Difference between revisions of "Intensity"

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== Key Claims ==
 
== Key Claims ==
* [[Intensity, as an ideal or virtue, concerns putting your whole attention completely into the task at hand]].
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* Intensity, as an ideal or virtue, concerns putting your whole attention completely into the task at hand.  
* [[Intensity takes place entirely in task attention, which concerns only the present moment]].
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* Intensity takes place entirely in task attention, which concerns only the present moment.  
* [[Creative work takes place when task attention enters a cloud of unknowing]].
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* Creative work takes place when task attention enters a cloud of unknowing.  
* [[Most fundamental act of intensity, which shapes task attention, is committing fully to the task at hand]].
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* Most fundamental act of intensity, which shapes task attention, is committing fully to the task at hand.  
* [[Working with intensity means unitasking]].
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* Working with intensity means unitasking.  
* [[Multitasking is a myth, and it lowers your IQ]].
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* Multitasking is a myth, and it lowers your IQ.  
* [[Task attention concerns what is real, what really exists]].
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* Task attention concerns what is real, what really exists.  
* [[Predictive attention concerns the unreal]].
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* Predictive attention concerns the unreal.  
* [[Mindfulness is an exercise of task attention]].
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* Mindfulness is an exercise of task attention.  
* [[Mindfulness turns off your predictive attention]].
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* Mindfulness turns off your predictive attention.

Latest revision as of 18:57, 22 May 2020

Key Claims

  • Intensity, as an ideal or virtue, concerns putting your whole attention completely into the task at hand.
  • Intensity takes place entirely in task attention, which concerns only the present moment.
  • Creative work takes place when task attention enters a cloud of unknowing.
  • Most fundamental act of intensity, which shapes task attention, is committing fully to the task at hand.
  • Working with intensity means unitasking.
  • Multitasking is a myth, and it lowers your IQ.
  • Task attention concerns what is real, what really exists.
  • Predictive attention concerns the unreal.
  • Mindfulness is an exercise of task attention.
  • Mindfulness turns off your predictive attention.