How to Do Nothing
Resisting the Attention Economy
by Jenny Odell
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Recommended by 8 notable people, including Barack Obama and Ezra Klein
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Recommended by 10 sources and appears in Books Recommended by CEOs, Most Recommended Books, and Philosophy.
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 10 sources and appears in Books Recommended by CEOs, Most Recommended Books, and Philosophy.
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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