# Whatever Returns to Attention Most Often Grows by Bryant McGill > “Attention loops shape perception by deciding which signals receive rehearsal, which interpretations become familiar, and which possibilities become available for action. Whatever returns to attention most often grows.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Livestream (Apr 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Livestream|Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity|Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Livestream|Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Selective Attention|Selective Attention]] ## 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. Whatever returns to attention most often grows.” — Bryant McGill, Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Livestream (Apr 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-attention-rehearsal-grows ```