Resisting the Attention Economy
by Jenny Odell
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American screenwriter, actress, producer, radio host
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Recommended by 8 notable people, including Barack Obama and Ezra Klein
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This thrilling critique of the forces vying for our attention redefines what we think of as productivity, shows us a new way to connect with our environment and reveals all that we’ve been too distracted to see about our selves and our world.When the technologies we use every day collapse our experiences into 24/7 availability, platforms for perso...
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Books Recommended by CEOs, Most Recommended Books, and Philosophy.
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