“Appearing to pay attention when someone is speaking is one of the cornerstones of real social interaction.” RealSocialWomenPayAttentionPay AttentionInteractionAppearingCornerstonesSocial Interaction Author:Judith Martin
“It was the peculiar artifice of Habit not to suffer her power to be felt at first. Those whom she led, she had the address of appearing only to attend, but was continually doubling her chains upon her companions; which were so slender in themselves, and so silently fastened, that while the attention was engaged by other objects, they were not easily perceived. Each link grew tighter as it had been longer worn; and when by continual additions they became so heavy as to be felt, they were very frequently too strong to be broken.” FirstsSufferingStrongFeltAttentionObjectsBrokenGrewHabitHeavyChainsEngagedAddressesCompanionLinksPeculiarWornAppearingArtificeSlender Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius