How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

"A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto."â€”Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times Book Review

One of President Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of 2019"

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: TimeÂ â€¢ The New Yorker â€¢Â NPRÂ â€¢Â GQÂ â€¢Â ElleÂ â€¢Â VultureÂ â€¢Â FortuneÂ â€¢ Boing BoingÂ â€¢Â The Irish TimesÂ â€¢Â The New York Public LibraryÂ â€¢ The Brooklyn Public Library

Porchlight's Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year

Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance.

So argues artist and critic Jenny Odell in this field guide to doing nothing (at least as capitalism defines it). Odell sees our attention as the most preciousâ€”and overdrawnâ€”resource we have. Once we can start paying a new kind of attention, she writes, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankindâ€™s role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress.

Far from the simple anti-technology screed, or the back-to-nature meditation we read so often, How to do Nothing is an action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book is a four-course meal in the age of Soylent.
Country USA
Brand Melville House Publishing
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Hardcover
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2019-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781612197494

Country	USA
Brand	Melville House Publishing
Manufacturer	Melville House
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2019-04-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781612197494

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

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