
We might not spend it on things that capitalism has deemed important. And we must actively and continuously choose how we use it.

Odell sees our attention as the most precious-and overdrawn-resource we have. But in this inspiring field guide to dropping out of the attention economy, artist and critic Jenny Odell shows us how we can still win back our lives. In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity, it can seem impossible to escape. Porchlight's Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time - The New Yorker - NPR - GQ - Elle - Vulture - Fortune - Boing Boing - The Irish Times - The New York Public Library - The Brooklyn Public Library One of President Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2019 A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto.-Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times Book Review
