how to do nothing

$20.49

I listened to this audiobook in about two days, mostly while walking around my neighborhood in deep covid, maybe June 2020. I've since re-read it twice, and it's one of the few books I would almost universally recommend. Completely transformed my relationship to my immediate environment, the internet, and "society."

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2 months ago

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Spring Peeper

@springpeeperSep 1, 2026

It pretty earth shaking. And I also listened To the audiobook roaming my neighborhood!! Lately thinking about the grief of paying attention/ caring. I would like to get myself a physical book - it’s begging for marginalia.

Across Rec League

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Riley Sykes

“A reminder to get out of your head and into the nothings of life.”

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Levi

“Title does a lot of the work here. Watch the sunset, listen to the birds, buy shelled peanuts for crows, think about how cool trees are. Corporations have known for a long time how valuable our attention is and the greatest act of resistance is to slow down and be as "useless" as possible.”