Odell, Jenny
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
- ISBN 13:
- 9781612197494
- author:
- Odell, Jenny
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Melville House Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 centimetres (0.57 kg)
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Technology & Engineering, Social Aspects,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
In "How to Do Nothing", artist and critic Jenny Odell argues that our attention is the most precious resource we have, yet it's being overdrawn by addictive technology. She proposes an alternative: actively choosing how we use our time and attention. Odell sees our attention as a tool for creating change, rather than just a commodity to be bought and sold. By paying attention in new ways, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humanity's role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress. This book is an action plan for thinking outside capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism, offering a provocative and timely solution to our increasingly complex relationship with technology.
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