Welcome to Litsy!

first books of the year are MORTAL FOLLIES by Alexis Hall (which i described as sexy mayhem with Napoleonic War jokes to a friend) and SAVING TIME by Jenny Odell which is even more intense and philosophical than HOW TO DO NOTHING and i am 1000% here for it.

(pink theme is accidental)

#Scarathlon is almost over but we can still finish strong! Remember that for every hour read during a readathon you get 10 points! This #FinalStretchathon runs until the end of the event. Have fun! @LiseWorks

I finished my 8th book for #SummerEndReadathon. I really enjoyed parts - like the history of time - but mostly this book was kind of boring and a bit pointless. I feel like time is mostly dictated by society now. I'm also on the side that it is going too quickly. Maybe when I am retired (many years from now), time will be my own and hopefully will go a bit slower.
@TheSpineView

I actually read the tagged book in 2003; unfortunately, not much has changed...

1. I worked at a summer camp for individuals with developmental disabilities for a couple summers in high school.

2. My wife and I are attempting to sell crafts at local craft shows.

3. Possible, but not easy, considering the capitalist mindset of those in power #termlimits

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

Been working through this one slowly but it feels more accessible to me than How to Do Nothing (or at least I‘m having though tangents regarding the informed consent of performance art less).

This book is exactly what it says. Inside are 21 actionable steps anyone can take to get done what needs to be done. There is a lot of value contained within this short book. Another one that should be read often. I've started a few of the ideas outlined. Get it and eat that frog!!

This intrigues me. I need "time management" in my busy life. This looks to be a book of actionable steps, not theory.

This was even better than I hoped it would be. I loved her first book and this careening meander through chronologies, geographies, ornithology, philosophy, ecology, and a myriad of other fractal paths of the narrative was exhilarating.

An interesting and rather academic look at the meaning of time. Why do we feel like time is scarce? Should time be a commodity? A clock is a tool, but not necessarily the only or best way to think about time. Our obsession with productivity (in the economy/industry at large, but also in our personal lives) is unfortunate and flawed. Slowness can be far more rewarding than speed. Adding her other book, How to Do Nothing, to my TBR.