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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
often incredible, occasionally insufferable. i struggled with the way the book centered and valorized individual willpower, a deeply puritan/capitalist value. odell also failed to interact with neurodiverse perspectives on the meaning and nature of attention, which left her analysis feeling deeply centered on neurotypical experiences. that said, i continue to be deeply influenced by odell’s perspectives and syntheses on ecology and belonging to place.
you know, we are living in a society!
-JASON ALEXANDER
Pairs well with Braiding Sweetgrass, The Lichen Museum, or if you are near Oakland, CA, The Pacific Circuit.
-JASON ALEXANDER
Pairs well with Braiding Sweetgrass, The Lichen Museum, or if you are near Oakland, CA, The Pacific Circuit.
I took *a lot* of notes. This book is insightful, intelligent, and awe-inspiring. Her thoughts on creating a “third space” are going to be swimming in my mind for years to come.
The content doesn't match the book title. The content is much more philosophical than tangible.
Interesting perspective on the world in an easy and engaging presentation.
This is a well researched book about where we should spend our time and attention. This definitely is not a book about how to do nothing. It's more so about how to improve life around you by doing nothing to the environment and taking the history of the land into consideration.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
buenas reflexiones, nada súper revelador pero tiene cierto impacto leer estos pensamientos e ideas que muchas veces también pasaron por mi cabeza, e igualmente poder verlos por escrito te da la oportunidad de digerirlos y procesarlos un rato post lectura de cada capítulo. la verdad estoy tratando de incoporar estas formas de vivir, como relacionarme desde la sensibilidad y no la conectividad o practicar la concentración en el presente y ser más consciente de a qué o a quién le dedico mi atención y mi tiempo, y supongo que la autora debe haber tenido como objetivo llegar a los lectores aunque sea de la manera más mínima e impactar en sus formas de pensar y vivir, así que lo has logrado Jenny Odell
Interesting but not that profound. She's navel-gazing at times, for sure. She likes how smart she is.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
A philosophical treaties, not a practical guide (with the exception of bird noticing). Well researched and written, but I could follow almost none of it. I don’t know what audience she’s writing for, but we don’t hang out.