According to “The Mind Illuminated” (which I wrote about here we have two ways of consciously knowing the world: attention and peripheral awareness. Metaphorically: consciousness is everything in our field of vision; attention is the thing we are focused on; peripheral awareness is like peripheral vision: it’s everything else that we are aware of, except for what we are focused on.
Optimal balance of attention and awareness
Optimal balance of attention and awareness
Optimal balance of attention and awareness
According to “The Mind Illuminated” (which I wrote about here we have two ways of consciously knowing the world: attention and peripheral awareness. Metaphorically: consciousness is everything in our field of vision; attention is the thing we are focused on; peripheral awareness is like peripheral vision: it’s everything else that we are aware of, except for what we are focused on.