Attractor
One-liner: A pattern or region a dynamical system tends toward or orbits over time — a tendency, not a one-shot impact.
In Juarrero’s usage
Attractors (point, cycle, more complex) describe long-run organization. Intentions can be modeled as attractors: top-down constraints that keep behavior in a meaningful regime. Depth ≈ robustness; breadth ≈ allowed variation.
Not to confuse with
- Magnetic “attraction” as the full story
- A single future event that “will happen for sure”
Everyday example
A habit loop: many days, many micro-variations, same overall pattern you settle into.
Related
Best local sources
- REPORT §§2.6, 7.1 · claim C006