How to do nothing by jenny odell5/21/2023 The victims of toxic work habits can see a better life, but are still trapped by their jobs, unable to exit to another place where they have the opportunity to think freely without judgement. The idea of declining an overflow of useless information returns to the roots Odell unearthed as the basis of her novel itself. To extend past her thoughts, action needs to take place to bring about change from the normality of a society that moves too quickly in order for people to find time for themselves whenever they need it. She states that living in the moment is the most important part of being human, and cherishing the day for what it is leads people to understand the true beauty in their life and the lives of others around them. Throughout Chapters 1 to 4 of How To Do Nothing, Jenny Odell argues that people need to construct another aspect of their lives, the state of refusal, in which individuals do not confine themselves to social norms, but also not exclude themselves from society.
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