It's getting harder to focus attention in a world that is becoming fast, shallow and overstimulating (in all the wrong ways).
Indeed. And if you don't put your attention to "hot" topics, you feel behind. Even
if you're learning incredibly.
I think there's a very interesting correlation between the compression of music albums and our newly "compressed culture."
Compressing music takes the dynamics out -- drums become muted, other sounds are more emphasized. Nuance, attention, depth, detail, and subtlety all get lost. So they are right now in a mass-marketed culture.
Enjoying a well-recorded album may be the best reminder of the truest form of human expression, focus, and interpretation. It is for me!
