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Attention allocation
the continuous series of decisions to maintain task-positive engagement against the gravitational pull of default mode, where every act of attending to one thing is simultaneously an act of ignoring everything else
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'attention allocation' by identifying its genus (series of decisions) and differentia (maintaining task-positive engagement against default mode) while distinguishing it from passive reception and explicitly stating what it excludes (ignoring everything else). It's central to the lesson's conceptual framework.