🪦 The Death of Attention; Why We See Everything — Yet Feel Less and Less with Narendra Pachkhédé

🪦 The Death of Attention; Why We See Everything — Yet Feel Less and Less with Narendra PachkhédéWe live in a strange age: We see wars in real time. Poverty on every street corner. Thousands of opinions, images, crises and headlines every single day.And yet somehow… we feel less and less connected to the world around us.I recently sat down with writer, curator and public thinker Narendra Pachkhédé for one of the most fascinating conversations I have had in a long time.We spoke about:🎭 Why art still matters📱 The “attention economy” that destroys attention📚 Writing as “a habit of attention”🌍 The invisible geographies we carry within us⚠️ Why we are living through a profound moral crisis🎨 Why “seeing is not enough”One line from Narendra particularly stayed with me: “Art slows perception.”In a world optimized for distraction, speed and performance… maybe learning how to truly pay attention again is becoming a radical act.We also discussed his book Form as History: When History No Longer Requires Us, his lecture at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and his curatorial work including the exhibition of Ranbir Sidhu at the AGO.This was not simply a conversation about art.It was a conversation about how to remain human in a world increasingly designed to fragment our attention.Newsletter below 👇#art #leadership #history #philosophy #bookPeggy Van de Plassche is a value creation strategist and senior advisor with over 20 years of experience in private equity, financial services, healthcare, and technology. She works with investment firms, boards, and C-suite leaders to accelerate portfolio company performance, drive operational transformation, and unlock long-term value. Peggy specializes in the execution of complex value creation plans—spanning capital allocation, digital enablement, transaction advisory, and leadership alignment. Her work consistently bridges strategy and implementation, helping investors and operators maximize EBITDA and enterprise value. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, she also brings deep expertise in public-private partnerships and institutional capital deployment—critical levers for competitive advantage in today’s global landscape. Her clients have included BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. Learn more at peggyvandeplassche.com.#privateequity #privatemarkets #alternativeinvestments #investing #investments #invest #venturecapital #investor #entrepreneur #digitaltransformation #ai #exit #tech #technology #finance #financialservices #healthcare