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SUMMARY:Learning to Wait: Simone Weil on Attention and Will
LOCATION:Green Lake Branch of the Seattle Library
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 22% · why: lots of
  people going\n\n"We should try to remedy our faults through attention\, n
 ot through will."\n— Simone Weil\n\nMany of us assume becoming a better pe
 rson is a matter of trying harder: exercising greater discipline\, making 
 better choices\, or strengthening our will.\n\nSimone Weil offers us an al
 ternative. What if the deepest forms of learning\, moral growth\, and love
  depend less on force of will than on the quality of our attention? What i
 f we change\, not by trying harder\, but by learning to attend more deeply
 ?\n\nIn this session of the Seattle Applied Wisdom Lab\, we will explore S
 imone Weil's short essay\, Attention and Will. Together we'll ask:\n\nWhat
  is attention?\nWhy is genuine attention so difficult?\nCan attention be c
 ultivated?\nWhat does attention have to do with truth\, goodness\, and wis
 dom?\n\nThe required reading is approximately 10–15 minutes. Participants 
 are asked to read it before attending so that the text can serve as a shar
 ed point of inquiry.\n\nBecause discussion depends on everyone engaging th
 e same text\, please RSVP only if you genuinely expect to do the reading\,
  attend\, and participate.\n\nFormat\n\nThis will be a structured\, discus
 sion-based session.\nThe goal is not to debate immediately or give long sp
 eeches\, but to understand the reading together before evaluating it.\nWe'
 ll move through a series of guided discussion blocks designed to help us i
 nvestigate one question at a time.\n\nThe required reading is short (appro
 ximately 10–15 minutes)\, but reading it beforehand is essential. Our disc
 ussion assumes everyone has engaged with the text.\n\nReading\nhttps://lap
 is-mercurii.org/sawl/learning-to-wait.pdf\n\nWho This Is For\nThis group i
 s for people who are interested in:\n\nThinking seriously about how to liv
 e\nEngaging with philosophical and psychological ideas in a practical way\
 nHaving thoughtful\, focused conversations that go beyond surface-level ta
 kes\nNo prior background in philosophy is required—just a willingness to e
 ngage\nNo prior attendance is required\n\nDetails\n\nSpace is limited to 1
 0 to maintain a high-quality discussion\nPlease RSVP only if you plan to a
 ttend\nThe session will begin promptly\n\nWhere and When\n\nWednesday\, Au
 gust 19\, 6:00–7:30 PM (please note day change)\nMeeting Room\, Green Lake
  Branch — Seattle Public Library (please note location change)\n7364 E. Gr
 een Lake Dr. N.\, Seattle\, WA\nPlease arrive 10 minutes early to avoid in
 terruption\n\nNote\nThis event is NOT hosted\, sponsored\, or endorsed by 
 The Seattle Public Library. Any views discussed are not a reflection of th
 e Library.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/seattle-applied-wisdom-lab/events/315875202/
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