Susan E. O. Herrick
@susaneoherrick.bsky.social
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"We are not machines. ...True attention lies at the heart of personhood.... 'The authentic & pure values - truth, beauty & goodness - [in humans are from] full attention to the object' [Weil, 1941]. ...rooted in love, care & commitment, [it] cannot be sold or stolen."
"We are not machines. ...True attention lies at the heart of personhood.... 'The authentic & pure values - truth, beauty & goodness - [in humans are from] full attention to the object' [Weil, 1941]. ...rooted in love, care & commitment, [it] cannot be sold or stolen."
Opinion | The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie
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January 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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"We are not machines. ...True attention lies at the heart of personhood.... 'The authentic & pure values - truth, beauty & goodness - [in humans are from] full attention to the object' [Weil, 1941]. ...rooted in love, care & commitment, [it] cannot be sold or stolen."
"We are not machines. ...True attention lies at the heart of personhood.... 'The authentic & pure values - truth, beauty & goodness - [in humans are from] full attention to the object' [Weil, 1941]. ...rooted in love, care & commitment, [it] cannot be sold or stolen."
I just turned my phone to grayscale only. Let's see how I do in finding other things to do.
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I just turned my phone to grayscale only. Let's see how I do in finding other things to do.