need to do a better job managing attention.

i don't mean that i need to always be in deep work mode, but that i should have firm control over deep vs. shallow mode.

i should be able to scroll feeds in which the majority of posts are garbage, without getting lost in the garbage, and strike and go deep as soon as inspiration strikes: like a post that triggers a thought that is related to something else i'm thinking about and this inspiration can lead to a deeper essay on this theme - which then triggers a deep work mode.

something fly like a butterfly sting like a bee.

need to play with the extremes fluidly.

shallow scroll, deep attack, back to shallow, etc.

so so so difficult. bec each shallow mode makes the next deep mode tougher, and once i get the hang of the deep mode and find myself getting lost in the work, the shallow mode pulls me out of the zone.

but i don't see any other way in a world in which many important thing emerge every moment that could completely change the way i see something and the direction i pursue.

fascinating.