Nicole

“It’s uncomfortable to assert one’s will against custom and inclination, but that’s what makes it admirable.”
― Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

“teaching your children to take care of themselves and letting them do it are two different things. The former is a long labor of patience, and focus, and forbearance. The latter requires skills you never have time to learn when you’re busy practicing patience, maintaining focus, and picking battles.”
― John Darnielle, Devil House

“Let’s not forget that, in a time of increasing climate-related events, those who help you will likely not be your Twitter followers; they will be your neighbors.”
― Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

“Our aimless and desperate expressions on these platforms don’t do much for us, but they are hugely lucrative for advertisers and social media companies, since what drives the machine is not the content of information but the rate of engagement.”
― Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy