jenny odell & the attention economy

A how-to book that, wonderfully, contains no practical "how to" advice

Most successful mindfulness techniques ground the meditator in the present moment: consider where you are. Feel your muscles, group by group, limb to limb, flex then release. Sit calmly with your heart lifted, or stand with bare feet in the grass, and name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can smell, 2 things you can taste, one t…