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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world. Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Examines the problem of Internet addiction, describing its social and physical consequences, the dangers of driving while on social media, and treatment options for achieving a balance between online and offline activities.
Author
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Digital Detox: Why Taking a Break from Technology Can Improve Your Well-Being explores a range of topics associated with the countermovement to digital device over-usage and addiction that began to surface in Europe, and soon, thereafter, globally. In various forms, the countermovement became known as including individuals who vociferously advocated for a regular "digital detox" regimen in order to preserve one's mental and physical well-being. It...
6) Jexi
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Phil has a major dependency issue, he's addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture 'top ten' lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature, an A.I. life coach. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, the A.I. morphs into a tech nightmare...
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A guidebook to beating internet addiction and screen overuse and for living a fuller life. There's no escaping it--we live in a digital world. We work, play, socialize, and learn online, and the Internet provides many amazing opportunities. Unfortunately, because of our basic biology, we're all susceptible to overuse and addiction to screens. Video games, social media, porn, and even scrolling online, taps into that pleasurable dopamine reward system....
Author
Publisher
Salem Books, an imprint of Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Between Zoom meetings, online classes, social media, gaming, and binge-watching TV series, humans now spend most of their free time submerged in screen life-and that's taking a toll on real life. The good news: there is a way back. Bestselling author David Murrow's new book is a rescue plan for parents, adults, teachers, and ministers who want to help others (or themselves) achieve screen-life/real-life balance. Built around five simple parables,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The network and cable television personality shares her personal journey through the tumult of technology, in which she experiences the horrors and dangers of our smart-phone, social media, tech-polluted world, explores the reasons behind it, and reveals her ideas for reclaiming a real life in these virtual times. In this entertaining and inspiring book, Jedediah Bila chronicles her confusing, chaotic, and ultimately catastrophic love-hate relationship...
Author
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Day and night, zombie kids stare at their phones and me-pads until their eyes are a ghoulish shade of icy blue. They don't read books. They don't play outside. They don't talk to one another. They are captive to what they see and hear on the screens in front of them ... and that's just how the BIG IDEA Company wants it! BIG IDEA controls the digital world, telling kids what to like, what to buy, and even what to think. They've turned Ricky and an...
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