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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: When work and leisure blur together, doing “nothing” can seem like truly wasted time.
Chapter 3: Social media pushes us to be one-dimensional brands.
Chapter 4: To live more meaningful lives, we must rethink what truly counts as valuable for us.
Chapter 5: Doing nothing lets you truly pay attention to the whole world.
Chapter 6: The brain usually registers only a tiny portion of the data it processes, but silence can broaden your perspective significantly.
Chapter 7: Choosing to attend to others takes the sting out of those frustrating everyday experiences.
Description
How to Do Nothing (2019) is a study of what’s gone wrong in contemporary society and what we can do to fix it – and ourselves. Ironically, the most effective tactic against our 24/7 culture of productivity might just be doing nothing. When we stop, step back, and refocus our attention, Jenny Odell argues, we can begin to see the contours of a better, more meaningful existence.
Who Should Listen
- Social media addicts
- Creatives and artists
- Blue-sky thinkers