05/20/2026
In this week’s Slow Digest, C21 Story Fellow, Adam Carr, reflects on his creative process as he prepared for his three attention experiments during the 2025-26 academic year.
Carr describes Beach Class as an endeavor of the mind, Crystal Quest as one for the spirit, and Skyward Ho! As one for the body. Each workshop was created with attention activism in mind, centered around a guiding question: What happens when we step away from technology and redirect our attention through imagination, movement, and spiritual connection?
While each experiment offered an important glimpse into how Milwaukeeans might slow down, even for just 10-15 minutes at a time, Carr acknowledges that the workshops did not necessarily solve the attention crisis. What they did offer, however, was a renewed sense of hope. As he writes, “I love surrendering my attention to the world, and I’m drawn to those who do the same. It’s been painful to watch how my neighbors’ attention has been nibbled to the bone. In dire times, this work has helped me feel a different kind of hope. “
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