What is *Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock* about?

*Saving Time* examines how modern timekeeping, rooted in industrial capitalism, perpetuates social inequities and climate crisis. Jenny Odell explores alternatives like ecological rhythms, geological timescales, and pre-industrial cultures to reimagine time as a medium for possibility rather than productivity. The book critiques standardized clock-time as a tool for profit, urging readers to embrace more humane, nature-aligned temporal experiences.

Who should read *Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock*?

This book suits readers grappling with burnout, environmentalists, and fans of Odell’s *How to Do Nothing*. It appeals to those interested in critiques of capitalism, climate activism, or redefining productivity. Philosophers, artists, and anyone questioning society’s obsession with efficiency will find its insights transformative.

Is *Saving Time* worth reading?

Yes—*Saving Time* offers a timely critique of how clock-time fuels existential dread and inequality. Odell’s blend of philosophy, ecology, and social theory provides actionable frameworks for resisting oppressive time structures. Praised as “deeply hopeful” and “subversive,” it’s ideal for readers seeking meaning beyond productivity culture.

What are the main themes in *Saving Time*?

Key themes include capitalism’s theft of time, climate crisis as a temporal issue, and alternatives like geological or ecological time. Odell links standardized clocks to colonial labor systems and argues that reclaiming time involves attuning to natural cycles and resisting profit-driven schedules.

How does Jenny Odell critique modern timekeeping in *Saving Time*?

Odell traces timekeeping’s origins to industrialization, where clocks optimized labor exploitation. She argues standardized hours alienate us from natural rhythms, reducing time to a commodity. This system, tied to extraction and social control, exacerbates climate anxiety and inequities like mass incarceration.

Does *Saving Time* discuss climate change?

Yes: Odell frames climate crisis as a temporal collapse, where short-term profit motives clash with Earth’s long-term cycles. She advocates aligning with geological timescales to foster stewardship, emphasizing that ecological breakdown stems from humanity’s distorted time perception.

What solutions does *Saving Time* propose for time scarcity?

Odell suggests embracing “resistant temporalities,” such as agricultural seasons, bodily rhythms, or communal time. By rejecting productivity-centric clocks, we can prioritize care, ecological reciprocity, and collective liberation. Examples include attuning to bird migrations or geological processes.

How does *Saving Time* relate to Odell’s earlier book *How to Do Nothing*?

Both critique capitalism’s hijacking of human attention and time. While *How to Do Nothing* focuses on reclaiming attention from tech, *Saving Time* examines how industrial timekeeping enslaves modern life. Together, they offer a roadmap for resisting exploitative systems.

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Saving Time

Jenny Odell

3.6 (4613 Reviews)

Philosophy Mindfulness Productivity

概要

主なポイント

著者

よくある質問

In "Saving Time," Jenny Odell dismantles our clock-obsessed culture, revealing how modern timekeeping became a tool of control. What if escaping the "corporate clock" isn't about productivity hacks, but rediscovering pre-industrial rhythms? A radical manifesto for reclaiming time beyond capitalism.

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クイックサマリー9分

著者の声を通じて本を感じる

深堀り42分

知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換

フラッシュカード10件の洞察

キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習

エンタメ19分

楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ

「Saving Time」のベストクォート

The cruel irony is that more "freedom" demands ever more self-mastery and self-surveillance, turning individuals against themselves with spreadsheets, averages, and point systems.

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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

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@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

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@OojasSalunke

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@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

1.5K Ratings4.7

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Saving Time

Jenny Odell

3.6 (4613 Reviews)

Philosophy Mindfulness Productivity

概要

主なポイント

著者

よくある質問

あなたに合った学び方を探す

クイックサマリー9分

著者の声を通じて本を感じる

深堀り42分

知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換

フラッシュカード10件の洞察

キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習

エンタメ19分

楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ

「Saving Time」のベストクォート

The cruel irony is that more "freedom" demands ever more self-mastery and self-surveillance, turning individuals against themselves with spreadsheets, averages, and point systems.

