“What we think time is, how we think it is shaped, affects how we are able to move through it.” -Jenny Odell Saving Time, p. 270 What I love about reading Jenny Odell’s work is that I often end up with a list of about a dozen other authors I want to look into after I finish her book. She brings such diverse thinkers beautifully into conversation in her work along with her own keen insights and observations. One mention that particularly interested me in Odell’s book
So many book recommendations! I look forward to reading (or listening) to them. Thanks!
I love GTD, Deep Work, and productivity podcasts, but only insofar as they help me to accomplish as much as I can during my working hours so that I can go home and let go of the office without any sense of lingering guilt or obligation. Same goes for my 'home' work - I try to be as productive as possible so that I can maximize my leisure time and do the things that leave me feeling healthy, renewed, and happy. But there is definitely something wrong with society's approach to work, work, work and I look forward to reading more about the counterculture that is emerging.
I’m looking forward to reading the next posts in your series! As someone who also used to be a dues paying member of the David Allen party, I still feel I have a toe stuck in the GTD mindset. To that end, Oliver Burkeman’s “Four Thousand Hours” has been an important transitional text for me. It helped me think beyond the productivity-focused approach to time.
So many book recommendations! I look forward to reading (or listening) to them. Thanks!
I love GTD, Deep Work, and productivity podcasts, but only insofar as they help me to accomplish as much as I can during my working hours so that I can go home and let go of the office without any sense of lingering guilt or obligation. Same goes for my 'home' work - I try to be as productive as possible so that I can maximize my leisure time and do the things that leave me feeling healthy, renewed, and happy. But there is definitely something wrong with society's approach to work, work, work and I look forward to reading more about the counterculture that is emerging.
I’m looking forward to reading the next posts in your series! As someone who also used to be a dues paying member of the David Allen party, I still feel I have a toe stuck in the GTD mindset. To that end, Oliver Burkeman’s “Four Thousand Hours” has been an important transitional text for me. It helped me think beyond the productivity-focused approach to time.