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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
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This really didn't vibe with me unfortunately. I think at the base of it I'm not sure I saw the point here? I thought this was a book that would encourage us to pursue what makes us happy without the need to monetize it in some way, but it is quite literally a book that is about the importance of doing NOTHING. I was easily lost in all of the descriptions of nice gardens Odell went to and lost of information about bird watching, and didn't see how this is adaptable for anyone else's life circumstances. Here I thought this was going to be a book that said "you should read books just for fun and not for social media" and instead it basically said "you shouldn't read books, you have to go touch grass." I hope this clicked for others, but it certainly didn't for me.
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Interesting discussion about the attention economy. Not a guide as the title suggests but more of the authors thoughts. Could have done without so much description of art pieces. At times, felt a bit disjointed. I particularly liked this quote: “I looked over at my neighbor, the song sparrow, and thought about how just a few years ago, I wouldn’t have known its name, might not have even seen it at all. How lonely that world seemed in comparison to this one! But the sparrow and I were no longer strangers. It was no stretch of the imagination, nor even of science, to think that we were related. We were both from the same place (Earth), made of the same stuff. And most important, we were both alive. “
A beautiful piece of non-fiction: emotive, informative, analytical, collaborative.
I’d have hoped for some more analysis on the design of social media / big tech, but her analyses were urgent, accessible, and invigorating. Full of gorgeous passages about the inherent animation of humanity and how to take back our attention
I’d have hoped for some more analysis on the design of social media / big tech, but her analyses were urgent, accessible, and invigorating. Full of gorgeous passages about the inherent animation of humanity and how to take back our attention
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Mandatory reading for everyone
Nothing really grabbed me. A lot of the time it read like a textbook and I didn’t come away all that convinced.
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A friend recommended this title after I confessed my aspirations to befriend crows, given that birds are mentioned at one point.
This was a quick weekend listen, perfect for putzing around the house and biking to the farmer’s market.
The author stresses that the goal of doing nothing “isn’t to return to work refreshed and ready to be more productive, but rather to question what we currently perceive as productive.” It pushes against the capitalist mentality and encourages folks to become content taking up space to just be, without guilt.
I particularly appreciated the examples of artists that the author would highlight throughout.
THIS DOES NOT TELL YOU HOW TO DO NOTHING. basically just a literature review and opinion pieces about how social media is rotting our brain (duh) and we can't focus on what matters but no actual advice and no actual ways to not do things. But a call to action that's vague and pointless that we really should do something. I'm so fucking sick of every book's answer being like we need to change the laws and vote and create community BUT NO ONE ACTUALLY HAS ANY REAL ADVICE ON LITERALLY WHAT TO DO. okay rant over