The Secret World of Doing Nothing

by Orvar Löfgren and Billy Ehn

Book Overview

In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on "doing nothing," Billy Ehn and Orvar L fgren take us on a fascinating tour of what is happening when, to all appearances, absolutely nothing is happening. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and firsthand research, they probe the unobserved moments in our daily lives--waiting for a bus, daydreaming by the window, performing a routine task--and illuminate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520262638
• ISBN13: 9780520262638
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"