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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Jenny Odell

3.73 AVERAGE

vallevia's review against another edition

4.25

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i_cicada's review against another edition

3.75

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coballar's review against another edition

2.0

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4.0

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listensandy's review against another edition

3.5

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erinmroutson's review against another edition

5.0

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I needed this and I loved it. I tried to pace myself so I wouldn’t finish it too quickly. One of the best books I’ve read since graduate school.

lindsy's review against another edition

3.25

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cv_carlos_cv's review against another edition

5.0

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jso415's review against another edition

2.75

reflective slow-paced

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This is an artist's philosophical take on the "attention economy." Maybe I should have looked closer at what this was supposed to be about bc I expected a more scientific or economic or psycholgical approach on the negative effects of a capitalist society and/or companies that make money on our attention. I also expected ideas on fighting these systems. But this book is really just about thinking about thoughts and art and the bay area and more thoughts and bird watching. I dunno why I bothered finishing it. The writing is good and there are some historically interesting things, but it just did not do it for me.

claraeileen99's review against another edition

3.0

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