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CM 155: Jenny Odell on How to Do Nothing

As we increasingly equate human worth with productivity, what does it mean to do nothing? That’s the question Jenny Odell explores in her book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. In it, she deftly draws on the work of artists, laborers, and writers, past and present, to discuss how others have grappled with…

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