重要なポイント

The Clock That Rules Us All

00:00

Time wasn't always money. The seemingly neutral ticking of our clocks masks a history of control and exploitation. When factory owners declared "time is money," they weren't stating a universal truth but advancing a specific worldview that served their interests. The mechanical clock emerged not as an innocent technology but as a tool for control-first organizing prayer schedules in monasteries, then coordinating labor in factories. Colonial powers imposed Western clock time worldwide, judging societies by how "progressed" their time systems appeared. Imagine the revealing exchange between a colonial commissioner demanding to know an Aboriginal man's numerical age, while the man referenced natural markers like "no whiskers"-two fundamentally different ways of understanding time colliding. Modern management techniques have disturbing origins in slave plantations, where owners meticulously tracked labor output. Thomas Jefferson calculated precise labor outputs in his memoranda, while plantation owners conducted time-motion studies similar to those Frederick Winslow Taylor would later popularize. The concept of selling your time through wages is surprisingly recent. In early 19th-century America, self-employed people outnumbered wage earners. After the Civil War, both white workers and Black freedpeople compared wage labor to slavery. As miner Richard L. Davis noted, "none of us who toil for our daily bread are free."

The Self as Factory

Time's Unequal Distribution

Leisure as Commodity

Beyond the Anthropocene's False Inevitability

Creating Alternative Time Communities

Time as Co-Creation, Not Conquest

あなたに合った学び方を探す

クイックサマリー

『Saving Time』を9分で要約

『Saving Time』の核心的なアイデアを分かりやすいポイントに分解し、革新的なチームがどのように創造、協力、成長するかを理解します。

00:00

フラッシュカード

『Saving Time』から厳選した10の洞察

『Saving Time』を素早い記憶のヒントに凝縮し、率直さ、チームワーク、創造的な回復力の主要原則を強調します。

エンタメ

『Saving Time』のレッスンを19分のストーリーで

鮮やかなストーリーテリングを通じて『Saving Time』を体験し、イノベーションのレッスンを記憶に残り、応用できる瞬間に変えます。

00:00

パーソナライズ

あなた自身の方法で『Saving Time』を体験。

何でも質問し、声を選び、本当にあなたに響く洞察を一緒に作り出しましょう。

コロンビア大学卒業生がサンフランシスコで開発

BeFreedは20万人以上の好奇心旺盛な仲間が集うグローバルコミュニティ

BeFreedがウェブ上でどのように話題になっているかをもっと見る

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

コロンビア大学卒業生がサンフランシスコで開発

BeFreedは20万人以上の好奇心旺盛な仲間が集うグローバルコミュニティ

BeFreedがウェブ上でどのように話題になっているかをもっと見る

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."

@Moemenn

"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."

@Chloe, Solo founder, LA

117

"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."

@Raaaaaachelw

"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."

@Matt, YC alum

108

"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."

@Erin, Investment Banking Associate , NYC

254

"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."

@djmikemoore

"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."

@Pitiful

4.5K

"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."

@SofiaP

"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"

@Jaded_Falcon

201

"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."

@OojasSalunke

"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."

@Leo, Law Student, UPenn

483

"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"

@Cashflowbubu

1.5K Ratings4.7

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「Saving Time」のベストクォート

「Saving Time」のベストクォート

おすすめの本

重要なポイント

The Clock That Rules Us All

The Self as Factory

Time's Unequal Distribution

Leisure as Commodity

Beyond the Anthropocene's False Inevitability

Creating Alternative Time Communities

Time as Co-Creation, Not Conquest

おすすめの本

重要なポイント

The Clock That Rules Us All

The Self as Factory

Time's Unequal Distribution

Leisure as Commodity

Beyond the Anthropocene's False Inevitability

Creating Alternative Time Communities

Time as Co-Creation, Not Conquest

Saving Time by Jenny Odell Summary

Overview of Saving Time

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Saving TimeのPDFをダウンロード

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Saving Time by Jenny Odell Summary

Overview of Saving Time

Similar books to Saving Time

「Saving Time」のベストクォート

おすすめの本

重要なポイント

The Clock That Rules Us All

The Self as Factory

Time's Unequal Distribution

Leisure as Commodity

Beyond the Anthropocene's False Inevitability

Creating Alternative Time Communities

Time as Co-Creation, Not Conquest

クイックサマリーモード - 『Saving Time』の要約を9分で読む・聴く

フラッシュカードモード - 『Saving Time』から厳選した10の洞察

エンタメモード - 『Saving Time』のレッスンを19分のストーリーで

パーソナライズモード - 『Saving Time』の要約を0分で読む・聴く

Saving TimeのPDFをダウンロード

Saving TimeのEPUBをダウンロード

おすすめの本

重要なポイント

The Clock That Rules Us All

The Self as Factory

Time's Unequal Distribution

Leisure as Commodity

Beyond the Anthropocene's False Inevitability

Creating Alternative Time Communities

Time as Co-Creation, Not Conquest