We’re covering the Enlightenment in class (which includes bits of the scientific revolution). To have a good lead in, I found this great commercial by the ad council called “Cat Magnet“.
Switching attention leaves residue. Sometimes I feel like I’m swimming through that residue. The schemas I’m holding need focused and sustained attention, and the cludgy remnants of previous mental states and distractions makes the thinking I enjoy turn into thinking that is exhausting (and poorly done).