<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Modern life can denature attention by refining... > Modern life can denature attention by refining away the friction from which depth is built. Constant novelty rewards the nervous system before understanding has time to form, leaving people stimulated but undernourished. Restoring difficulty, duration, and silence can restore intellectual appetite. **Source:** [[livestreams/Dated Full Capture — The Productive Rhythm of Action and Incubation - Workbook|Dated Full Capture — The Productive Rhythm of Action and Incubation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Modern life can denature attention by refining away the friction from which depth is built. Constant novelty rewards the nervous system before understanding has time to form, leaving people stimulated but undernourished. Restoring difficulty, duration, and silence can restore intellectual appetite.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-modern-life-denature-restore-intellectual-appetite ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->