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Self-reflection in a time of pandemic

Jenny Odell's How To Do Nothing may be the book to see you through this nationwide stay-home order

Helmi Yusof

Helmi Yusof

Published Thu, Apr 9, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention Economy

    By Jenny Odell Published by Melville House S$45, Hardcover

    FEELING CLAUSTROPHOBIC FROM too much time indoors? Jenny Odell's bestselling philosophical book, How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention Economy, proves surprisingly relevant as Covid-stricken countries go into full or semi-lockdown.

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