... the 'ecology of attention' in families is relatively unexplored, in my reading, in many or most psychological traditions ... and 'me' meme-ism ('me' as replicating, cultural unit, as a first definition only) gets mediated by different churches / religious traditions / cultures / places, and even music, in very different ways (... and WUaS hasn't yet been very successful at engaging the 'ecology of attention,' financially, or I, with my first, Harbin volume in a book project, for example ... )

It's an idea that occurred to me in thinking about a friend's family ... the ecology of attention seems like a fairly important and valuable way to theorize something related to a host of psychotherapeutic theories (and in terms of we humans being primates, especially, and in modernity and the information age), but isn't explored as such, whatsoever ... all very general and theoretical ...

yes, the social psychology of serious mainstream academic roles involves a certain kind of engagement (getting the Ph.D.) etc. ... and making the world a better place and 'vision' emerging 1960's informed ... which can engage academic roles, or not ... you're lucky and smart to have engaged such roles with all its benefits and costs, and engagements with students ...

what about social psychology as a different form of ecology in the above sense? ... hmmm ... won't consider that here :)

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In terms of an 'ecology of attention' concerning your book, M, I think I'd best head into my Harbin field site (which is about 4 miles away at the moment) and I have limited time there, as usual, and World University and School's list is long, to say the least ... You're very clear in your thinking ...

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How to move from an 'ecology of attention' which is causing distress for the communicators to a kind of communication involving communitas and eliciting loving bliss neurophysiology? (old questions, in some ways) ... not easy ...

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Communication and conversation can be great and a good idea and feel welcome (in my ecology of attention thinking) ... how and with what understandings are 2 questions? ...

I have Grateful Dead playing music together as one model I return to again and again as very enjoyable communication and for 30 years for them and fans/deadheads/appreciators, but it can be harder in the language sphere than the good music one. What are good examples of enjoyable communication for you?

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... went to only one GD concert around 1994 ... their music I listen to a lot however because it can give rise to a kind of 'loving bliss' or neural cascades of pleasure for me ... communicatively ... lyrics, too ...

Check out the Grateful Dead's bass-player Phil Lesh's book "Searching for the Sound" about the Grateful Dead

Enjoy - it's an inspiring 'read/listen' about a lot of musical creativity out of the fascinating '60s!, which I think you'd also find it inspiring in other ways.

And here's the "Loving Bliss (eliciting this neurophysiology) " WUaS wiki subject for open teaching and learning and sharing in a related vein ... http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Loving_Bliss_(eliciting_this_neurophysiology) ...

A friend from the Quaker Meeting in the SF Bay Area who went to Stanford in the early 70s, and who's mind and language I'm attracted too and enjoy, pointed me toward Phil's book ...

I know you're busy ... but his book does take me there 'virtually,' and you might enjoy it ...

here, too, is the GD page at WUaS ... http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Grateful_Dead ...

The Grateful Dead generated great 'ecologies of attention' to my way of thinking and hearing ... :)