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csnurr's review against another edition
3.0
Who amongst us hasn’t wanted to throw away their phone and pull a Walden?
arykalden's review against another edition
informative
2.5
It didn’t help that I listened to this as an audiobook and the performer wasn’t great. Or perhaps it’s that the text itself had me thinking it was a thesis paper in the number of references and call backs to prior and future chapters. Certainly the format wasn’t what I was expecting.
The author does come up from a place of privilege in terms of education and job and time etc that is not always relatable and yet much of the book is her experience coming to these realizations and written in an overly-intellectual way.
The author does come up from a place of privilege in terms of education and job and time etc that is not always relatable and yet much of the book is her experience coming to these realizations and written in an overly-intellectual way.
dangerousnerd's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
siobhans_shelf's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
brisingr's review against another edition
3.0
I was just expecting something different, but for sure I'll think about the things in this book for a long time to come.
gracefullypunk's review against another edition
4.0
What you must understand is this isn't a how-to manual on how to give up your phone and delete your social media accounts. Approach it that way and you'll absolutely learn something.
Jenny Odell comes from a place of privilege, much of which she acknowledges: she has a creative job with flexibility that doesn't leave her incredibly time-poor. She doesn't need to rely on social media to get or keep a job.
What she doesn't acknowledge is that she's privileged in having been educated in a way that guides her to things like bird-watching or attending conceptual art shows. We, too, can pick up esoteric hobbies, if we just put down our phones. What we choose to do with our freed time doesn't need to align with her interests; we just need to give it attention.
My issue is with her always privileging face-to-face contact. I get it; social media can disrupt actual connection. But it can create it as well, if you use it right. There's a middle ground where you're not always scrolling, your privacy settings are on, you have lists, you use private messages ... Yeah, there's still an element of Big Social trying to dictate our wants, and we should try to find alternatives. But it's a privilege to walk away, particularly for those who have disabilities, language issues, chronic pain or health problems, live far away from our families...
Overall, some great things to think about and take onboard--and probably more helpful than teaching a temporary "digital detox."
Jenny Odell comes from a place of privilege, much of which she acknowledges: she has a creative job with flexibility that doesn't leave her incredibly time-poor. She doesn't need to rely on social media to get or keep a job.
What she doesn't acknowledge is that she's privileged in having been educated in a way that guides her to things like bird-watching or attending conceptual art shows. We, too, can pick up esoteric hobbies, if we just put down our phones. What we choose to do with our freed time doesn't need to align with her interests; we just need to give it attention.
My issue is with her always privileging face-to-face contact. I get it; social media can disrupt actual connection. But it can create it as well, if you use it right. There's a middle ground where you're not always scrolling, your privacy settings are on, you have lists, you use private messages ... Yeah, there's still an element of Big Social trying to dictate our wants, and we should try to find alternatives. But it's a privilege to walk away, particularly for those who have disabilities, language issues, chronic pain or health problems, live far away from our families...
Overall, some great things to think about and take onboard--and probably more helpful than teaching a temporary "digital detox."
bethanharcourt's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
This book wasn't what I was expecting going into it. I feel I learnt a lot about things I was not expecting to by reading this book. I agree with the message even if I didn't 100% get the link between that and 'doing nothing'. Might have just gone over my head.