# The quantity of creative genius at a time is directly proportional to the quantity of extreme attention present during that time - Simone Weil > ![quote] The quantity of creative genius [at a time] is directly proportional to the quantity of extreme [[attention]] present during that time” >  [[Simone Weil]] in Gravity and Grace ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gzv7n1k4aps7x5kr0pf2fn8n)) Linked from [[RWISE - Review of the Internet Is Not What You Think It Is]] and related to - [[ZK - 2023-05-06 - Techno is a vessel for attention]] - [[ZK - 2023-05-07 - Attention is a moral good]] - [[ZK - 2023-05-07 - Platforms prevent the cultivation of attention]]