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How to Do Nothing (Jenny Odell)

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Odell’s work has really informed my relationship to my creative life.

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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Riley Sykes

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

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Levi

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.”

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Kt

Kt

“makes me want to wander an urban forest while rethinking all my life choices in the best way.”

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