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88. Reframing Productivity: Jenny Odell (NYT bestselling author of "How to Do Nothing")


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Jenny Odell, New York Times bestselling author of How to Do Nothing, and I sit down to discuss the importance of unproductive activities for personal growth.

Topics:

  • Managing stress and creative pursuits in the midst of busyness 
  • The prism of personality 
  • How and why to do nothing
  • The books that had an impact on Jenny Odell
  • Jenny Odell's advice for teenagers
  • The importance of journals 


Resources:

  • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants - https://amzn.to/3aHXtbK
  • Letters to a Young Poet - https://amzn.to/3O6m6NH


Full bio on website - https://www.jennyodell.com/about-news.html

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