gets funded (facts, accountability, humanizing stories), and what gets rerouted (hard conversations with people who argue in good faith)?
If you want, share one “hard stand” you’re planning to take this year—what does it look like in daily choices, not just beliefs?
Thanks for posting here.
On the order for tasks of priority- organizing where my attention goes and what information I personally consume this year is in fact on the list.
Reading this article, I kept thinking —where my attention goes energy goes. Although, recall now that William said our experience is shaped by what we attend to.
Regardless, I will be taking a harder stand on certain personal experiences and disavowing hatred and bigotry more vigorously.
@Jason — I appreciate this a lot.
That “where attention goes, energy goes” line is exactly the hinge. It’s also why William James’ point still hits: our lived experience gets shaped by what we repeatedly attend to.
I respect the move you’re naming here, too: taking a harder stand against hatred and bigotry. One thought to make it sustainable—pair the moral stance with an attention policy. What gets starved (rage-bait, dehumanizing frames), what gets funded (facts, accountability, humanizing stories), and what gets rerouted (hard conversations with people who argue in good faith)?
If you want, share one “hard stand” you’re planning to take this year—what does it look like in daily choices, not just beliefs?