How to Do Nothing With Artist and Educator Jenny Odell
We all think we are experts at “doing nothing,” but there is a difference between being numb when looking at Facebook and actually relaxing your mind. There are specific benefits to not doing anything – for example, being really present in your life and noticing what is around you. In order to help us constructively Veg, we brought in essayist and TED speaker Pico Iyer , LifeHacker in Staffing columnist Rob Walker , and artist and educator Jenny Odell, whose new book, How Not to Do , teaches us how to resist attention-saving “. We recommend listening with your legs up and your eyes closed.
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