Our attention dilemma is age-old
Sep 11, 2025, 10:30 AM
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Alastair Benn explores an attention dilemma that has haunted western thought for centuries. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/our-attention-dilemma-is-age-old/.
Image: Detail from Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse, 1903. Credit: SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo