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#34 The Importance of Doing Nothing, with Jenny Odell by The Lonely Hour

Inner Lives: The Importance of Doing Nothing, with Jenny Odell

The fourth and final episode—for now—of our four-part mini-series, Inner Lives, is live.

In an era when we're seemingly busier than ever, we're inundated with content, we're performing on social media, how do people maintain their inner lives? There are plenty of columns out there dealing with how to manage emails, commutes, and chores, and relationships with colleagues, friends, and family members—and we love reading them. But, as we do so, we find ourselves thinking: What about our relationships with ourselves?

Today, Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, talks about wandering, observing without judgment, and letting go of the idea that time is money.

Listen on iTunes | Stitcher | SoundCloud | GooglePlay | Spotify | PodBean

Inner Lives: The Importance of Doing Nothing, with Jenny Odell

The fourth and final episode—for now—of our four-part mini-series, Inner Lives, is live.

In an era when we're seemingly busier than ever, we're inundated with content, we're performing on social media, how do people maintain their inner lives? There are plenty of columns out there dealing with how to manage emails, commutes, and chores, and relationships with colleagues, friends, and family members—and we love reading them. But, as we do so, we find ourselves thinking: What about our relationships with ourselves?

Today, Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, talks about wandering, observing without judgment, and letting go of the idea that time is money.

Listen on iTunes | Stitcher | SoundCloud | GooglePlay | Spotify | PodBean

#34 The Importance of Doing Nothing, with Jenny Odell by The Lonely Hour

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