Jenny Odell on resisting the attention economy
Part of starting to see outside the attention economy is just the simple recognition that it's designed for profit.
Can we reclaim our attention from a world preoccupied by our data productivity?
In her book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, Jenny Odell argues that reconnecting with our body and physical environment may be our most important form of resistance from society’s preoccupation with productivity, and the invasion of the internet and social media on our time.
This event was presented by the UNSW Centre for Ideas and Sydney Writers' Festival.
Jenny Odell
Jenny Odell is the author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy and Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock. She is also an interdisciplinary artist and has been in residence at the San Francisco Planning Department, Recology SF (otherwise known as the dump), and the Internet Archive. Odell also taught digital art at Stanford University from 2013 to 2021. An enthusiast of birding, geology, and local history, she is based in Oakland, California.