![]() She acknowledges the difficulty of withdrawing from social media platforms when our lives, both social and professional, are ever-more dependent on them. “I’m looking for a broader shift in how we even conceive of what is worthwhile.” ![]() “There is such a craving for quick fixes in general, self-help books, things you will download,” she said. ![]() For Odell, these include the corrosive concept of “productivity,” the idea that time is money and what matters is making more of it. Inevitably, an author’s larger concerns are embedded in any meditation on attention. ![]() The sentiment behind “How to Do Nothing” is one of defiance, pushing back against the notion of being perpetually plugged in, whether we are working or simply managing our online “brands.” Odell grew up in Cupertino, just blocks away from what is now the Apple campus (her mother was an employee at Hewlett-Packard), and as she was working on her book, she would sit for hours in the Morcom Rose Garden in Oakland, noticing her surroundings, with no particular agenda. ![]()
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