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“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” “I know it’s true, but it doesn’t feel real” and “I can’t believe it” each say that knowing a fact and feeling it are one act that arrives in two instalments. Derived from the foundation’s result that a person experiences only the quotient, the fact is finished on the day it happens, and what is late is the denominator, which only later marks can add to. … readWhat Is “It Hasn’t Sunk In”
Attention can be stolen by a tiny change when expectation had already made the world feel settled. … readThe Inch Attention Notices
“I just need more willpower,” “he has no self-control” and “she has iron discipline” each say a person carries a force that is enough or is not. Derived from the foundation’s result that agency is relocated, not abolished, read at its first clause, the word cannot name a force the host starts. It can still name the position a response is revisable from, and the mark made there. … readWhat Is Willpower
An idea steals attention when Reality gives it a human voice; the person is often the instrument, not the owner. … readThe Chorus Attention Joins
Attention trips where Expectation is already carrying load: the surprise that matters opens a circuit, not just a spotlight. … readThe Breaker Attention Trips
“Keep an open mind,” “I’m impartial” and “I have no dog in this fight” each say the speaker stands at no angle. Derived from the foundation’s result that every idea is biased toward itself, read at its quantifier — orientation and prejudice, always together — an open mind cannot be the absence of a lean. It can be a lean that has been named, and a response that is still revisable. … readWhat Is an Open Mind
Attention often belongs to the missing shape: the absence that proves Expectation had already drawn a place for Reality. … readThe Missing Shape Attention Finds
“Lower your expectations” sounds like an instruction you can carry out. Derived from the foundation’s result that every artifact is a miss, read at its middle clause, the expectation is not yours to command: it moves when what you read changes, not when you tell it to. The same clause clears the person who blames herself for hoping. … readWhat Is Managing Expectations
“It worked” sounds like a verdict on the work. Derived from the foundation’s fidelity result, it is two readings in one sentence: the outcome against what you expected, said of a mark that answers to what it is for. Results speak for themselves, and only for themselves; the outcome trains your forecast, not your reading of the work. … readWhat Is “It Worked”
Attention is not a brighter lamp; it is the aperture that makes one slice of Reality sharp enough to steal the room. … readThe Aperture Attention Opens