i do not think attention is something i either have or lose. i spend it, often in small amounts that are easy to ignore.
every notification, open loop, and half-decided task takes a little piece. that does not make all interruption bad. it does mean i should choose what gets access to my focus instead of leaving the decision to whatever is loudest.
i want to give difficult work a clean stretch of time and give small tasks a clear boundary. when i do that, the day feels less like reacting to everything and more like making a few deliberate things real.
attention is where my work begins.