Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati will discuss the book “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy,” written by Jenny Odellby, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m.

Christ Church Book Club

About once every two months, a parishioner of the cathedral or a member of the cathedral's staff leads a discussion of a book that is either thought-provoking, compelling, or absolutely essential to read. 

The book in question will then be added to the permanent collection of the Cathedral's library. Every Wednesday night will begin with a small dinner followed by a conversation lasting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

According to the church’s post, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, the book club will discuss Jenny Odell's book titled "How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy."

This book, which is on the list of the best-selling books in the New York Times, is a collage of ideas on detaching from life online. It is composed of fragments from artists, writers, critics, and philosophers.

It also stated that in the book's first chapter, she observes that she thinks things that already exist are "infinitely more interesting" than anything she could possibly create. 

After that, she constructs a complicated, intelligent, and ambitious book that reads like a self-help manual and then grows into a wide-ranging political manifesto.

Megan Suttman will serve as the facilitator for this particular gathering of the book club.

In her book, according to Melville House Books, Odell considers the public's interest to be the most valuable, albeit exhausted, asset. She thinks that people must make deliberate, ongoing decisions about how they apply it. 

Although people may not spend it on the things that capitalism values, she argues that once they begin to pay a new kind of attention, they will be able to take more radical forms of political action, rethink humanity's place in the natural world, and develop deeper insights into what constitutes success and fulfillment in life.

About Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral has been a parish in Cincinnati, Ohio, supporting the city's spiritual and material needs for over two centuries. Christ Church became the Cathedral for the entire Diocese when it was dedicated in 1993. 

After serving the community as a parish church for such a long time, they are now transitioning into their new duty as a Cathedral. They believe that they are in a new place, and the globe is currently dealing with new issues.

According to the church’s website, Christ Church now has new leadership, and this new team is prepared to step up to the challenge of stewarding the church's responsibilities. 

In keeping with the church's tradition, they have come to carry on the Way of Jesus by tending to the most pressing needs of the present day.

Rev. Philander Chase, who was serving as a missionary at the time, and other significant early settlers in Cincinnati, including William Henry Harrison and Dr. Daniel Drake, established Christ Church in 1817. 

Christ Church Cathedral is carrying on its tradition of providing service to the neighborhood, which dates back more than two centuries.