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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
This one HIT and was very thought-provoking, but reading it was too much work :’) V dense with references and big words and I just don’t have the bandwidth for that atm.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
2022 reread--still good!
was able to absorb so many more aspects of odell's ideas; had thesis-blinders on when i first read
was able to absorb so many more aspects of odell's ideas; had thesis-blinders on when i first read
J'ai vraiment pas accroché, je me suis forcé.e à aller jusqu'au bout mais vraiment pas bon moment passé
informative
reflective
slow-paced
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
A great reflective piece that ties in different fields. I was also reading Braiding Sweetgrass (not knowing it was cited within it) so it was a great to be able to follow the connection. It was a little hard for me to finish since it didn’t seem like there was a point but I think it allowed the reader to be reflective as well.
I will definitely be pick this back up, I went back and forth with being interested and then not interested bc of general book slump. Then my Libby loan ran out lol
This book is not the self-help guide that its title may suggest, but the author makes that very clear within its first pages. Instead, it is an impressively well-researched reflection on—and rejection of—the age-old demand that those too poor to abstain from working for a living (the vast majority of us) dedicate every waking moment to productivity, consumerism, and the achievement of financial stability. The book considers the history of this phenomenon, the way that our current state of hyper-connectedness has exacerbated the problem, and the hope for escaping this mindset by consciously turning our attention to our community and surroundings.
The writing is meandering at times and the book lacks a crystal-clear thesis or call to action, but each train of thought finds its way to a resoundingly good point that makes you want to read an excerpt aloud to whoever is in the room with you. This style, along with the author's academic voice, makes How to Do Nothing read like a long essay, but I personally like this style.
It should also be mentioned that this book is an unabashed critique of the ruling class, capitalism, and the damage humans have done to nature. Do not read this expecting a mild-mannered guide to "unplugging" from social media. I suspect that many of the lower-rated reviews are from those who had such expectations.
The writing is meandering at times and the book lacks a crystal-clear thesis or call to action, but each train of thought finds its way to a resoundingly good point that makes you want to read an excerpt aloud to whoever is in the room with you. This style, along with the author's academic voice, makes How to Do Nothing read like a long essay, but I personally like this style.
It should also be mentioned that this book is an unabashed critique of the ruling class, capitalism, and the damage humans have done to nature. Do not read this expecting a mild-mannered guide to "unplugging" from social media. I suspect that many of the lower-rated reviews are from those who had such expectations.