| Title | : | Attention Seeking |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Adam Phillips |
| Release | : | 2022-01-04 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Psychology, Books, Health, Mind & Body, Science & Nature, Life Sciences |
| Size | : | 1152944 |
| A thought-provoking exploration of attention, curiosity, and desire from renowned British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, author of Missing Out and On Kindness. "Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our official curiosity and our unofficial curiosity (and psychoanalysis is a story about the relationship between the two)." In this fascinating introduction, Adam Phillips delves into the concept of attention, spanning from casual interest to all-consuming obsession. He examines how our attention is shaped by external influences and inner desires, and questions how culture moralizes attention as something to be controlled. Drawing on his wealth of experience as a psychoanalyst, Phillips sheds light on our deepest impulses and instincts, offering profound insights into the human psyche. Attention Seeking is a must-read for anyone curious about the forces that guide our curiosity and shape our behavior. |
