Train Attention Like A Muscle In The AI Internet

AI makes it easier to publish, harder to think. In this 60-min Embodiment session we test attention as a bodily skill: simple, secular micro-practices plus a clear Attention Protocol you can use the next day.

We talk a lot about the attention economy as if attention lives in the head. It does not. It lives in the body. In the shallow breath, the jaw clench, the quiet pull that feels like curiosity and is closer to craving.

In an AI-shaped internet, attention becomes the scarce resource that decides what you read, what you believe, what you share, and who gets heard. Platforms know this. Your nervous system also knows this.

This session turns the abstract into something you can actually feel and work with.

Where this comes from, honestly:

I build websites for a living and I teach yin yoga. I have done two 10-day silent Vipassana retreats and I meditate one hour a day. Ten years of noticing, in my own body, the difference between attention and distraction. That is the evidence base for what we are about to do. Nothing imported from an app, nothing borrowed from a guru.

What we will do (participatory, secular):

• Run 3 short attention experiments (2 to 5 minutes each): boredom, craving, aversion

• Notice what happens in the body when we are pulled by a feed, a notification, a hot take

• Build your own personal Attention Protocol: a simple checklist for moments when you are about to spiral into scrolling, doom, overthinking, or content chaos

• Leave with a one-page template you can reuse at work, in activism, in media work, or just on a Tuesday evening in Berlin

What you take home:

• A printable one-page Attention Protocol (trigger → body signal → micro-action → next step)

• A micro-practice menu that works without apps and without spiritual language

• A clearer sense of how to protect your agency when AI speeds everything up

Who this is for:

People who work with information, media, politics, tech, community, education, or just anyone who feels their attention getting eaten alive.

Who this is not for:

Anyone looking to be rescued, fixed, or handed a wellness routine. This is a skill session, not a recovery space.

Accessibility and consent:

No touch, no closed-eye requirement, no forced sharing. All practices can be done sitting on a chair. Movement is optional. You can opt out at any moment and still follow the session.

Why this fits the motto "Never Gonna Give You Up":

Not giving up on the public sphere starts with not giving up your attention.