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Nichts tun: Die Kunst, sich der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie zu entziehen

Nichts tun: Die Kunst, sich der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie zu entziehen

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  • Author：Jenny Odell
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Summary

Wir leben inmitten einer kapitalistischen Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie， die unsere Sinne und unser politisches Bewusstsein verkümmern lässt。 «Nichts tun» ist der wohlüberlegte Aufruf， unser Leben fernab von Effizienzdenken und Selbstoptimierung zurückzuerobern。 Ein provokatives， zeitgemäßes und glänzend geschriebenes Buch， das die Leser*innen aufrütteln wird。

Unsere Aufmerksamkeit stellt die wertvollste Ressource dar， über die wir verfügen。 Im Effektgewitter kommerzieller Internetplattformen wie Facebook， Twitter， Instagram oder TikTok wird sie jedoch permanent überspannt。 Jenny Odell plädiert in ihrem Buch auf eindrückliche Weise für ein radikales Innehalten， statt unsere kostbare Freizeit weiter an die kurzfristigen Verlockungen der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie zu verschwenden。 Nur über bewusste Formen des Nichtstuns finden wir heute noch zu uns selbst: etwa wenn wir uns phasenweise wieder in unsere natürliche Umgebung zurückzuziehen lernen， die Kunst der Naturbeobachtung kultivieren und authentische Begegnungen mit anderen zulassen。 Odell versteht ihre Anleitung zum Nichtstun gleichsam als Akt des politischen Widerstands， um der notorischen Selbst- und Naturzerstörung im Kapitalismus etwas entgegensetzen und die Forderung nach demokratischer Partizipation und Solidarität mit Leben zu erfüllen。

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Reviews

Sam Warren ，

Not what I expected， but still a good book！

Sofia Fernandez ，

Actually got a rule changed at my place of work by reading this， the subject matter was considered ‘ironic’。 This book is so much more than it seems to be and I highly recommend it。

John ，

Overly academic ode to extremely woke navel gazing。 My act of doing nothing will be to abstain from reading the final pages of this book， to my great relief。 Luckily for me， I already know to do nothing。 I am sincerely sorry to anyone who paid full price for this book and didn’t read it for free from the local library。As Bartleby says， “I would prefer not to” （ever encounter this book again）。

Branden ，

One of the most challenging books I’ve read this year。 It’s leaving me feeling like I can completely rethink many ways I live my life — but also left me feeling encouraged， known， and excited。

Lucky ，

This is not a self help digital detox book。 This is an accessible， intellectual conversation about the attention economy， bioregionalism， loneliness， consumerism， our polarized society， history。。。。even birding！ And Art！ Somehow the author weaves it all together and offers profound connections between it all。 I will be thinking about this book for a long time。

Thomas DeWolf ，

An important message about what we're doing to ourselves being "plugged in" all the time。。。 and some ideas on what to do about it。。。“The point of doing nothing， as I define it， isn’t to return to work refreshed and ready to be more productive， but rather to question what we currently perceive as productive。 My argument is obviously anti-capitalist， especially concerning technologies that encourage a capitalist perception of time， place， self， and community。 It is also environmental and historica An important message about what we're doing to ourselves being "plugged in" all the time。。。 and some ideas on what to do about it。。。“The point of doing nothing， as I define it， isn’t to return to work refreshed and ready to be more productive， but rather to question what we currently perceive as productive。 My argument is obviously anti-capitalist， especially concerning technologies that encourage a capitalist perception of time， place， self， and community。 It is also environmental and historical: I propose that rerouting and deepening one’s attention to place will likely lead to awareness of one’s participation in history and in a more-than-human community。 From either a social or ecological perspective， the ultimate goal of ‘doing nothing’ is to wrest our focus from the attention economy and replant it in the public， physical realm。" 。。。more

Melissa ，

This book makes some good points， but is cluttered with too many external references， trying to quote many other people。 The author could have made the same points with a lot fewer words。 Probably suffered from me listening to the audio version， but I think if I was actually reading the book I would have abandoned it long before finishing it。

Ariel Disiere ，

I actually really liked this read。 Very interesting to read a topic like this from an artist and an unconventional one at that。 My only drawback/reasoning for 4/5 stars is the style of writing reads more like a thesis and less like a book。 Most of the time this added to the interest of the piece but sometimes I felt like I had to force myself to push through。

