Attention and Meaning in Life

What makes a life meaningful, and what role does attention play in the answer to that question?

Two people sitting in a park under a tree engaged with their personal telegraph. The drawing is from 1906 but foreshadows current cell-phone engagement.

Forecast for 1907, 1906, Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Internet Archive / California Digital Library

Louise Clover and guest explore the relationship between attention, care, and meaning in life. How is what we care about shaped by what we attend to, and how might the limits of attention be a precondition for living a meaningful life?

Time and place to be decided

Published July 3, 2026 11:02 AM - Last modified July 3, 2026 11:02 AM