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A quiet, radical invitation to step off the treadmill of the attention economy and root yourself in the physical world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with How to Do Nothing.
- contemplative
- grounded
- quiet
- expansive
- 01
What technology wants
Kevin Kelly
A sweeping, optimistic reframing of technology as a living, evolving force deeply intertwined with human destiny.
- 02
Digital Minimalism
Cal Newport
A clear-eyed, practical manifesto for reclaiming your attention and finding quiet in an increasingly noisy world.
- 03
Wasting Time on the Internet
Kenneth Goldsmith
A clear, philosophical manifesto that reframes our digital habits from mindless scrolling to productive creativity.
- 04
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
A monumental, dread-inducing masterclass that provides the exact vocabulary needed to understand how the digital world is strip-mining human autonomy.
- 05
Deep Work
Cal Newport
A rigorous, clarifying manifesto for reclaiming your attention and finding quiet mastery in a world of constant digital noise.
- 06
Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now
Jaron Lanier
A sharp, urgent manifesto that feels like a splash of cold water to the face of your digital habits.
- 07
Abolish Silicon Valley
Wendy Liu
A heartfelt memoir meets a radical manifesto that dismantles the myth of the tech industry's growth-at-all-costs ethos.
- 08
The Clock of the Long Now
Stewart Brand
A mind-expanding invitation to step off the treadmill of the present and breathe in the stabilizing scale of deep time.
- 09
Rest
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
A validating, science-backed permission slip to step away from the grind and reclaim your downtime as a vital creative force.
- 10
Indistractable
Nir Eyal
A practical, empowering toolkit for silencing the noise and reclaiming your most valuable resource: your attention.
- 11
The World Beyond Your Head
Matthew B. Crawford
A philosophically rigorous and deeply tactile defense of paying attention to the physical world in an era of digital fragmentation.
- 12
On Looking
Alexandra Horowitz
A gentle invitation to wake up and notice the hidden wonders scattered across your daily routine.
