<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Protecting attention is how a deliberate life... > Protecting attention is how a deliberate life remains possible: consciousness is reclaimed from routines, demands, and media systems so that purpose rather than interruption can decide what receives the day. A deliberate future needs an attentional gatekeeper in the present. What repeatedly receives attention eventually acquires influence over the person who gives it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Protecting Attention for a More Deliberate Life - Workbook|Protecting Attention for a More Deliberate Life]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Protecting attention is how a deliberate life remains possible: consciousness is reclaimed from routines, demands, and media systems so that purpose rather than interruption can decide what receives the day. A deliberate future needs an attentional gatekeeper in the present. What repeatedly receives attention eventually acquires influence over the person who gives it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-protecting-attention-deliberate-person-who-gives ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->