Casey Newton
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Podcast Appearances
Did they make you shave your head or receive any kind of permanent markings on your body?
No.
And is the stated goal of the school to fix people's attention who feel like they have lost it due to technology?
Is it to like cultivate new ways of paying attention?
Like what is the problem they are trying to solve?
So tell us, like, give us the picture.
What did it look like when you got there?
What's the building like?
Who was there?
What did you do?
They have a talking stick that they passed around.
OK, so far, not beating the cult allegations.
And what are these exercises?
Okay.
So this is called the Paths of Attention.
We're supposed to form pairs and elect one partner to speak and the other to listen and ask questions.
Okay, I'll speak.
I thought you'd volunteer for that one.
Choose a neutral topic, A, comments on the topic, and B, listens with attention, ask questions that respond to A's comments.
Practice generosity and curiosity.