Evie ，

not completely what i expected but what it turned out to be was also interesting！！

Stephanie Tilden ，

Without a doubt， this is one of the best books I've read in a long time。 The title is a bit clickbaity， but thankfully the book itself is not。 Odell does an excellent job exploring the balance between the aversion to society as it exists today and the responsibility to engage in it。Throughout， Odell weaves personal experience and reflection; research on tech， social media， and the attention economy; philosophical thought on concepts of existing， refusing， and the self; ecology， nature， and our r Without a doubt， this is one of the best books I've read in a long time。 The title is a bit clickbaity， but thankfully the book itself is not。 Odell does an excellent job exploring the balance between the aversion to society as it exists today and the responsibility to engage in it。Throughout， Odell weaves personal experience and reflection; research on tech， social media， and the attention economy; philosophical thought on concepts of existing， refusing， and the self; ecology， nature， and our relationship with the world around us; historical examples and deep dives on acts of refusal and protest; and an awareness of the privilege of taking the space to reflect on it all。 A well-researched and beautifully-put series of essays。 I strongly recommend。 。。。more

Kubi ，

Marked up the whole thing。 Much to chew on。

sarah ，

bit meandering， the points about the commodification of attention and lack of context on social media were interesting！ also liked what the author had to say about nature and communities。 i sort of don’t get much of the other things talked about but maybe i’m just not smart enough for it lol

feux d'artifice ，

Hmmm i wonder if my reaction to this book would be different if i wasn't living through a pandemic and stuck in lockdown lmao bc some of the suggestions about disconnecting from the internet and going birdwatching having like， that sounds rly nice but I'm literally not supposed to be leaving my house lmaoI think some of the philosophical questions in the book where Interesting and I'm not against the idea of redirecting our attention away from social media that depletes our attention。 I like tha Hmmm i wonder if my reaction to this book would be different if i wasn't living through a pandemic and stuck in lockdown lmao bc some of the suggestions about disconnecting from the internet and going birdwatching having like， that sounds rly nice but I'm literally not supposed to be leaving my house lmaoI think some of the philosophical questions in the book where Interesting and I'm not against the idea of redirecting our attention away from social media that depletes our attention。 I like that the writer tries to go for a "balanced" approach on how to take back our time without cold turkey quitting society lol。 The thing is the title of the book is somewhat misleading: this book is less a how to book than a book that's interested in asking different ways we can live our lives。I'm on the fence on the book but it's given me some food for thought so。。。 Take that for what it is lol 。。。more

Amanda Stark ，

A lot of dense information on artists and philosophers。 Not at all what I thought it would be and I didn’t enjoy it or get anything out of it。

Shira ，

i think everyone should read this book

Alan Mills ，

Three stars is generous。There are some really interesting parts of this book: the discussion of the （mostly） failed drop out communes of the 60’s; the way the brain—by necessity—filters out the things your five senses perceive， and only ever registers a tiny fraction， and how you can refrain your Brian to register different （and more） of your sensory inputs。Unfortunately， these great sections are outweighed by the privileged navel gazing。 Some combination of the Eisenhower Matrix （spend your tim Three stars is generous。There are some really interesting parts of this book: the discussion of the （mostly） failed drop out communes of the 60’s; the way the brain—by necessity—filters out the things your five senses perceive， and only ever registers a tiny fraction， and how you can refrain your Brian to register different （and more） of your sensory inputs。Unfortunately， these great sections are outweighed by the privileged navel gazing。 Some combination of the Eisenhower Matrix （spend your time on the things that matter the most）， and zen （reduce your life to nothing。。。almost）。l。 Added to those are a general animosity towards social media as sucking up all of our attention。While Ms。 Odell gives a nod at the beginning of her book to the need to overthrow capitalism， the rest of the book simply ignored the fact that most people have little choice but to seek their labor （or attention）， so that they can remain sheltered from the elements and buy food。 The advice that a factory working in a production line， or a farmer worker with a back breaking quota of vegetables to pick， should take time to contemplate the deep history and understand the ecosystem in which they work is laughable。 。。。more

