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I guess I'm aware the whole time. I fall into distraction sometimes too tho. I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I use the terms (awareness , attention) synony
by swayvil 3y ago
I guess I'm aware the whole time. I fall into distraction sometimes too tho. I'm not sure exactly what you mean.
I use the terms (awareness , attention) synonymously.
To put it another way.
It's like a flashlight. I shine the beam upon a river of experience-stuff (sights, sounds, thoughts...)
When I pay attention to a thing, I direct the beam at that thing.
When I concentrate, the beam narrows.
When I refrain from all directing and concentrating, the beam widens.
- tomjakubowski 3y agoI've felt the beam widen a few times on long runs: I'm seeing while not looking at anything, hearing it all while listening to none of it. It's really quite nice
- Jeff_Brown 3y agoAh, so "awareness" for you includes the option of "everything" while "attention" does not. For me "everything" is an option for attention. I agree that broadening the beam is, among other benefits, enjoyable.