{"product_id":"how-to-do-nothing-9781612198552","title":"How To Do Nothing : Resisting the Attention Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing 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. So argues artist and critic Jenny Odell in this field guide to doing nothing (at least as capitalism defines it).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdell sees our attention as the most precious—and overdrawn—resource we have. Once we can start paying a new kind of attention, she writes, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind’s role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from the simple anti-technology screed, or the back-to-nature meditation we read so often, How to do Nothing is an action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book is a four-course meal in the age of Soylent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jenny Odell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eElectronic, holographic \u0026amp; video art, Politics \u0026amp; government, Impact of science \u0026amp; technology on society, Conservation of the environment, Information technology: general issues, Ethical \u0026amp; social aspects of IT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 Dec 2020 by Melville House Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jenny Odell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322195943802,"sku":"9781612198552","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781612198552.jpg?v=1790686028","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-to-do-nothing-9781612198552","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}