LOOK: HOW TO PAY ATTENTION IN A DISTRACTED WORLD

A powerful exploration of how we pay attention that will transform the ways we connect with one another - at home, at work, and beyond. Paying attention is a crucial human skill. Yet with the ubiquity of social media and our increasing social isolation, many of us have difficulty listening carefully and observing intentionally - just at a moment when we desperately need to do both. To counteract this, Christian Madsbjerg, a philosopher and entrepreneur, began a course at The New School in New York City called Human Observation, which lays out the ways that we can learn to pay attention more effectively. The course has been hugely popular since its inception, with hundreds of students filling waiting lists. In Look, Madsbjerg sets out the key observational skills needed to show how we can recapture our ability to pay attention. Drawing from philosophy, science, the visual arts, and his own life, he offers both practical insights and a range of tools for experiencing the world with greater richness and texture. The result is a dynamic approach to rethinking observation that helps all of us to see with more empathy, accuracy, and connection to others.