{"id":140054,"date":"2021-11-19T19:58:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=140054"},"modified":"2021-11-19T19:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:58:12","slug":"how-to-do-nothing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=140054","title":{"rendered":"How to Do Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dveUrpp6vs8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In her first book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, multi-disciplinary artist and writer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennyodell.com\/\">Jenny Odell<\/a>\u00a0argues that taking control of our attention from the capitalist forces determined to monetize it and reconnecting with the world around us is a critical form of resistance..<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swiss-miss.com\/2021\/11\/how-to-do-nothing-2.html\"> via<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her first book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, multi-disciplinary artist and writer\u00a0Jenny Odell\u00a0argues that taking control of our attention from the capitalist forces determined to monetize it and reconnecting with the world around us is a critical form of resistance.. via<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presentations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-do-nothing.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":143065,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=143065","url_meta":{"origin":140054,"position":0},"title":"How to Capture People\u2019s Attention in 2025","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"30\/10\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In a world that\u2019s becoming increasingly saturated with content and evolving technologies, capturing and holding people\u2019s attention in 2025 requires a nuanced strategy rooted in understanding psychological principles, leveraging AI, and aligning with ethical consumer expectations. 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