If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty–two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.
John Cage (1912-1992) Philosopher, artist, composer,
and pioneer of indeterminacy music
“As an artist, I’m inspired by this quote specifically because it reminds me that what I see and perceive is a function of my patience and that if I hold my attention longer than I might habitually do, there is something always waiting to surprise me.”
Jenny Odell, artist and author of
How to Do Nothing:
Resisting the Attention Economy
