Focal and global attention feel radically different when directed to sound

Evidence

However the two forms of attention—focal and global—are directed in Deep Listening practice to sound/silence. An objective is to feel the sharp contrast between the two forms of attention—the clear detail of a sound or sequence of sounds using focal attention and the expansion to multiple sources sounding simultaneously in multi-dimensions with global attention. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 189

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines focal vs global attention as the two attention modes central to Deep Listening, and casts their felt contrast as the practice’s objective.
• XREF: Connects to the focal/global distinction in consciousness practices and to split- versus diffuse-attention research in cognitive science. — connects to: Focal and global attention constitute two distinct modes of listening — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 189; Trailing a focused sound to its end returns one to global awareness — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 187; Deep listening moves between vast sonic totality and targeted focus (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 189

Broader Connections

• Global listening expands consciousness while focal listening yields clarity #expands (0.85) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 211