Saving Time : : Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

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Call Number: 153.753 Od, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / General / Odell, Jenny
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

"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 processed ever more efficiently. Odell shows us how our painful relationship to time is inextricably connected not only to persisting social inequities but to the climate crisis, existential dread, and a lethal fatalism."--Jacket flap.

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A must-read submitted by ahayes5 on July 31, 2023, 10:41pm This book is maybe the only book about capitalism and the climate crisis I've read that has not made me want to crawl in a deep, dark hole. Offers useful historical context for understanding the commodification of time.

Great overview about time, capitalism and the climate... submitted by foilista on August 7, 2023, 12:43pm ...but if you're looking for a self-help book, this is not the place to go. Odell draws extensively from academic and journalistic sources, at times obscuring her own voice. The tone is very philosophical.