paying attention

It felt as though everything was repeated to the point that paying attention in class was worthless.

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Many people have not been paying attention to the movement that brought Trump to power, and may not be aware of the misinformation bubble that it has funded.

Notice the way this implies the only performer we should be paying attention to is the headliner.

His handlers tried to trick him into paying attention to national security briefings.