Paying Attention

Roger Hopkins

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Pages:: 137–153

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004523876_010

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My students are made aware of the analogy between paying attention and pancakes. The views of Nicholas Carr and James Willaims are outlined and there is an explanation of how Peter Bregman and Michael Taft’s methods can help improve attention spans. The importance of silence in listening is emphasised and a “circular response” exercise is illustrated to encourage greater attention in activists. The ideas of Baracci, Berardi and Odell are explained while the centrality of individual attention to the creation of effective collective attention is examined. Finally, the current vogue for multitasking is criticised.

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Educating for Action

A Curriculum for Social Activists

Series: International Issues in Adult Education, Volume: 34

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004523876

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 05 Jul 2022

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