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Saving Time Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Paperback • 2024 • English

Saving Time Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

By Jenny Odell

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

"In her first book, HOW TO DO NOTHING, Jenny Odell wrote about the importance of disconnecting from the "attention economy" to spend time in quiet contemplation. But what if you don't have time to spend? In order to answer this seemingly simple question, Odell took a deep dive into the fundamental structure of our society and found that the clock we live by was built for profit, not people. This is why our lives, even in leisure, have come to seem like a series of moments to be bought, sold, and...Show more

Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world
Narrative theme: Social issues
Social and ethical issues

Book details

ISBN

9781529924619

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Saving Time Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Format

Paperback

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2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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