Jessie Young ，

Smart， interesting， inspiring。 The only thing that irritated me was that the ideas presented in the book are very buddhist in nature by buddhism wasn't referenced a single time。 Seems like a big missed oppportunity。 Smart， interesting， inspiring。 The only thing that irritated me was that the ideas presented in the book are very buddhist in nature by buddhism wasn't referenced a single time。 Seems like a big missed oppportunity。 。。。more

Rachel ，

Things I Learned from this Book。。。1。 Jenny is an avid birdwatcher。 2。 Jenny hates capitalism。 3。 Jenny is a Stanford professor （seriously， she makes sure you don't forget this one）。 4。 Jenny is obsessed with talking about Cupertino and Oakland。 Those are the only things this book talks about。 This book is full of personal whims and tangents about Jenny's life with essentially 10% （if I'm being generous） talking about the objective listed at the beginning of the book and in the title。 The portion Things I Learned from this Book。。。1。 Jenny is an avid birdwatcher。 2。 Jenny hates capitalism。 3。 Jenny is a Stanford professor （seriously， she makes sure you don't forget this one）。 4。 Jenny is obsessed with talking about Cupertino and Oakland。 Those are the only things this book talks about。 This book is full of personal whims and tangents about Jenny's life with essentially 10% （if I'm being generous） talking about the objective listed at the beginning of the book and in the title。 The portions that talked about the "attention economy" were basically data dumps and lacked significance to the reader。 I was hoping to at least get one bit of knowledge that I could carry with me from this book， but I can personally say that this book did nothing for me。 I wouldn't even advertise this as a book about attention， but rather as an autobiography with some "attention based tech facts" thrown in every now and again。 。。。more

Alicia ，

The beautiful writing， presented in essays， truly lent itself to Odell's exploration of wresting back time and focus from the many outlets that monetize our attention。 Moments even reminded me of Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek。 Odell offers real solutions for consideration。 I had to stop， then pick this book up several times， not because I lost interest but because so much was presented to ponder。 A thoughtful， vibrant collection of essays。 The beautiful writing， presented in essays， truly lent itself to Odell's exploration of wresting back time and focus from the many outlets that monetize our attention。 Moments even reminded me of Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek。 Odell offers real solutions for consideration。 I had to stop， then pick this book up several times， not because I lost interest but because so much was presented to ponder。 A thoughtful， vibrant collection of essays。 。。。more

Megan Trempe ，

DNF。 I thought this would be like a book I read earlier this year。。。"words to live by" something that was inspiring， funny， relatable， deep and positive。 But it wasn't。 Very disconnected and confusing。。。 meh DNF。 I thought this would be like a book I read earlier this year。。。"words to live by" something that was inspiring， funny， relatable， deep and positive。 But it wasn't。 Very disconnected and confusing。。。 meh 。。。more

Mary ，

This was’t the self-help book I thought it would be。 I groaned when my book club chose it， having had enough of books telling me to put down my phone and be present。 That is not what this book is。 I am struggling with sorting my thoughts on it。 Did I enjoy reading it？ Hard to say。 The writing is in the same vein as Jia Tolentino （no surprise there）。 I feel like I accomplished more in reading this because the source materials were so rich。 I marked more of them than Odell’s analysis tying them to This was’t the self-help book I thought it would be。 I groaned when my book club chose it， having had enough of books telling me to put down my phone and be present。 That is not what this book is。 I am struggling with sorting my thoughts on it。 Did I enjoy reading it？ Hard to say。 The writing is in the same vein as Jia Tolentino （no surprise there）。 I feel like I accomplished more in reading this because the source materials were so rich。 I marked more of them than Odell’s analysis tying them together。 But， tie them together she did。 I’ve kept this out to reread in bits and pieces。 Would recommend with reservations。 。。。more

E ，

This book is incredibly self-indulgent。 Don't waste your time。 Rather go sit in your own local rose garden and get acquainted with the birds， like Jenny。 This book is incredibly self-indulgent。 Don't waste your time。 Rather go sit in your own local rose garden and get acquainted with the birds， like Jenny。 。。。more

Sharné Haywood ，

I wonder if she wrote this dry book as an artistic experiment on whether her audience would be able to hold our attention throughout。 I failed。 I started skimming at the halfway mark。 This is actually a 50 page dissertation that she draws out to 200+ pages。

