
JENNY ODELL: How to *not* save time (and *creatively* reject the productive, growth imperative!)
Wild with Sarah Wilson
Rethinking Time and Productivity
This chapter explores the historical evolution of sleep patterns and productivity, emphasizing the unnatural eight-hour sleep cycle shaped by industrialization. It critiques modern productivity culture's obsession with efficiency, linking it to deeper psychological issues and the impact on collective action. By examining various perceptions of time and the implications of technology on human experience, the chapter encourages a reevaluation of how we relate to time and life's rhythms.
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