IONI — Institute of NLP India

First & Second Attention

Grinder's distinction: first attention is awareness of the sensory world; second attention is awareness of the maps and patterns — the world of thought itself.

Training first attention (uptime practice) sharpens calibration; training second attention (self-modelling) reveals your own filters. Whispering in the Wind argues NLP neglected the second and should return to it.

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ShriViral Manek, Institute of NLP India · reviewed 30 Sept 2026