Hanging Out
The Radical Power of Killing Time
2023·256 pages·Nonfiction
“More books about hanging out, less about productivity please. Sheila Liming sees the gap in our thinking about time, and the true worth in spending it in an unstructured fashion with members of our community.””
— LitHub
“"Opens with a simple and expansive account of what hanging out is … Liming dedicates much of the book to stories from her past. She has lived an interesting life, and she tells these stories well.””
— Washington Post
“"We could all use more of that blissfully unstructured social time, posits Sheila Liming in the well-considered series of arguments found in Hanging Out."”
— Reader's Digest
“"The book conceives of hanging out as a way to reclaim time as something other than a raw ingredient to be converted into productivity."”
— New York Times
“"Hide your phone, stop hustling for a second, and read this passionate argument for the importance of unstructured pre-digital hang."”
— People
“"Sharp and vivid writing … a layered exploration of social dynamics that contains some textured literary criticism.””
— Bookforum
““Rich with illuminating stories.””
— Slate
Year
2023
Pages
256
Type
Nonfiction
Tags
Praise
“More books about hanging out, less about productivity please. Sheila Liming sees the gap in our thinking about time, and the true worth in spending it in an unstructured fashion with members of our community.””
— LitHub
“"Opens with a simple and expansive account of what hanging out is … Liming dedicates much of the book to stories from her past. She has lived an interesting life, and she tells these stories well.””
— Washington Post
“"We could all use more of that blissfully unstructured social time, posits Sheila Liming in the well-considered series of arguments found in Hanging Out."”
— Reader's Digest
“"The book conceives of hanging out as a way to reclaim time as something other than a raw ingredient to be converted into productivity."”
— New York Times
“"Hide your phone, stop hustling for a second, and read this passionate argument for the importance of unstructured pre-digital hang."”
— People
“"Sharp and vivid writing … a layered exploration of social dynamics that contains some textured literary criticism.””
— Bookforum
““Rich with illuminating stories.””
— Slate
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