The Art of Paying Attention. Distractions can be dangerous, but attention is also a beautiful act in and of itself. By Isabel Fattal. Dean Fosdick / AP. May 27, 2023. Share. Save.

Paying attention is the only thing that guarantees insight. It is the only real weapon we have against power, too. You can’t fight things you can’t actually see.

We may think we understand the art of paying attention but many times, unfortunately, we mistake attention for judgment. We think about attention as a "critical" function. Attention is not critical.

They share a Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Douglas Martin is a poet, novelist and short story writer.

For years, we have heard a litany of reasons why our capacity to pay attention is disturbingly on the wane. Technology—the buzzing, ... the mysteries of people’s attention to art.

They share a Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. 08/14/2023. Problems playing video?