👀 Hey look over here!

A comic on resisting the attention economy

View this email online Friends, So glad we caught your eye! 👋 Attention is an increasingly rare commodity these days. Phones, jobs, kids, social media, schedules: something (or more likely, several somethings at once) always seems to be shouting, “Hey! Look over here!”  With the cluttered hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be easy to miss what’s right in front of you. And too often, it’s the beauty of the familiar and the nearby that are taken for granted. Is that tree at the end of the street finally in bloom? 🌸 Did they ever finish that mural you pass everyday on your commute? 🎨 Hey, a new community garden! 🌱 Our habitats – that is, our homes and neighborhoods and local environment – are filled with little details that make life rich. We just have to take the time to stop and pay attention to them.  Jenny Odell, artist and author of How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy has some great tips on how to do just that. Listen to our interview with the author, or read the comic below for some great tips on how to wake up to the small things around us.  Listen to the episode As always friends, we appreciate your time and attention. We hope this newsletter will remind you do the same! — Beck Harlan & Andee Tagle, Life Kit producers Newsletter continues after sponsor message Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR 📢📢📢 🤳🏾 Do you ever feel helpless without the internet? We'd love to hear your tips for being less dependent on your device.   ⌚️Whether it's wearing a watch so you don't have to check the time on your phone or keeping a recipe book so you don't have to scroll while you cook. 💌 Write us at lifekit@npr.org with your tip and the subject line "phone-free me" Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: LifeKit@npr.org Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Daily News, Code Switch, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Life Kit emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy