- Information technology, Social aspects, Reflection (Philosophy), Attention
Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance.
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Contemporary, character-led, spare and contemplative.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Jenny Odell
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- HighBridge Audio, Whole Story Audio Books, Melville House
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781612197494
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“Nothing is harder to do than nothing.”
Jenny Odell is an American multidisciplinary artist, writer, and educator based in Oakland, California. She taught Internet art and digital/physical design at Stanford University from 2013 to 2021. She wrote *The New York Times* best-selling book ***How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy*** (2019).
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