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Book Synopsis‘Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your digital life? Do you long for a healthier, happier relationship with technology? Look no further. In this captivating self-help toolkit, Goodin expertly navigates the complexities of our digital age, offering invaluable insights, thought-provoking dilemmas, and practical solutions to help you reclaim control.’ Vex King
For anyone who has lost their way in the online world, digital detox expert Tanya Goodin offers a tech-versus-life toolkit to deal with the escalating consequences of harmful habits.
This book examines 24 personal stories of people wrestling with common technology problems, from a little girl yearning for her mother to put down her phone, to a taxi driver concerned about his son’s gaming addiction.
Learn how to recognise and label dependent behaviours – both of yourself and others – and find simple, easy solution
Trade Review
‘Tanya Goodin’s new book is informative, alarming and galvanising.’
* Daily Telegraph *
‘Better interact with the digital world to get the benefits without the anxiety.’
* Psychologies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction p. 6
How to Use This Book p. 10
Chapter 1. Loving Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our relationships.
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On Technoference“It’s like she’s in a bubble” 2.
On Sharenting “He embarrasses me” 3.
On Catfishing “Like trying to stop a ship full of holes sinking” 4.
On Fake News/Misinformation“He believes all this stuff” 5.
On Phubbing“There are three of us in this relationship” 6.
On Phadultery“It’s not cheating” 7.
On Digital Legacies“Like visiting a place we used to hang out” 8.
On Flaky Friends“The loneliness is an ache” 2. Living Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our lives.
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On Comparison Culture“BJ Fogg” 2.
On Multi-Screening“My brain has too many tabs open” 3.
On Gaming“He’s thrown away everything” 4.
On Trolling “No-one wants to listen to you” 5.
On Vampire Shoppers“It doesn’t feel like real money” 6.
On The Quantified Self“It completely dominates our lives” 7.
On Smombies “*@%&!” 8.
On Consulting Dr Google/Cyberchondria“Doctors are so busy" 3. Learning Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our work, and our brains.
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On Tech-Life Balance“I get my best ideas after midnight” 2.
On Doomscrolling“Like falling down a rabbit hole” 3.
On Clicktivism“Hashtags are so lazy” 4.
On Nomophobia“What if someone needs me?” 5.
On Filter Bubbles“Who are all these people?” 6.
On Elephants in the Zoom“Do they think we can’t hear them?” Epilogue: How to Be A Good Digital Citizen, a manifesto p. 210
Endnotes p. 216
Resources p. 218
Glossary p. 220
Index p. 222
Acknowledgements & About the Author p. 224
