<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Attention loops shape perception by deciding which... > Attention loops shape perception by deciding which signals receive rehearsal, which interpretations become familiar, and which possibilities become available for action. What returns to attention repeatedly becomes easier to notice, remember, believe, and perform, so the loop is never merely inside the mind; it is helping construct the next encounter with the world. To govern attention is therefore to influence the evidence from which the future self will make decisions. **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Workbook|Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Attention loops shape perception by deciding which signals receive rehearsal, which interpretations become familiar, and which possibilities become available for action. What returns to attention repeatedly becomes easier to notice, remember, believe, and perform, so the loop is never merely inside the mind; it is helping construct the next encounter with the world. To govern attention is therefore to influence the evidence from which the future self will make decisions.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-attention-loops-shape-future-self-decisions ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->