for people interested in attention, Matthew Crawford's book "The World Beyond Your Head" does a pretty good job at covering some of the important philosophical (and practical' features
I really enjoyed reading this! Are you familiar with Pirsig's metaphysics of Quality? Reading your piece reminded me of that concept - I think he attempts to map out a new way of observing things with new language.
Thank you for the beautiful essay! I really enjoyed all the references. I would love to dive deeper into them. Personally I really liked Esme Weijun, which I read during the pandemic by accident while browsing at an independent bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI.
Hi Jasmine, This post of yours had a deep impact on me and stayed with me for a long time. Eventually, a few weeks ago when I was deciding what to write in my first substack post, the meditations on attention from this post inspired me. My sign-off is a nod to your post. :)
for people interested in attention, Matthew Crawford's book "The World Beyond Your Head" does a pretty good job at covering some of the important philosophical (and practical' features
I really enjoyed reading this! Are you familiar with Pirsig's metaphysics of Quality? Reading your piece reminded me of that concept - I think he attempts to map out a new way of observing things with new language.
https://artreview.com/byung-chul-han-i-practise-philosophy-as-art/ Do you know his work? Some of the ideas he expresses in this interview are reminiscent of yours here - enjoy!
Thank you for the beautiful essay! I really enjoyed all the references. I would love to dive deeper into them. Personally I really liked Esme Weijun, which I read during the pandemic by accident while browsing at an independent bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI.
Hi Jasmine, This post of yours had a deep impact on me and stayed with me for a long time. Eventually, a few weeks ago when I was deciding what to write in my first substack post, the meditations on attention from this post inspired me. My sign-off is a nod to your post. :)
Thank you for writing this.
https://amipious.substack.com/p/the-last-time
This was beautiful. So inspiring and healing in multiple ways. Thank you.
this was, in a word, CATHARTIC to read. thank you for sharing!
Thanks Jasmine. Reading this is somehow therapeutic
Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
This is one of the most gorgeous pieces I've read this year. Thank you for putting this together and articulating something so important