Sophia1 ，

Not what I expected but still very interesting Too academic for a short little book with flowers on the front

Bri Logue ，

Overall this book was not for me。 There were things I enjoyed about it but honestly I found it boring and overly political。

Elise ，

First， I have to agree with many critics that the title is quite misleading as it never really explain to you "how" to do nothing。 That was not an issue for me as I had already the feeling the boom was a bit unclassifiable （the kind of book you put in the essays section just because you have no idea where else to put it）。 I would go even further and say that the author is not able to pinpoint what she actually means by "doing nothing"。 That being said， I really enjoy the book as it opens new per First， I have to agree with many critics that the title is quite misleading as it never really explain to you "how" to do nothing。 That was not an issue for me as I had already the feeling the boom was a bit unclassifiable （the kind of book you put in the essays section just because you have no idea where else to put it）。 I would go even further and say that the author is not able to pinpoint what she actually means by "doing nothing"。 That being said， I really enjoy the book as it opens new perspectives about attention that I never considered before and I found her description of arts very revealing （except the one of staring at a monochromatic canvas and seing all the diferent nuances due to light and where ypu stand， I get what she means but man will I be bored to do so！）。 Not sure what to think about her take on bioregionalism， I get the importance of knowing where you live and that geography/environment is part of that， but it felt like there was very little place about community and people。 She does partly acknowledge that privileges play a big role in whether or not you even have time to even think about disconnecting， but she don't seems to see how much the contemplation she is doing chilling in the Rose Garden or spending time in a cabin is impossible for many people struggling to get by， that do not have money to spend on weekends getaway or just no way to get away in place where public transport is scarce。 It was not a very inclusive book。 And， that's a detail but it did annoyed me， she keeps using the same examples of birdwatching。 Cool， if that's your thing， but I felt like more diversified examples would have been nice， asking others people what is the one thing that can completly absorbe them and show the variety of ways we can focused our attention on something more meaningful for us and the world around us。So， all in all， I would recommend reading it for the reflexions it brings （I do want to learn more about inattentional blindness and the ecosystem of the city I live in - still could not care less about birds though）， but just be aware that some chapters are more interesting than others and that it is not without flaw。 。。。more

Joanna ，

3。5

Trine Vik ，

Half way through this book I would have given it a three star rating。 Three quarters of the way through I would have given it four。 The last fifty pages of this book are where the pure gold ideas lie and upon completion I give this an enthusiastic five stars。 I even got a little emotional at the end。 This book is a journey and is written like an art instructor that Jenny Odell is。 As a healthcare provider with a scientific framework， I did not appreciate the esoteric rambling of the first 100 pa Half way through this book I would have given it a three star rating。 Three quarters of the way through I would have given it four。 The last fifty pages of this book are where the pure gold ideas lie and upon completion I give this an enthusiastic five stars。 I even got a little emotional at the end。 This book is a journey and is written like an art instructor that Jenny Odell is。 As a healthcare provider with a scientific framework， I did not appreciate the esoteric rambling of the first 100 pages。 Like a patient instructor， Jenny Odell takes the reader （or novice student） on a journey through building a new framework to life。 This is certainly not a how to book， but it's a dynamic framework shifting book。 Upon completion I spent 90 minutes walking my dog on our usual route noticing and listening to birds for the first time， chewing over bioregionalism， manifest dismantling， mental gentrification， context collapse， reclaiming the third space and Cage's 4'33"。 A self-proclaimed product of the 2016 election， How to Do Nothing is also a wonderful remedy to the collect psychic trauma of the 2020 pandemic。 While we were forced to "do nothing" by shelter in place and quarantine orders， Jenny Odell brings more meaning and value to this intentional act。 It may even foster a new way of living。 I especially loved the concluding message linking doing nothing to healing the climate and environment。 。。。more

Allison ，

Not what I expected。 Very heavy on the intellectual。 I’m sure some would love it。 Not my kind of read。

Ryan ，

4。5 stars。 Listened to the audiobook and tried to absorb it rather than scribble down notes。 Much of it resonated。 Loved the concept of "bioregionalism。" 4。5 stars。 Listened to the audiobook and tried to absorb it rather than scribble down notes。 Much of it resonated。 Loved the concept of "bioregionalism。" 。。。more

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