However, by choosing such a confronting title, it gives us an indication of the radical nature of her thesis. Certainly not nothing.Īs it turns out, Jenny Odell’s recent and popular book is not about how to do nothing, so in that sense the title can be misleading. On the other hand my conscience spoke to me loud and clear saying that in this day and age, where the world seems to be in perpetual crisis, more than anything, we need to be doing something. We live in such a congested, fast-paced and distracted world that the thought of doing nothing seemed countercultural and attractive to me. On the one hand I felt a sense of joy and freedom at the thought of living a life where one does little and is unencumbered by responsibilities. When I saw the title of the book How to do Nothing: Resisting the attention economy, I had mixed feelings. (Brooklyn, New York: Melville House, 2019) How to do Nothing: Resisting the attention economy
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