Jenny Odell
Jenny Odell is an Oakland-based multidisciplinary artist and author whose work examines attention, technology, time, ecology, and productivity culture. She wrote How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, a New York Times bestseller, and Saving Time, books that helped broaden public debate about distraction, work, and contemporary life.
传记与作者历程
Jenny Odell is an Oakland-based writer, artist, and former educator whose work grew out of the Bay Area’s unusual overlap of technology, infrastructure, and ecology. Raised in Cupertino, she grew up around the tech industry—her mother worked at Hewlett-Packard—while also being encouraged toward long stretches of reading, drawing, and close observation. Teachers recognized that temperament early, and she later carried it into formal study, earning a B.A. in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 and an MFA in design from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010. Her early visual practice often used Google Maps and other online imagery to examine how digital systems shape everyday life. ((https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/fall-2019/jenny-odell-wants-to-put-down-phone-and-smell-roses))
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Saving Time
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A thought-provoking exploration of our relationship with time, challenging societal norms and offering alternative perspectives on living beyond the clock.
How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell
A thought-provoking exploration of reclaiming attention and resisting productivity pressures in our hyper-connected, capitalist world.
Saving Time
Jenny Odell
A thought-provoking exploration of our relationship with time, challenging societal norms and offering alternative perspectives on living beyond the clock.
How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell
A thought-provoking exploration of reclaiming attention and resisting productivity pressures in our hyper-connected, capitalist world.
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Reclaim Your Attention and Productivity
In an era of constant digital noise, maintaining focus is a critical skill for professional and personal success. This plan is designed for anyone feeling overwhelmed by screen time or seeking to strengthen their cognitive control against algorithmic distractions.
The Organized Mind: Reclaiming Focus
In an era of constant distraction, cognitive fatigue often prevents high-level execution. This plan is designed for professionals and creators who need to reclaim their attention and transform chaotic workloads into structured, productive rhythms.
Spot hidden habits killing productivity
In an era of constant digital noise, traditional time management is no longer enough to stay effective. This plan is designed for professionals and students who feel busy but unproductive, offering the tools to reclaim focus and master cognitive energy.
The Neurodivergent Time Management Toolkit
This toolkit is designed for neurodivergent individuals who struggle with traditional productivity systems that ignore executive dysfunction. It provides practical, biology-based strategies to overcome task inertia, time blindness, and the mental exhaustion of switching gears.
Improve focus and attention
In an era of constant digital distraction, the ability to control your attention is a competitive advantage. This plan is ideal for professionals and students looking to master deep work, leverage neuroscience, and build sustainable peak performance habits.
Stop Distractions & Stay on Track Daily
In an era of constant digital noise, the ability to maintain focus is a competitive advantage. This plan is designed for professionals and students who need to reclaim their attention and build sustainable systems for high-impact productivity.
How to improve my time management
Modern professionals often struggle with burnout and constant distractions in an always-on world. This plan is designed for anyone looking to transition from being busy to being truly productive by mastering both biological rhythms and sophisticated organizational systems.
Boost focus, cut excess, and gain freedom.
In an era of constant digital noise, the ability to protect your attention and simplify your lifestyle is a competitive advantage. This plan is designed for ambitious professionals and creators who want to escape burnout and build a life centered on deep work and personal autonomy.
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"Jenny Odell’s brilliant How to Do Nothing is the book we all need to read now"
— Dana Spiotta
"In strides Jenny Odell with the exact book that we needed"
— Ed Yong
"That yo-yo effect drew me to Saving Time, Jenny Odell’s sharp book tracing the cultural forces that shape our conception of time"
— Vanity Fair
"Jenny Odell writes with remarkable clarity and compassion"
— Ingrid Burrington
"I experience Jenny Odell’s work as the rarest kind of intervention: it alters you immediately, and then it lasts"
— Jia Tolentino
"This fiercely generous new book by Jenny Odell invites us to exit the superhighways and explore the scenic detours"
— Rebecca Solnit
"In How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell breaks through the invisible yoke that binds 21st century first-worlders to our app-driven devices"
— Megan Prelinger
"It is in the gap between present and future, where outcomes are not yet determined, that Jenny Odell enters with her paradigm-destroying new book"
— The New York Times
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
