Abstract
Attention is the key to all learning. Indeed, it is what will save our lives on a daily basis. In all my Communication courses, it is one of the first things I put forward as a question that students may ask of themselves as a check on their “internal considering.”
Philosopher/practitioner George Gurdjieff (1866-1949) called the constant rumble in our minds of random condemnations and re-imaginings of past events as “internal considering.” He felt it was detrimental to ourselves and our relationships with others; it is, I maintain, a constant “self considering” that takes us away from the present and “being here now.” So recognizing that we are often not paying attention to what is happening in the space we are in now, with the people we are with now, is the first step in correcting this distracting state of affairs.
Recommended Citation
Levenson-Andrews, Robin B.
(2020)
""Where is My Attention?","
Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association: Vol. 2016, Article 5.
Available at:
https://docs.rwu.edu/nyscaproceedings/vol2016/iss1/5